Most existing studies focused majorly on cooperative credits and farm activities to the neglect of non-farm activities. Hence, this study aimed at identifying major non-farm activities engaged in by rural dwellers, examine the cooperative societies available to rural dwellers and examine the influence of credits from cooperative societies on non-farm activities of rural dwellers Ondo South Senatorial District of Ondo State. Multistage sampling procedure was employed to select respondents for the study. Structured questionnaires were administered on the 405 samples out of which 396 were suitable for analysis. Data were collected on demographic characteristics of respondents, non-farm activities and on cooperative societies. Data were analyzed with the aid of descriptive statistics and probit regression model. Findings showed that the respondents engaged in multiple non-farm activities; 41% of them engaged in trading followed by artisans/technicians (35%), civil service (8%), commercial motorcycling/transporters (7%), teaching (5%), food processing (3%) and butchering (1%). Results on available cooperative societies in the study area showed that majority (41%) of respondents belonged to credit and thrift society followed by daily contribution who were (31%) of respondents while 24% and 4% of respondents belonged to multipurpose and producers’ cooperative societies respectively.