South Dakota (SD) received $6.80B across 1,193,995 USDA Farm Service Agency payments from 2017 to 2025.
Total Subsidies
$6.80B
Payments
1,193,995
Counties
100
Avg Payment
$6K
23% above national avg
How South Dakota Compares
National Rank
#8 of 59 states
Subsidy Per Capita
$7K
Share of National Total
4.6%
💡 Key Insight
South Dakota's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $1.65B. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($1.65B) was 4.2× the 2017 baseline.
Yearly Trends
Top Programs in South Dakota
| # | Program | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRP Annual Rental | $914.0M |
| 2 | Emergency Relief Program | $588.1M |
| 3 | CFAP Round 2 | $564.8M |
| 4 | Agriculture Risk Coverage (County) | $563.7M |
| 5 | Market Facilitation Program 2019 | $495.6M |
| 6 | Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $482.3M |
| 7 | Market Facilitation Program (Crops) | $415.2M |
| 8 | Livestock Forage Program | $334.3M |
| 9 | Supp Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops 1 | $292.8M |
| 10 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $275.0M |
Top Recipients in South Dakota
| # | Recipient | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lindskov Ranch Gen Ptr | $13.0M |
| 2 | Yackley Ranches | $8.2M |
| 3 | Wagner Farms | $6.7M |
| 4 | Swenson Partnership | $6.5M |
| 5 | Mike Ogan Farms Partnership | $5.4M |
| 6 | Hand Bros Ptr | $5.3M |
| 7 | National Dry Bean Council | $5.3M |
| 8 | Mayclin Farms Partnership | $5.0M |
| 9 | Pbp Farms | $4.8M |
| 10 | Bornitz Farms | $4.8M |
| 11 | Three B Farms Partnership | $4.5M |
| 12 | Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate | $4.2M |
| 13 | Harrell Bros | $4.2M |
| 14 | Buhler & Buhler Enterprises | $4.0M |
| 15 | Ajb Partnership | $3.9M |
| 16 | Wittler Joint Venture | $3.9M |
| 17 | Kjerstad Farm Partnership | $3.8M |
| 18 | Cowan Ranch Partnership | $3.7M |
| 19 | Sumption Farms | $3.7M |
| 20 | Lower Brule Farm Corp | $3.7M |
| 21 | Kenneth R Huse & Sons | $3.6M |
| 22 | Miller-Mathews Partnership | $3.6M |
| 23 | Mcdonnell'S Farm | $3.5M |
| 24 | Foxley Brothers | $3.3M |
| 25 | Plainview Hutterian Brethren Inc | $3.3M |
Counties in South Dakota
| # | County | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown | 41,835 | $320.3M |
| 2 | Spink | 36,743 | $222.4M |
| 3 | Beadle | 28,300 | $205.6M |
| 4 | Edmunds | 22,084 | $187.5M |
| 5 | Hutchinson | 36,494 | $174.8M |
| 6 | Charles Mix | 36,020 | $168.2M |
| 7 | Hand | 21,578 | $154.6M |
| 8 | Sully | 18,159 | $149.8M |
| 9 | Day | 25,288 | $147.8M |
| 10 | Tripp | 33,530 | $145.9M |
| 11 | Turner | 28,908 | $142.3M |
| 12 | Roberts | 30,399 | $140.3M |
| 13 | Lyman | 25,772 | $132.2M |
| 14 | Brookings | 21,429 | $131.6M |
| 15 | Perkins | 19,651 | $127.5M |
| 16 | Meade | 18,139 | $126.7M |
| 17 | Minnehaha | 21,945 | $126.5M |
| 18 | Kingsbury | 22,155 | $124.7M |
| 19 | Potter | 14,293 | $124.3M |
| 20 | McCook | 21,053 | $121.8M |
| 21 | Haakon | 14,918 | $120.0M |
| 22 | Marshall | 21,673 | $117.6M |
| 23 | Clark | 26,793 | $117.4M |
| 24 | Bon Homme | 26,760 | $114.8M |
| 25 | Yankton | 23,685 | $112.8M |
| 26 | Faulk | 13,656 | $108.4M |
| 27 | Grant | 19,663 | $108.0M |
| 28 | Lake | 17,388 | $106.2M |
| 29 | Codington | 21,771 | $102.3M |
| 30 | Moody | 17,018 | $102.1M |
| 31 | Lincoln | 22,629 | $101.8M |
| 32 | Miner | 19,732 | $97.7M |
| 33 | Campbell | 13,873 | $92.8M |
| 34 | Deuel | 19,513 | $88.6M |
| 35 | Brule | 15,548 | $87.8M |
| 36 | Sanborn | 15,658 | $86.6M |
| 37 | Corson | 12,953 | $85.8M |
| 38 | Walworth | 13,535 | $85.5M |
| 39 | Davison | 16,364 | $84.8M |
| 40 | Hanson | 13,470 | $81.9M |
| 41 | Hamlin | 17,441 | $81.3M |
| 42 | Clay | 18,177 | $81.2M |
| 43 | Pennington | 11,106 | $79.3M |
| 44 | Union | 15,400 | $77.9M |
| 45 | Aurora | 16,352 | $77.5M |
| 46 | Dewey | 11,562 | $76.5M |
| 47 | Douglas | 18,688 | $74.6M |
| 48 | McPherson | 12,119 | $74.4M |
| 49 | Ziebach | 11,972 | $73.2M |
| 50 | Gregory | 20,311 | $69.2M |
| 51 | Hyde | 10,095 | $64.3M |
| 52 | Jerauld | 11,045 | $64.1M |
| 53 | Hughes | 11,786 | $62.0M |
| 54 | Butte | 8,995 | $58.6M |
| 55 | Jackson | 8,413 | $56.5M |
| 56 | Stanley | 7,932 | $53.9M |
| 57 | Bennett | 9,269 | $50.8M |
| 58 | Jones | 8,855 | $47.1M |
| 59 | Harding | 3,930 | $43.1M |
| 60 | Mellette | 8,121 | $40.6M |
| 61 | Fall River | 5,837 | $32.8M |
| 62 | Oglala Lakota | 4,097 | $30.0M |
| 63 | Buffalo | 3,281 | $26.6M |
| 64 | Custer | 3,366 | $17.6M |
| 65 | Emmons | 2,856 | $15.6M |
| 66 | Sioux | 2,870 | $14.8M |
| 67 | Adams | 3,589 | $12.2M |
| 68 | Todd | 2,707 | $12.2M |
| 69 | Rock | 2,257 | $10.8M |
| 70 | Sargent | 794 | $9.5M |
| 71 | Lyon | 1,703 | $7.6M |
| 72 | Dickey | 1,145 | $6.9M |
| 73 | Carter | 573 | $6.8M |
| 74 | Lawrence | 1,345 | $6.8M |
| 75 | Bowman | 873 | $6.0M |
| 76 | District of Columbia | 71 | $5.3M |
| 77 | Pipestone | 1,120 | $4.8M |
| 78 | Crook | 401 | $4.6M |
| 79 | Cedar | 778 | $4.4M |
| 80 | Nobles | 893 | $4.1M |
| 81 | Woodbury | 378 | $4.0M |
| 82 | Sheridan | 506 | $3.6M |
| 83 | McIntosh | 462 | $3.2M |
| 84 | Lac qui Parle | 952 | $2.8M |
| 85 | Cherokee | 347 | $2.6M |
| 86 | Yellow Medicine | 821 | $2.5M |
| 87 | Knox | 564 | $2.4M |
| 88 | Murray | 603 | $1.9M |
| 89 | Prowers | 72 | $1.7M |
| 90 | Hettinger | 489 | $1.7M |
| 91 | Monona | 209 | $1.6M |
| 92 | Dixon | 268 | $1.4M |
| 93 | Traverse | 259 | $1.4M |
| 94 | Keya Paha | 226 | $1.3M |
| 95 | Dawes, North Sioux | 277 | $1.2M |
| 96 | Cuming | 131 | $1.1M |
| 97 | O'Brien | 439 | $1.0M |
| 98 | Redwood | 393 | $1.0M |
| 99 | Plymouth | 457 | $1.0M |
| 100 | Big Horn | 78 | $993K |
📊 Understanding South Dakota's Farm Subsidies
From 2017 to 2025, South Dakota received $6.80B in USDA farm subsidy payments — ranking #8 out of 59 states and territories. The state's largest program was CRP Annual Rental at $914.0M, followed by Emergency Relief Program at $588.1M. Payments flowed to recipients across 100 counties.
The average payment in South Dakota ($6K) is close to the national average of $5K.
This data comes from USDA FSA payment files covering 2017–2025. Compare South Dakota with other states using our comparison tool, see state rankings, or explore why some states get more.