Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
75,087 
173 
1,045 
3,998 
10,111 
percent 
100.0 
0.2 
1.4 
5.3 
13.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,937,721 
792,769 
3,288,658 
8,754,280 
15,617,063 
Average size of farm 
acres 
359 
4,582 
3,147 
2,190 
1,545 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
75,087 
173 
1,045 
3,998 
10,111 
$1,000 
169,830,110 
4,815,118 
22,863,899 
61,194,546 
105,769,568 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,261,778 
27,833,054 
21,879,330 
15,306,290 
10,460,841 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,305 
6,074 
6,952 
6,990 
6,773 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
15,256,459 
391,627 
1,657,811 
4,482,109 
8,414,593 
percent 
100.0 
2.6 
10.9 
29.4 
55.2 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
23,752,778 
760,400 
3,154,256 
8,394,881 
14,884,766 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
22,373,010 
753,856 
3,114,640 
8,280,096 
14,656,826 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
961,138 
9,701 
41,280 
115,881 
237,738 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
17,187,052 
1,723,846 
4,298,278 
8,594,259 
12,890,761 
Average per farm 
dollars 
228,895 
9,964,430 
4,113,184 
2,149,639 
1 ,274,924 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
42,357 
124 
926 
3,783 
9,787 
$1,000 
13,589,230 
622,682 
2,402,327 
5,995,778 
9,862,246 
Tobacco 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,397 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,379 
8 
45 
134 
281 
$1,000 
127,592 
30,337 
55,310 
77,984 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
967 
1 
3 
9 
22 
$1,000 
19,535 
(D) 
(D) 
5,290 
6,366 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
696 
1 
3 
8 
15 
$1,000 
17,200 
(D) 
(D) 
5,110 
5,943 
Berries 
farms 
379 
2 
4 
10 
$1,000 
2,335 
- 
(D) 
181 
424 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
998 
10 
30 
59 
129 
$1,000 
322,104 
156,293 
206,496 
235,713 
275,246 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
254 
- 
2 
3 
15 
$1,000 
2,613 
- 
(D) 
2 
221 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
212 
- 
1 
2 
8 
$1,000 
2,013 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
49 
- 
1 
1 
7 
$1,000 
600 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,393 
19 
107 
371 
830 
$1,000 
82,268 
(D) 
26,471 
33,615 
41,363 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
40 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
159 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
14,160 
29 
272 
1,050 
2,448 
$1,000 
984,466 
141,685 
318,817 
572,128 
723,875 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
908 
5 
29 
128 
341 
$1,000 
347,339 
(D) 
78,578 
167,993 
260,965 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
2,019 
73 
299 
630 
925 
$1,000 
1,519,514 
641,372 
1,102,685 
1,383,876 
1,481,450 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair. 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
2,276 
- 
14 
50 
144 
$1,000 
10,716 
- 
998 
(D) 
1,792 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
2,086 
2 
5 
17 
48 
$1,000 
24,638 
(D) 
27 
111 
941 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,378 
6 
19 
50 
129 
$1 ,000 
136,876 
80,704 
98,785 
1 1 1 ,474 
127,716 
Aquaculture 
farms 
52 
- 
- 
4 
4 
$1,000 
5,425 
- 
- 
3,807 
3,807 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,051 
- 
4 
14 
38 
$1,000 
13,338 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
7,669 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
220 
- 
5 
14 
35 
$1,000 
26,182 
- 
7,673 
10,278 
14,975 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,736 
30 
386 
1,788 
4,729 
$1,000 
1 ,308,470 
12,991 
149,781 
526,449 
997,080 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
75,087 
173 
1,045 
3,998 
10,111 
$1,000 
13,459,269 
1 ,392,035 
3,217,349 
6,256,125 
9,459,674 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
46,234 
131 
946 
3,816 
9,859 
$1,000 
2,405,662 
102,813 
366,457 
940,515 
1,634,225 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
46,445 
132 
956 
3,837 
9,902 
$1,000 
1,094,846 
83,060 
196,317 
436,945 
740,157 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
12,350 
90 
459 
1,323 
2,504 
$1,000 
689,855 
157,443 
327,493 
522,728 
600,677 
Feed purchased 
farms 
24,338 
101 
542 
1,620 
3,402 
$1,000 
1,246,112 
414,128 
688,873 
908,373 
1,038,397 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
68,361 
173 
1,045 
3,990 
10,086 
$1,000 
736,736 
45,354 
131,078 
292,741 
478,979 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
48,102 
173 
1,045 
3,998 
10,105 
$1,000 
199,753 
17,615 
40,450 
75,971 
1 1 7,656 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
20,222 
164 
953 
3,357 
7,183 
$1,000 
594,616 
107,152 
204,432 
335,291 
453,102 
Interest expense 
farms 
34,206 
160 
911 
3,359 
8,098 
$1,000 
565,142 
39,810 
105,511 
219,862 
335,444 
Government payments 
farms 
56,291 
114 
829 
3,501 
9,237 
$1,000 
553,300 
8,691 
45,655 
140,639 
267,681 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
16,550 
28 
279 
1,093 
2,564 
number 
1,127,630 
54,978 
163,177 
379,013 
584,615 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,149 
5 
29 
129 
344 
number 
98,849 
7,062 
18,952 
42,349 
68,831 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
2,045 
72 
290 
598 
872 
number 
4,630,796 
1,790,502 
3,155,180 
4,021,133 
4,393,682 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Illinois 37 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
