Table 43. Grain Storage Capacity: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Grain storage capacity 
2012 
2007 ' 
Farms 
Bushels 
Farms 
Bushels 
Grain storage capacity (see text) 
21,338 
1,327,814,879 
25,577 
1,353,862,005 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
62,228 
(X) 
52,933 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
1,723 
4,229,289 
2,388 
5,922,887 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
2,163 
14,973,156 
2,887 
20,148,888 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
3,747 
51,159,037 
4,788 
65,587,669 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
2,713 
63,372,440 
3,166 
74,526,794 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
3,296 
122,902,063 
4,037 
151,340,630 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
3,880 
261,467,239 
4,631 
313,690,461 
1 00,000 to 249,999 bushels 
2,926 
424,182,835 
2,952 
421,914,119 
250,000 bushels or more 
890 
385,528,820 
728 
300,730,557 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
180 
3,831,795 
357 
4,175,627 
1 0 to 49 acres 
806 
14,942,865 
1,178 
15,126,457 
50 to 69 acres 
366 
5,156,554 
407 
5,341,806 
70 to 99 acres 
725 
8,989,741 
905 
10,305,646 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
807 
11,150,371 
1,023 
13,873,918 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
972 
16,303,322 
1,226 
17,266,852 
180 to 219 acres 
890 
16,133,365 
1,024 
16,246,961 
220 to 259 acres 
942 
18,371,410 
996 
16,551,576 
260 to 499 acres 
4,179 
110,153,006 
4,975 
120,028,880 
500 to 999 acres 
5,193 
246,715,293 
6,506 
286,532,252 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
4,200 
392,773,258 
4,843 
407,216,182 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
1,895 
367,866,219 
1,994 
361,403,090 
5,000 acres or more 
183 
115,427,680 
143 
79,792,758 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
1,235 
29,309,294 
1,518 
26,372,953 
1 0 to 49 acres 
910 
10,909,918 
1,096 
10,243,533 
50 to 69 acres 
366 
4,012,566 
547 
5,207,291 
70 to 99 acres 
686 
9,550,099 
982 
11,291,633 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
896 
13,154,336 
1,091 
13,169,827 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
1,055 
16,606,530 
1,217 
19,663,714 
180 to 219 acres 
875 
17,926,474 
1,027 
16,998,246 
220 to 259 acres 
915 
20,254,182 
977 
18,274,798 
260 to 499 acres 
3,970 
117,546,476 
4,761 
128,751,235 
500 to 999 acres 
4,839 
257,090,680 
6,082 
293,914,312 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
3,797 
386,643,227 
4,469 
404,825,695 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
1,640 
338,309,917 
1,686 
333,231,010 
5,000 acres or more 
154 
106,501,180 
124 
71,917,758 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (111) 
18,942 
1,228,269,012 
22,375 
1,246,489,674 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
2,396 
99,545,867 
3,202 
107,372,331 
^ 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
36 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
