Farm operations
404
Avg 4,534 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census SD · FIPS 46105 Lower-middle by state sales HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Perkins County, South Dakota - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Perkins County. Ranked #48 of 66 counties in South Dakota.
1,831,580 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 20.1% 368,796 acres
- Other land
- 79.9% 1,462,784 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Perkins County received $11.39 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.6× the South Dakota county median of $18.22.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $11.39
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $18.22
- South Dakota county median per acre
- 0.63×
- South Dakota median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Perkins County, South Dakota is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$116.7M
0.69× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$20.9M
17.9% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$29.0M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Perkins County's net farm income sits at the 57th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Perkins County Farm Data Shows
Perkins County, South Dakota reads as a PASTURE-LED county with HEAVY federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
The state comparisons on this page use the 66 of 66 South Dakota counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 66 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 66 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of South Dakota.
Read with Perkins County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Perkins (HEAVY · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Stearns County, MN · DENSE
$20.8M federal receipts is lower by $77K than Perkins; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Sheridan County, MT · DENSE
$20.7M federal receipts is lower by $135K than Perkins; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Roosevelt County, MT · HEAVY
$21.1M federal receipts is higher by $207K than Perkins; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Benson County, ND · DENSE
$20.6M federal receipts is lower by $216K than Perkins; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Phillips County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Phillips sits near Perkins on payments-per-acre ($11.33) while total receipts differ.
Texas County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Texas sits near Perkins on payments-per-acre ($11.70) while total receipts differ.
South Dakota ERS state roll-up
Perkins stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED inside South Dakota's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Perkins under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Perkins County, South Dakota:
- See how South Dakota compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. South Dakota state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Perkins County, South Dakota?
Perkins County, South Dakota has 404 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 4,534 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Perkins County?
Perkins County's total commodity sales are $116.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #48 among 66 counties in South Dakota.
How much federal farm assistance does Perkins County receive?
Perkins County received $20.9M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($11.39/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Perkins County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Perkins County is $29.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp HEAVY · land stamp PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.