Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
75,087 
(X) 
76,860 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
13,459,269 
(X) 
9,045,080 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
179,249 
(X) 
117,683 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,675 
35,988 
20,658 
44,779 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,483 
68,970 
9,689 
69,715 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,468 
200,483 
12,309 
198,910 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,328 
262,109 
7,725 
275,586 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,172 
515,385 
7,264 
524,093 
$100,000 to $249,999 
9,630 
1,579,017 
9,670 
1,574,734 
$250,000 to $499,999 
6,442 
2,300,079 
5,539 
1,934,656 
$500,000 or more 
6,889 
8,497,237 
4,006 
4,422,606 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,240 
2,974,541 
2,712 
1,856,297 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,194 
3,177,484 
1,103 
1,608,423 
$2,500,000 or more 
455 
2,345,212 
191 
957,886 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
46,234 
(X) 
49,671 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,405,662 
(X) 
1,480,395 
percent of total 
(X) 
17.9 
(X) 
16.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,549 
809 
5,917 
1,394 
$500 to $999 
2,478 
1,742 
3,350 
2,324 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,374 
21,306 
10,241 
26,046 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,467 
31,948 
5,671 
40,463 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,884 
128,206 
8,793 
142,414 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,434 
230,565 
6,733 
239,444 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,972 
419,250 
5,285 
364,068 
$100,000 or more 
7,076 
1,571,835 
3,681 
664,242 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
46,445 
(X) 
43,618 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,094,846 
(X) 
731,968 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.1 
(X) 
8.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
7,469 
1,459 
7,911 
1,509 
$500 to $999 
2,907 
2,015 
2,845 
1,938 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,776 
25,119 
9,362 
24,202 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,513 
38,928 
5,559 
39,238 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,704 
139,933 
8,801 
141,956 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,064 
211,360 
5,330 
183,302 
$50,000 or more 
6,012 
676,032 
3,810 
339,823 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,985 
271,533 
2,887 
192,800 
$100,000 or more 
2,027 
404,499 
923 
147,023 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
45,073 
(X) 
43,539 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1 ,769,348 
(X) 
1,001,039 
percent of total 
(X) 
13.1 
(X) 
11.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,372 
983 
5,353 
1,183 
$500 to $999 
2,294 
1,577 
2,721 
1,881 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,485 
19,489 
9,303 
24,545 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,992 
35,647 
5,566 
39,731 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,438 
136,352 
8,601 
139,603 
$25,000 or more 
17,492 
1,575,301 
1 1 ,995 
794,097 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,656 
235,328 
6,353 
223,194 
$50,000 or more 
10,836 
1 ,339,973 
5,642 
570,903 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
12,350 
(X) 
1 1 ,350 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
689,855 
(X) 
588,949 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.1 
(X) 
6.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,687 
1,003 
2,618 
1,085 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,137 
10,348 
4,060 
9,574 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,633 
1 1 ,294 
1,488 
10,160 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,554 
23,783 
1,027 
15,331 
$25,000 to $49,999 
675 
23,809 
586 
20,511 
$50,000 to $99,999 
542 
35,881 
471 
33,169 
$100,000 to $249,999 
477 
75,597 
543 
84,143 
$250,000 or more 
645 
508,140 
557 
414,976 
$250,000 to $499,999 
335 
116,814 
292 
102,899 
$500,000 to $999,999 
183 
126,433 
177 
126,174 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
127 
264,892 
88 
185,902 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
6,746 
(X) 
6,443 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
81,200 
(X) 
57,009 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,231 
523 
1,449 
640 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,892 
7,134 
2,967 
6,779 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,077 
7,256 
958 
6,476 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
932 
13,635 
632 
9,194 
$25,000 to $49,999 
299 
10,233 
257 
8,860 
$50,000 to $99,999 
219 
13,068 
77 
5,265 
$100,000 to $249,999 
58 
9,104 
87 
1 1 ,438 
$250,000 or more 
38 
20,247 
16 
8,357 
$250,000 to $499,999 
26 
9,409 
11 
4,010 
$500,000 to $999,999 
9 
5,153 
3 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3 
5,685 
2 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
7,350 
(X) 
6,404 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
608,656 
(X) 
531 ,940 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.5 
(X) 
5.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,148 
688 
1,817 
656 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,988 
4,852 
1,768 
4,142 
$5,000 to $9,999 
698 
4,814 
624 
4,225 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Illinois 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
