South Dakota, Crop Production & Agriculture
South Dakota produces 6 major field crops across 9.3M acres. The top crop is Corn with 3.7B bu.
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Major Crops
9.3M acres
Total Acreage
Corn
Top Crop
Crop Production in South Dakota
Frequently Asked Questions
South Dakota grows 6 major field crops: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Sunflower, Sorghum, Oats.
Corn is South Dakota's top crop with 3.7B bu produced across 520K acres.
Data from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Production in bushels, bales, or tons depending on crop.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the USDA NASS Quick Stats database. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the USDA NASS Quick Stats database portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. crops and states with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Source: USDA NASS Quick Stats, 2026.