Farmland cash rent in South Dakota.
USDA's 2025 survey puts South Dakota's average cropland at $136/acre, irrigated at $226/acre, pasture at $31/acre. County figures below vary widely with soil and local demand — 66 counties in South Dakota have published data (average county soil productivity index 0.45).
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| County | Cropland | Irrigated | Pasture | Soil (NCCPI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora County | $127 | — | $59 | 0.54 |
| Beadle County | $128 | $255 | $55.5 | 0.53 |
| Bennett County | $34 | — | $12.5 | 0.29 |
| Bon Homme County | $164 | $230 | $53.5 | 0.54 |
| Brookings County | $207 | $231 | $65 | 0.56 |
| Brown County | $165 | $202 | $49.5 | 0.50 |
| Brule County | $114 | — | $40 | — |
| Buffalo County | $75 | — | $41.5 | — |
| Butte County | $56.5 | $115 | $13.5 | 0.22 |
| Campbell County | $85 | $180 | $37.5 | 0.43 |
| Charles Mix County | $145 | — | $52 | 0.52 |
| Clark County | $151 | $256 | $50.5 | 0.55 |
| Clay County | $213 | $281 | $61 | 0.55 |
| Codington County | $176 | — | $61.5 | 0.57 |
| Corson County | $46 | — | $18 | 0.27 |
| Custer County | $24 | — | $13 | — |
| Davison County | $159 | — | $63.5 | 0.57 |
| Day County | $149 | — | $51 | 0.54 |
| Deuel County | $182 | — | $62 | 0.57 |
| Dewey County | $50 | — | $11.5 | 0.24 |
| Douglas County | $144 | — | $52 | 0.56 |
| Edmunds County | $119 | — | $50.5 | 0.47 |
| Fall River County | $26.5 | — | $13.5 | 0.24 |
| Faulk County | $111 | — | $44 | 0.47 |
| Grant County | $157 | — | $58.5 | 0.54 |
| Gregory County | $80 | — | $37 | 0.34 |
| Haakon County | $50 | — | $16.5 | 0.26 |
| Hamlin County | $194 | — | $63.5 | 0.60 |
| Hand County | $103 | — | $54 | 0.52 |
| Hanson County | $184 | — | $58.5 | — |
| Harding County | $32.5 | — | $11.5 | 0.21 |
| Hughes County | $77 | $160 | $38.5 | 0.45 |
| Hutchinson County | $172 | $209 | $55 | — |
| Hyde County | $76.5 | — | $45 | 0.46 |
| Jackson County | $47.5 | — | $18.5 | — |
| Jerauld County | $112 | — | $50.5 | 0.53 |
| Jones County | $33 | — | $20 | 0.26 |
| Kingsbury County | $162 | — | $60.5 | 0.58 |
| Lake County | $183 | $232 | $73 | 0.56 |
| Lawrence County | $29 | $82 | $15 | 0.25 |
| Lincoln County | $232 | $260 | $66.5 | 0.56 |
| Lyman County | $94 | — | $30.5 | 0.28 |
| Marshall County | $149 | — | $45.5 | 0.51 |
| Mccook County | $193 | — | $64.5 | 0.54 |
| Mcpherson County | $105 | — | $46 | 0.45 |
| Meade County | $34 | — | $18 | — |
| Mellette County | $43 | — | $20.5 | 0.26 |
| Miner County | $146 | — | $69.5 | 0.53 |
| Minnehaha County | $212 | — | $64 | 0.63 |
| Moody County | $251 | $243 | $65.5 | 0.64 |
| Oglala Lakota County | $33.5 | — | $6.8 | — |
| Pennington County | $37.5 | — | $16.5 | — |
| Perkins County | $41.5 | — | $15 | 0.27 |
| Potter County | $97.5 | — | $38.5 | 0.49 |
| Roberts County | $174 | — | $42 | 0.53 |
| Sanborn County | $129 | — | $61 | 0.49 |
| Spink County | $126 | $179 | $55 | 0.51 |
| Stanley County | $42.5 | — | $25.5 | 0.23 |
| Sully County | $97 | — | $27 | 0.51 |
| Todd County | $35.5 | — | $17 | 0.33 |
| Tripp County | $72 | — | $36 | 0.34 |
| Turner County | $198 | $267 | $59 | 0.60 |
| Union County | $235 | $252 | $64 | 0.59 |
| Walworth County | $97.5 | — | $31 | 0.46 |
| Yankton County | $194 | $307 | $60.5 | 0.55 |
| Ziebach County | $45.5 | — | $12 | 0.24 |
Dollars per acre per year, latest published year per series (survey years can differ by county). “—” means USDA withholds that series for the county; those price at the state average in our tool, labeled as such. Source: USDA NASS cash rents survey. Soil is the county's average NCCPI from USDA SSURGO. Planning-grade — not an appraisal.