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Farmland prices in South Dakota, United States
Farmland in South Dakota, United States sold for $4,770/acre for cropland and $3,100/acre for farm real estate in 2026, against $6,020/acre for the United States as a whole. Of its 66 counties, Moody County had the highest farm real estate value in 2022: $8,691/acre.
Prices by year
Cropland, farm real estate, non-irrigated cropland and pasture, latest year first.
- Cropland
- Farm real estate
- Non-irrigated cropland
- Pasture
| Year | Cropland | Farm real estate | Non-irrigated cropland | Pasture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4,770 | 3,100 | 4,750 | 1,400 |
| 2025 | 4,610 | 2,970 | 4,590 | 1,340 |
| 2024 | 4,350 | 2,780 | 4,330 | 1,270 |
| 2023 | 4,100 | 2,630 | 4,070 | 1,210 |
| 2022 | 3,710 | 2,390 | 3,680 | 1,130 |
Values in USD/acre.
Cash rent by year
Cropland, irrigated cropland, non-irrigated cropland and pasture, per acre and year, latest year first.
- Cropland
- Irrigated cropland
- Non-irrigated cropland
- Pasture
| Year | Cropland | Irrigated cropland | Non-irrigated cropland | Pasture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 142 | 235 | 140 | 31 |
| 2025 | 138 | 226 | 136 | 31 |
| 2024 | 133 | 225 | 131 | 31.5 |
| 2023 | 128 | 219 | 126 | 30 |
| 2022 | 127 | 205 | 125 | 29.5 |
Values in USD/acre/year.
Counties of South Dakota
Across 66 counties, farm real estate in 2022 ran from $871/acre in Oglala Lakota County to $8,691/acre in Moody County; the median county was $3,173/acre.
| Rank | County | Farm real estate | Rent: irrigated cropland | Rent: non-irrigated cropland | Rent: pasture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moody County | 8,691 | — | 252 | 58 |
| 2 | Lincoln County | 8,445 | 261 | 244 | 58.5 |
| 3 | Minnehaha County | 8,346 | 241 | 221 | 56 |
| 4 | Clay County | 7,445 | 303 | 241 | — |
| 5 | Union County | 7,151 | 269 | 252 | 61 |
| 6 | Turner County | 7,125 | 306 | 218 | 59.5 |
| 7 | Lake County | 6,473 | 271 | 180 | 66 |
| 8 | Mccook County | 6,395 | — | 214 | 56.5 |
| 9 | Brookings County | 6,212 | 259 | 205 | 58 |
| 10 | Hutchinson County | 5,615 | — | 165 | 60.5 |
| 11 | Yankton County | 5,549 | 315 | 194 | 59.5 |
| 12 | Deuel County | 5,470 | — | 181 | 59.5 |
| 13 | Hanson County | 5,155 | — | 184 | 56 |
| 14 | Hamlin County | 5,101 | — | 176 | 64.5 |
| 15 | Bon Homme County | 5,007 | 235 | 160 | 51.5 |
| 16 | Kingsbury County | 5,005 | — | 158 | 64 |
| 17 | Clark County | 4,741 | — | 170 | 51 |
| 18 | Davison County | 4,642 | — | 153 | 64 |
| 19 | Douglas County | 4,554 | — | 143 | 53.5 |
| 20 | Miner County | 4,428 | — | 146 | 61.5 |
| 21 | Codington County | 4,311 | — | 175 | 60 |
| 22 | Brown County | 4,295 | 200 | 166 | 53 |
| 23 | Spink County | 4,245 | — | 139 | 53 |
| 24 | Grant County | 4,207 | — | 155 | 57.5 |
| 25 | Roberts County | 4,089 | — | 179 | 46 |
| 26 | Charles Mix County | 3,849 | — | 142 | 54.5 |
| 27 | Beadle County | 3,820 | 220 | 140 | 56.5 |
| 28 | Sanborn County | 3,808 | — | 138 | 65 |
| 29 | Marshall County | 3,787 | — | 153 | 39.5 |
| 30 | Aurora County | 3,731 | — | 139 | 57.5 |
| 31 | Day County | 3,549 | — | 159 | 49.5 |
| 32 | Brule County | 3,337 | — | 110 | 50 |
| 33 | Faulk County | 3,320 | — | 112 | 47 |
| 34 | Edmunds County | 3,025 | — | 112 | 44 |
| 35 | Hand County | 2,875 | — | 108 | 45.5 |
| 36 | Potter County | 2,861 | — | 111 | 42.5 |
| 37 | Lawrence County | 2,742 | — | 25 | 16 |
| 38 | Jerauld County | 2,678 | — | 105 | 47 |
| 39 | Hughes County | 2,614 | 168 | 89.5 | 30.5 |
| 40 | Walworth County | 2,513 | — | 105 | 34 |
| 41 | Sully County | 2,501 | — | 96.5 | 36 |
| 42 | McPherson County | 2,389 | — | 99.5 | 44 |
| 43 | Campbell County | 2,316 | — | 79.5 | 35 |
| 44 | Tripp County | 2,124 | — | 70.5 | 37 |
| 45 | Hyde County | 2,117 | — | 91.5 | 47 |
| 46 | Gregory County | 2,050 | — | 73 | 35 |
| 47 | Lyman County | 1,967 | — | 102 | 30 |
| 48 | Buffalo County | 1,941 | — | — | 42 |
| 49 | Custer County | 1,832 | — | 28.5 | 10.5 |
| 50 | Jones County | 1,596 | — | 35.5 | 19.5 |
| 51 | Pennington County | 1,513 | — | 37 | 16.5 |
| 52 | Meade County | 1,388 | — | 31 | 15 |
| 53 | Butte County | 1,359 | 122 | 40 | 13.5 |
| 54 | Bennett County | 1,347 | — | 32 | 16.5 |
| 55 | Corson County | 1,338 | — | 50.5 | — |
| 56 | Haakon County | 1,313 | — | 53.5 | 20 |
| 57 | Mellette County | 1,213 | — | 49.5 | 21 |
| 58 | Perkins County | 1,179 | — | 39 | 16 |
| 59 | Todd County | 1,168 | — | 45 | 20.5 |
| 60 | Jackson County | 1,148 | — | 40 | 16.5 |
| 61 | Ziebach County | 1,145 | — | — | 10.5 |
| 62 | Stanley County | 1,135 | — | 48.5 | 19 |
| 63 | Dewey County | 1,109 | — | 47 | 12 |
| 64 | Fall River County | 1,082 | — | 23.5 | 10 |
| 65 | Harding County | 1,006 | — | 32.5 | 11.5 |
| 66 | Oglala Lakota County | 871 | — | — | — |
Ranked by farm real estate in USD/acre (2022, Census of Agriculture). Cash rent in USD/acre/year (2026). A year beside a value marks another year.
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