Table 51 . Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
NAICS code (see text) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
Flarvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Estimated market value of 
selected capital assets, 
average per farm (dollars) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold ($1 ,000) 
(acres) 
Land and 
buildings 
Machinery and 
equipment 
Total 
Crops 
Livestock, 
poultry, and 
their products 
Total 
75,087 
26,937,721 
22,373,010 
2,261,778 
203,192 
17,187,052 
14,144,740 
3,042,312 
Crop production (111) 
60,369 
25,000,652 
21,241,401 
2,609,277 
227,718 
14,109,812 
13,662,673 
447,139 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
38,836 
23,178,130 
21,005,047 
3,837,256 
333,320 
13,587,561 
13,152,191 
435,370 
Soybean farming (11111) 
13,473 
6,607,701 
5,846,470 
2,741,774 
266,110 
2,614,721 
2,587,484 
27,237 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry pea and bean farming (11113) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat farming (11114) 
541 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
537 
Corn farming (11115) 
21,455 
14,040,378 
13,002,185 
4,561,025 
374,619 
9,621,994 
9,464,215 
1 57,779 
Rice farming (11116) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other grain farming (1 1 1 19) 
3,366 
2,396,409 
2,055,134 
4,032,420 
372,154 
1,318,790 
1 ,068,974 
249,816 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 121) 
674 
72,177 
52,751 
670,524 
84,467 
100,244 
99,953 
291 
Potato farming (111211) 
8 
14,884 
14,264 
8,842,413 
1,191,901 
28,745 
28,745 
- 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
666 
57,293 
38,487 
572,363 
71,164 
71,499 
71,208 
291 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
723 
30,114 
7,876 
262,492 
37,091 
19,073 
18,899 
173 
Orange groves (11131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (11132) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (11133) 
723 
30,114 
7,876 
262,492 
37,091 
19,073 
18,899 
173 
Apple orchards (1 1 1 331 ) 
150 
6,651 
1,767 
302,595 
48,137 
4,960 
4,878 
82 
Grape vineyards (1 1 1332) 
237 
8,283 
1,425 
246,251 
32,265 
2,532 
2,515 
17 
Strawberry farming (111 333) 
30 
474 
71 
145,223 
36,626 
131 
127 
4 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
86 
2,066 
328 
195,313 
21,259 
812 
795 
17 
Tree nut farming (1 11335) 
71 
2,513 
587 
218,988 
26,972 
393 
391 
2 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (1 11336) 
7 
102 
71 
120,571 
21,186 
22 
22 
. 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (1 1 1 339) 
142 
10,025 
3,627 
341 ,447 
49,007 
10,223 
10,173 
50 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
943 
61,924 
38,812 
590,381 
111,634 
326,863 
326,744 
119 
Food crops grown under cover (11141) 
56 
1,570 
173 
372,354 
201,430 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
Nursery and floriculture production (1 1142) 
887 
60,354 
38,639 
604,146 
105,965 
(D) 
(D) 
114 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
578 
50,662 
33,857 
745,244 
102,435 
(D) 
(D) 
84 
Floriculture production (111422) 
309 
9,692 
4,782 
340,214 
112,567 
158,009 
1 57,979 
30 
Other crop farming (1119) 
19,193 
1,658,307 
136,915 
380,208 
31,953 
76,073 
64,886 
11,187 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
9 
694 
577 
314,754 
41,727 
1,363 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming (1 1193) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Flay farming (11194) 
4,072 
276,671 
98,524 
344,942 
38,156 
24,130 
(D) 
(D) 
All other crop farming (11199) 
15,112 
1,380,942 
37,814 
389,749 
30,275 
50,580 
41,164 
9,416 
Animal production (112) 
14,718 
1,937,069 
1,131,609 
836,436 
102,598 
3,077,240 
482,067 
2,595,173 
Cattle ranching and farming (1121) 
8,004 
1,267,718 
713,690 
905,084 
112,375 
1 ,249,739 
252,212 
997,527 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (11211) 
7,262 
981,056 
474,808 
740,475 
89,017 
838,985 
190,461 
648,524 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
6,600 
692,254 
247,519 
536,800 
66,654 
286,986 
61,408 
225,579 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
662 
288,802 
227,289 
2,771,072 
311,972 
551,998 
129,054 
422,945 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
742 
286,662 
238,882 
2,516,120 
340,976 
410,755 
61,751 
349,004 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
871 
399,946 
344,380 
3,254,446 
344,876 
1,591,611 
205,227 
1 ,386,383 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
603 
28,751 
9,489 
354,265 
69,629 
135,879 
(D) 
(D) 
Chicken egg production (11231) 
453 
17,962 
4,353 
300,469 
64,369 
95,734 
1,339 
94,394 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (1 1 232) 
29 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
437 
(D) 
(D) 
Turkey production (11233) 
28 
5,021 
3,859 
1,032,869 
218,907 
35,596 
1,978 
33,619 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Other poultry production (11239) 
91 
4,970 
1,073 
442,754 
64,547 
4,111 
516 
3,595 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,090 
29,239 
4,543 
219,622 
31,848 
6,912 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep farming (11241) 
586 
17,262 
2,438 
234,181 
32,110 
4,068 
(D) 
(D) 
Goat farming (11242) 
504 
11,977 
2,105 
202,693 
31,543 
2,845 
366 
2,478 
Animal aquaculture (1125) 
19 
2,256 
90 
1,016,356 
130,392 
4,945 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animal production (1129) 
4,131 
209,159 
59,417 
425,910 
55,926 
88,154 
(D) 
(D) 
Apiculture (11291) 
212 
7,498 
316 
280,331 
42,629 
1,442 
(D) 
(D) 
Florse and other equine production (1 1 292) 
3,429 
120,491 
19,593 
341,611 
48,539 
25,086 
626 
24,460 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
15 
558 
18 
154,193 
10,224 
67 
(D) 
(D) 
All other animal production (11299) 
475 
80,612 
39,490 
1,108,015 
116,632 
61,560 
19,376 
42,184 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
3,046 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
423 
Biodiesel 
1,247 
Wind turbines 
672 
Ethanol 
903 
Methane digesters 
18 
Other 
16 
Geoexchange systems 
769 
Wind rights leased to others 
806 
Small hydro systems 
23 
40 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
