Table 14. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Illinois: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
75,087 
18,601 
25,460 
10,058 
5,408 
8,864 
3,593 
130 
percent 
100.0 
24.8 
33.9 
13.4 
7.2 
11.8 
4.8 
0.2 
Land in farms 
....acres 
26,937,721 
2,016,818 
2,566,393 
1,437,076 
2,640,999 
8,449,459 
7,549,219 
762,337 
Average size of farm 
....acres 
359 
108 
101 
143 
488 
953 
2,101 
5,864 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total farms 
75,087 
18,601 
25,460 
10,058 
5,408 
8,864 
3,593 
130 
$1,000 
17,740,353 
549,695 
909,782 
503,455 
1,442,443 
5,481,093 
6,248,257 
1,201,322 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
236,264 
29,552 
35,734 
50,055 
266,724 
618,354 
1,739,008 
9,240,937 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,402 
2,248 
3,159 
820 
21 
6 
$1,000 to $2,499 
8,606 
3,218 
4,112 
963 
8 
6 
- 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8,108 
3,131 
3,747 
859 
13 
13 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,063 
2,833 
3,782 
1,123 
12 
18 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,776 
2,678 
3,403 
1,351 
12 
11 
- 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,075 
1,427 
2,202 
1,204 
25 
14 
_ 
_ 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,826 
1,386 
2,131 
1,962 
94 
9 
2 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,670 
1,374 
2,377 
1,669 
2,721 
220 
3 
- 
$250,000 to $499,999 
6,745 
294 
509 
76 
2,309 
3,303 
15 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,417 
9 
26 
21 
159 
4,682 
319 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
4,399 
3 
12 
10 
34 
582 
3,254 
130 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
3,640 
2 
10 
10 
26 
560 
2,768 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
576 
1 
1 
- 
7 
21 
468 
13 
$5,000,000 or more 
183 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
18 
117 
Total sales 
....farms 
75,087 
18,601 
25,460 
10,058 
5,408 
8,864 
3,593 
130 
$1,000 
17,187,052 
482,619 
835,699 
470,661 
1,391,795 
5,317,994 
6,119,536 
1,192,710 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
....farms 
42,357 
6,477 
10,849 
5,957 
5,197 
8,657 
3,479 
107 
$1,000 
13,589,230 
396,220 
686,567 
361,099 
1,186,402 
4,705,591 
4,959,340 
554,525 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
27,921 
2,553 
4,260 
2,931 
4,999 
8,496 
3,455 
100 
$1,000 
13,350,558 
336,507 
585,862 
301,663 
1,181,378 
4,701,145 
4,958,676 
554,405 
Corn 
....farms 
36,898 
4,922 
8,449 
4,905 
5,064 
8,566 
3,451 
103 
$1,000 
8,258,574 
206,771 
368,766 
181,895 
623,513 
2,756,181 
3,237,849 
440,948 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
21,852 
1,442 
2,531 
1,373 
4,071 
8,065 
3,373 
98 
$1,000 
7,997,182 
152,085 
278,939 
115,099 
597,675 
2,743,695 
3,235,860 
440,879 
Wheat 
....farms 
6,992 
792 
1,410 
820 
978 
1,758 
904 
26 
$1,000 
280,743 
10,811 
19,789 
11,138 
29,064 
90,199 
93,245 
5,138 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
1,444 
26 
60 
16 
170 
583 
465 
15 
$1,000 
191,387 
1,934 
4,194 
1,174 
13,330 
64,902 
83,213 
4,849 
Soybeans 
....farms 
34,686 
4,703 
7,648 
4,605 
4,834 
8,185 
3,280 
90 
$1,000 
5,006,587 
177,219 
296,239 
166,701 
529,657 
1,846,615 
1,611,755 
108,377 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
20,689 
1,294 
2,222 
1,201 
4,115 
7,727 
3,183 
85 
$1,000 
4,725,845 
115,864 
199,191 
92,538 
507,410 
1,833,171 
1,608,676 
108,289 
Sorghum 
....farms 
336 
55 
74 
39 
41 
66 
42 
- 
$1,000 
11,812 
921 
(D) 
535 
1,756 
3,107 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
72 
4 
5 
1 
14 
24 
20 
- 
$1,000 
8,339 
294 
(D) 
(D) 
1,364 
2,525 
3,124 
- 
Barley 
....farms 
60 
9 
17 
11 
17 
4 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
89 
(D) 
72 
117 
27 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
....farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(□) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(□) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
....farms 
1,116 
143 
161 
195 
192 
267 
109 
3 
$1,000 
30,167 
408 
517 
758 
2,294 
9,463 
12,094 
62 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
85 
- 
2 
- 
13 
27 
37 
- 
$1,000 
24,888 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
7,519 
11,384 
- 
Tobacco 
... farms 
14 
3 
2 
5 
2 
1 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
1,397 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
6 
1 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,332 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
....farms 
1,379 
242 
364 
319 
89 
192 
120 
7 
$1,000 
127,592 
3,883 
5,540 
7,570 
5,951 
25,138 
44,846 
25,837 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
366 
20 
23 
51 
34 
118 
98 
7 
$1,000 
115,561 
1,772 
2,600 
4,123 
4,705 
23,705 
44,334 
25,837 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
....farms 
967 
298 
352 
190 
37 
35 
7 
_ 
$1,000 
19,535 
3,382 
3,058 
2,292 
2,476 
2,272 
5,023 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
58 
7 
9 
10 
14 
10 
5 
- 
$1,000 
11,989 
885 
784 
708 
2,254 
1,924 
(□) 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
....farms 
696 
233 
251 
124 
27 
23 
4 
- 
$1,000 
17,200 
2,961 
2,575 
1,852 
2,143 
2,089 
4,752 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
50 
6 
8 
9 
13 
9 
3 
- 
$1,000 
11,118 
810 
728 
(D) 
1,979 
1,860 
(D) 
- 
Berries 
....farms 
379 
91 
125 
110 
18 
14 
6 
- 
$1,000 
2,335 
421 
483 
440 
333 
183 
271 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
509 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
Non-family 
farms 
2,973 
4.0 
1,515,420 
510 
2,973 
1,404,306 
472,353 
2,973 
1,376,037 
1,634 
739,488 
1,127 
730,922 
1,438 
442,652 
899 
432,952 
304 
21,359 
109 
17,790 
1,341 
270,024 
862 
260,706 
19 
(□) 
4 
632 
1 
(D) 
-continued 
182 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
