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 (continued) 
[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 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
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 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
- Con. 
i. 
number 
48,574 
11,096 
13,586 
5,905 
4,529 
7,951 
3,238 
120 
2,149 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
139,004 
29,401 
29,572 
33,089 
120,359 
277,664 
721,247 
2,307,673 
215,669 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,538 
938 
1,263 
243 
9 
4 
- 
- 
81 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,850 
2,498 
3,158 
834 
46 
27 
5 
- 
282 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,615 
1,659 
1,944 
748 
50 
30 
9 
- 
175 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,987 
2,263 
2,681 
1,340 
261 
120 
26 
- 
296 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,082 
1,693 
1,961 
1,411 
452 
26 
- 
270 
$50,000 or more 
21,502 
2,045 
2,579 
1,329 
3,711 
7,501 
3,172 
120 
1,045 
Farms with net losses 
number 
26,513 
7,505 
11,874 
4,153 
879 
913 
355 
10 
824 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
30,284 
13,214 
14,796 
26,288 
101,039 
151,491 
368,018 
716,730 
65,467 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,474 
891 
1,178 
324 
9 
4 
1 
- 
67 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,418 
2,473 
3,737 
926 
37 
31 
5 
- 
209 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,216 
1,715 
2,572 
732 
42 
40 
3 
- 
112 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,697 
1,500 
2,769 
993 
126 
100 
18 
1 
190 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,579 
576 
994 
603 
167 
126 
37 
- 
76 
$50,000 or more 
3,129 
350 
624 
575 
498 
612 
291 
9 
170 
Net cash farm income of operators 
...farms 
75,087 
18,601 
25,460 
10,058 
5,408 
8,864 
3,593 
130 
2,973 
$1,000 
4,949,987 
208,147 
179,801 
39,086 
314,471 
1,640,922 
1,937,884 
266,415 
363,261 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
65,923 
11,190 
7,062 
3,886 
58,149 
185,122 
539,350 
2,049,344 
122,187 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
...farms 
47,788 
1 1 ,043 
13,437 
5,760 
4,333 
7,770 
3,206 
120 
2,119 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
122,044 
27,996 
26,765 
27,417 
96,729 
233,070 
648,848 
2,284,491 
198,726 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,549 
942 
1,266 
240 
7 
6 
1 
- 
87 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,948 
2,490 
3,223 
872 
52 
33 
5 
- 
273 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,682 
1,687 
1,940 
760 
66 
43 
3 
- 
183 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,116 
2,273 
2,674 
1,405 
289 
150 
22 
- 
303 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,272 
1,702 
2,023 
1,427 
508 
285 
46 
- 
281 
$50,000 or more 
20,221 
1,949 
2,311 
1,056 
3,411 
7,253 
3,129 
120 
992 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
27,299 
7,558 
12,023 
4,298 
1,075 
1,094 
387 
10 
854 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
32,318 
13,365 
14,958 
27,649 
97,355 
155,424 
367,759 
772,419 
67,729 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,487 
892 
1,178 
329 
15 
8 
1 
- 
64 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,511 
2,485 
3,772 
952 
50 
32 
7 
1 
212 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,268 
1,717 
2,603 
729 
56 
44 
2 
- 
117 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,831 
1,510 
2,803 
1,015 
164 
119 
20 
1 
199 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,712 
587 
1,025 
626 
206 
148 
42 
- 
78 
$50,000 or more 
3,490 
367 
642 
647 
584 
743 
315 
8 
184 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
571 
25 
63 
68 
76 
193 
114 
7 
25 
$1,000 
64,303 
360 
1,025 
1,106 
3,769 
14,142 
26,418 
15,706 
1,779 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) farms 
40,531 
9,118 
11,105 
5,208 
3,905 
6,834 
2,679 
72 
1,610 
$1,000 
1,667,992 
174,128 
181,945 
75,129 
129,285 
483,454 
449,726 
45,941 
128,384 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
6,051 
505 
908 
621 
819 
1,933 
1,028 
24 
213 
$1,000 
95,445 
3,165 
5,928 
5,539 
7,874 
29,421 
36,086 
3,520 
3,911 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
16,428 
5,773 
5,592 
2,186 
704 
969 
401 
25 
778 
$1,000 
453,867 
132,739 
98,040 
38,534 
30,924 
74,179 
30,899 
4,567 
43,984 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
755 
243 
255 
110 
47 
40 
21 
1 
38 
$1,000 
6,496 
2,319 
1,810 
715 
(D) 
338 
297 
(D) 
600 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
834 
243 
241 
150 
48 
78 
27 
1 
46 
$1,000 
13,534 
1,754 
2,012 
1,048 
(D) 
2,319 
2,285 
(D) 
2,637 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
19,430 
2,890 
3,803 
2,151 
2,828 
5,097 
1,947 
46 
668 
$1,000 
47,721 
2,016 
2,348 
1,436 
4,671 
15,913 
16,223 
1,008 
4,106 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
11,179 
1,040 
2,189 
1,131 
1,566 
3,348 
1,455 
45 
405 
$1,000 
982,764 
25,110 
59,753 
21,295 
75,109 
344,600 
353,789 
35,408 
67,700 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments farms 
948 
246 
274 
142 
80 
127 
29 
1 
49 
$1,000 
5,254 
837 
749 
458 
(D) 
1,380 
745 
(D) 
514 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
2,872 
539 
776 
393 
301 
487 
256 
12 
108 
$1,000 
62,911 
6,189 
11,304 
6,104 
8,297 
15,304 
9,401 
1,379 
4,933 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
67,609 
16,231 
21,880 
8,971 
5,341 
8,820 
3,553 
117 
2,696 
acres 
23,752,778 
1,282,234 
1,775,218 
1,059,012 
2,398,911 
7,941,011 
7,246,640 
731,933 
1,317,819 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
53,155 
9,985 
15,950 
7,620 
5,289 
8,759 
3,528 
114 
1,910 
acres 
22,373,010 
880,467 
1,414,654 
893,238 
2,319,918 
7,775,300 
7,131,164 
724,185 
1,234,084 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
186 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
