Table 61. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race: 2012 
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 
Any operator reporting race as- 
Any operator 
reporting ethnicity 
as Spanish, 
Hispanic, or 
Latino origin 
Characteristics 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Asian 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Black or African 
American 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Native Hawaiian 
or Other Pacific 
Islander alone or 
in combination with 
other races 
White 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
. number 
260 
143 
162 
41 
74,858 
659 
Land in farms 
acres 
56,627 
27,466 
30,407 
1 1 ,504 
26,890,150 
158,754 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
24 
20 
23 
3 
5,748 
97 
1 0 to 49 acres 
73 
60 
73 
13 
19,718 
249 
50 to 1 79 acres 
93 
38 
33 
11 
20,882 
162 
1 80 to 499 acres 
45 
10 
16 
6 
13,184 
85 
500 acres or more 
25 
15 
17 
8 
15,326 
66 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
244 
138 
157 
34 
67,685 
609 
acres 
35,801 
19,672 
16,843 
5,111 
10,754,993 
81,660 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
62 
23 
46 
19 
30,976 
187 
acres 
20,826 
7,794 
13,564 
6,393 
16,135,157 
77,094 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
198 
120 
116 
22 
43,882 
472 
acres 
(D) 
16,470 
11,696 
1,241 
4,861,637 
40,096 
Part owners 
farms 
46 
18 
41 
12 
23,803 
137 
acres 
(D) 
10,958 
17,959 
8,039 
18,913,790 
108,435 
Tenants 
farms 
16 
5 
5 
7 
7,173 
50 
acres 
2,320 
38 
752 
2,224 
3,114,723 
10,223 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
260 
143 
162 
41 
74,858 
659 
$1,000 
23,619 
18,303 
15,284 
4,524 
17,714,017 
83,741 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
260 
143 
162 
41 
74,858 
659 
$1,000 
22,303 
17,815 
14,665 
4,202 
17,161,764 
80,725 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
145 
63 
89 
25 
48,850 
398 
$1,000 
21,016 
(D) 
9,947 
3,983 
14,125,281 
65,188 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
88 
28 
52 
13 
20,091 
228 
$1,000 
1,287 
(D) 
4,718 
219 
3,036,482 
15,537 
Government payments 
farms 
176 
87 
86 
30 
56,154 
370 
$1,000 
1,315 
488 
619 
322 
552,254 
3,016 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
25 
42 
28 
7 
6,360 
81 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
34 
8 
22 
3 
8,586 
112 
$2,500 to $4,999 
37 
29 
21 
5 
8,070 
94 
$5,000 to $9,999 
44 
14 
24 
2 
8,035 
77 
$10,000 to $24,999 
41 
8 
17 
5 
7,749 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
10 
12 
5 
5,058 
42 
$50,000 or more 
56 
32 
38 
14 
31,000 
178 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
1 
1 
2 
_ 
571 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
64,303 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
114 
49 
40 
16 
28,305 
190 
$1,000 
470 
101 
191 
93 
106,986 
582 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
136 
59 
66 
25 
46,762 
288 
$1,000 
845 
387 
428 
229 
445,267 
2,433 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
93 
34 
39 
21 
38,769 
225 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
5 
14 
11 
- 
654 
19 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1 
10 
5 
2 
718 
16 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
3 
- 
3 
- 
942 
25 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
90 
52 
46 
9 
19,109 
179 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
90 
52 
46 
9 
19,100 
179 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
36 
6 
27 
2 
6,572 
55 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
2 
- 
662 
7 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1 
- 
- 
- 
742 
21 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1 
2 
- 
- 
870 
9 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
4 
1 
8 
- 
598 
9 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
12 
2 
4 
- 
1,087 
17 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
14 
22 
17 
7 
4,135 
77 
--continued 
52 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
