Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
75,087 
5,776 
19,801 
5,254 
6,532 
5,244 
percent 
100.0 
7.7 
26.4 
7.0 
8.7 
7.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,937,721 
28,445 
523,470 
306,088 
534,319 
608,607 
Average size of farm 
acres 
359 
5 
26 
58 
82 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
75,087 
5,776 
19,801 
5,254 
6,532 
5,244 
$1,000 
17,740,353 
202,476 
602,831 
143,479 
251,986 
284,216 
Average per farm 
dollars 
236,264 
35,055 
30,444 
27,308 
38,577 
54,198 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,402 
1,488 
3,586 
449 
350 
226 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
8,606 
1,586 
4,886 
876 
672 
303 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8,108 
1,099 
4,031 
1,011 
1,026 
509 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,063 
751 
3,478 
1,084 
1,136 
799 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,776 
427 
2,432 
933 
1,339 
961 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,075 
139 
834 
612 
977 
835 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,826 
117 
261 
197 
864 
1,154 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,670 
77 
89 
39 
115 
384 
$250,000 to $499,999 
6,745 
41 
55 
23 
21 
52 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,417 
19 
33 
10 
11 
9 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
4,399 
32 
116 
20 
21 
12 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
3,640 
17 
64 
12 
9 
8 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
576 
7 
28 
5 
7 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
183 
8 
24 
3 
5 
4 
Total sales 
farms 
75,087 
5,776 
19,801 
5,254 
6,532 
5,244 
$1,000 
17,187,052 
198,456 
574,979 
130,419 
232,821 
263,718 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
42,357 
819 
5,098 
1,872 
3,049 
2,873 
$1,000 
13,589,230 
2,007 
48,201 
36,439 
97,654 
138,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27,921 
- 
18 
114 
701 
1,241 
$1,000 
13,350,558 
- 
1,062 
6,943 
48,220 
99,634 
Corn 
farms 
36,898 
454 
2,962 
1,215 
2,344 
2,391 
$1,000 
8,258,574 
1,087 
26,254 
19,701 
56,103 
78,227 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21,852 
- 
15 
71 
323 
543 
$1,000 
7,997,182 
- 
871 
4,403 
22,665 
42,545 
Wheat 
farms 
6,992 
41 
345 
166 
309 
342 
$1,000 
280,743 
53 
1,505 
(D) 
(D) 
2,948 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,444 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
191,387 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
34,686 
366 
2,575 
1,175 
2,029 
2,181 
$1,000 
5,006,587 
(D) 
20,255 
(D) 
38,585 
56,269 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20,689 
2 
10 
96 
205 
$1,000 
4,725,845 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
6,011 
13,353 
Sorghum 
farms 
336 
- 
22 
8 
15 
20 
$1,000 
11,812 
- 
65 
83 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
8,339 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
60 
1 
6 
- 
9 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
40 
- 
94 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Rice 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,116 
11 
80 
24 
92 
75 
$1,000 
30,167 
(D) 
81 
19 
310 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
85 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
24,888 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
14 
4 
1 
2 
1 
2 
$1,000 
1,397 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
$1,000 
1,332 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,379 
339 
378 
53 
76 
58 
$1,000 
127,592 
3,047 
8,742 
948 
3,862 
3,650 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
366 
9 
41 
4 
20 
16 
$1,000 
115,561 
701 
4,938 
381 
2,906 
2,949 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
967 
255 
444 
62 
49 
37 
$1,000 
19,535 
1,379 
4,472 
1,152 
1,259 
1,153 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
- 
9 
5 
7 
7 
$1,000 
11,989 
- 
661 
636 
969 
891 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
696 
173 
334 
49 
30 
25 
$1,000 
17,200 
1,113 
3,720 
1,070 
(D) 
1,076 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
50 
- 
9 
4 
6 
7 
$1,000 
11,118 
- 
651 
575 
746 
876 
Berries 
farms 
379 
101 
170 
19 
24 
17 
$1,000 
2,335 
265 
752 
83 
(D) 
77 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
509 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
998 
344 
357 
50 
54 
44 
$1,000 
322,104 
28,623 
65,151 
9,650 
9,011 
16,058 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
392 
114 
126 
13 
19 
16 
$1,000 
314,610 
26,057 
62,186 
9,191 
8,461 
15,813 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
56 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
