Importance of Agriculture in South Dakota

Agriculture has long been South Dakota's leading industry, and livestock production is an important part of that industry. Agriculture has a $17.8 billion impact on the state's economy, nearly double that of the next leading industry. Livestock production made up $5.7 billion of that total.

Click on the map to learn about the value of livestock production in these South Dakota counties.

Charles Mix County Gregory County Tripp County Lyman County Brule County Mellette County Jackson County Jones County Haakon County Stanley County Hughes County Sully County Buffalo County Hyde County Hand County Jerauld County Aurora County Douglas County Bon Homme County Yankton County Clay County Union County Lincoln County Turner County Hutchinson County Davison County Hanson County McCook County Minnehaha County Moody County Lake County Miner County Sanborn County Beadle County Kingsbury County Brookings County Spink County Clark County Deul County Hamlin County Codington County Grant County Roberts County Day County Marshall County Brown County Potter County Faulk County Edmunds County McPherson County Walworth County Campbell County Dewey County Ziebach County Corson County Todd County Bennett County Shannon County Fall River County Custer County Pennington County Meade County Lawrence County Butte County Perkins County

Charles Mix County Gregory County Tripp County Lyman County Brule County Mellette County Jackson County Jones County Haakon County Stanley County Hughes County Sully County Buffalo County Hyde County Hand County Jerauld County Aurora County Douglas County Bon Homme County Yankton County Clay County Union County Lincoln County Turner County Hutchinson County Davison County Hanson County McCook County Minnehaha County Moody County Lake County Miner County Sanborn County Beadle County Kingsbury County Brookings County Spink County Clark County Deul County Hamlin County Codington County Grant County Roberts County Day County Marshall County Brown County Potter County Faulk County Edmunds County McPherson County Walworth County Campbell County Dewey County Ziebach County Corson County Todd County Bennett County Shannon County Fall River County Custer County Pennington County Meade County Lawrence County Butte County Perkins County