Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
18,642 
(X) 
15,123 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
205,031 
(X) 
112,968 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.5 
(X) 
1.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,681 
2,074 
4,233 
1,902 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,754 
17,005 
5,869 
14,464 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,984 
20,844 
2,224 
15,446 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,681 
40,911 
1,861 
27,891 
$25,000 to $49,999 
955 
32,566 
631 
21,652 
$50,000 or more 
587 
91,633 
305 
31,613 
$50,000 to $99,999 
366 
25,030 
221 
14,544 
$100,000 or more 
221 
66,603 
84 
17,068 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
24,489 
(X) 
23,595 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,891,268 
(X) 
1,210,803 
percent of total 
(X) 
14.1 
(X) 
13.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,117 
268 
1,225 
297 
$500 to $999 
810 
552 
1,076 
721 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,143 
8,092 
3,550 
9,209 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,256 
16,166 
2,535 
18,254 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,306 
71,579 
4,631 
76,103 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,884 
138,802 
3,871 
139,485 
$50,000 or more 
8,973 
1,655,808 
6,707 
966,733 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles 
farms 
5,639 
(X) 
5,170 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
119,908 
(X) 
70,328 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.9 
(X) 
0.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
816 
184 
756 
168 
$500 to $999 
461 
308 
407 
267 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,496 
3,439 
1,565 
3,848 
$5,000 to $9,999 
837 
5,726 
851 
5,745 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,081 
16,414 
922 
14,249 
$25,000 to $49,999 
463 
15,980 
384 
12,776 
$50,000 or more 
485 
77,858 
285 
33,275 
Interest expense 
farms 
34,206 
(X) 
28,707 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
565,142 
(X) 
498,091 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.2 
(X) 
5.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,863 
1,811 
3,140 
1,435 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,680 
28,546 
7,894 
21,757 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,858 
48,894 
5,438 
38,527 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
7,243 
112,930 
6,719 
106,273 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,250 
112,078 
3,363 
115,699 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,538 
104,846 
1,542 
103,604 
$100,000 or more 
774 
156,037 
611 
110,796 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
25,736 
(X) 
21,058 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
377,420 
(X) 
299,322 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.8 
(X) 
3.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,257 
1,141 
2,210 
1,030 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,656 
23,551 
6,483 
18,184 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,769 
40,755 
4,479 
31,703 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
5,363 
82,017 
4,842 
74,679 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,218 
75,124 
1,950 
66,140 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,024 
69,047 
771 
50,770 
$100,000 or more 
449 
85,785 
323 
56,815 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
20,531 
(X) 
19,133 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
187,722 
(X) 
198,769 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
2.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,080 
2,193 
4,069 
1,720 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,604 
18,515 
6,346 
16,248 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,170 
21,890 
3,284 
22,660 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,100 
47,220 
3,427 
52,472 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,028 
34,431 
1,341 
44,923 
$50,000 to $99,999 
375 
25,296 
508 
33,866 
$100,000 or more 
174 
38,178 
158 
26,879 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
69,056 
(X) 
68,109 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
321,273 
(X) 
245,586 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.4 
(X) 
2.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
13,019 
2,778 
16,246 
3,137 
$500 to $999 
7,524 
5,353 
8,062 
5,844 
$1,000 to $4,999 
30,939 
79,730 
30,644 
76,967 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,500 
71,523 
8,401 
56,654 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,558 
81,123 
3,727 
53,755 
$25,000 or more 
1,516 
80,766 
1,029 
49,230 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms 
42,633 
(X) 
42,358 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
808,097 
(X) 
599,794 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.0 
(X) 
6.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,789 
4,233 
9,788 
4,171 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,016 
31,395 
13,409 
33,035 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,659 
39,294 
6,160 
43,297 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,200 
114,561 
7,346 
114,613 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,542 
122,635 
3,260 
112,684 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,132 
144,172 
1,638 
110,693 
$100,000 or more 
1,295 
351,808 
757 
181,302 
$100,000 to $249,999 
989 
141,981 
636 
90,830 
$250,000 or more 
306 
209,826 
121 
90,472 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
- State Data 
Illinois 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
