Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ farms 
10,054 
(X) 
10,122 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
466,988 
(X) 
372,000 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.5 
(X) 
4.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
252 
45 
194 
40 
$500 to $999 
179 
130 
189 
136 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,459 
4,073 
1,510 
4,301 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,104 
8,002 
1,277 
9,206 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,080 
34,175 
2,546 
41,747 
$25,000 or more 
4,980 
420,563 
4,406 
316,570 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,988 
70,886 
2,017 
71 ,455 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,685 
116,951 
1,552 
107,648 
$100,000 or more 
1,307 
232,726 
837 
137,466 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
41,378 
(X) 
39,068 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,405,671 
(X) 
937,71 1 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.4 
(X) 
10.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,794 
465 
2,590 
630 
$500 to $999 
2,016 
1,337 
2,195 
1,540 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
9,862 
25,475 
10,488 
27,340 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,798 
39,794 
6,104 
42,623 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,058 
126,672 
7,941 
124,594 
$25,000 or more 
13,850 
1,211,928 
9,750 
740,984 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,714 
199,497 
4,692 
163,813 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,098 
279,770 
2,879 
197,289 
$100,000 or more 
4,038 
732,662 
2,179 
379,881 
' Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
75,087 
5,949,076 
76,860 
5,242,533 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
79,229 
(X) 
68,209 
Farms with net gains ^ 
48,574 
6,751,995 
51,916 
5,551,822 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
139,004 
(X) 
106,939 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,538 
1,287 
4,039 
1,998 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,850 
18,666 
8,165 
21,510 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,615 
33,662 
4,779 
34,582 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,987 
115,484 
7,653 
127,325 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,082 
220,710 
6,490 
236,363 
$50,000 or more 
21,502 
6,362,186 
20,790 
5,130,044 
Farms with net losses 
26,513 
802,920 
24,944 
309,289 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
30,284 
(X) 
12,399 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,474 
1,171 
3,691 
1,782 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,418 
21,046 
8,892 
24,650 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,216 
37,932 
5,044 
36,128 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,697 
90,350 
4,571 
70,841 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,579 
90,090 
1,651 
56,284 
$50,000 or more 
3,129 
562,332 
1,095 
119,604 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
75,087 
4,949,987 
76,860 
4,218,592 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
65,923 
(X) 
54,887 
Farm operators reporting net gains ' 
47,788 
5,832,248 
51,079 
4,562,398 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
122,044 
(X) 
89,320 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,549 
1,294 
4,048 
1,999 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,948 
18,961 
8,282 
21,819 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,682 
34,252 
4,953 
35,882 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,116 
117,960 
7,986 
132,975 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,272 
228,135 
6,872 
250,172 
$50,000 or more 
20,221 
5,431,647 
18,938 
4,119,551 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
27,299 
882,262 
25,781 
343,806 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
32,318 
(X) 
13,336 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,487 
1,175 
3,792 
1,833 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,511 
21,249 
9,028 
25,013 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,268 
38,364 
5,139 
36,838 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,831 
92,474 
4,723 
73,309 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,712 
95,363 
1,780 
61,030 
$50,000 or more 
3,490 
633,635 
1,319 
145,782 
' Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
