Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
52,037 
4,097 
13,192 
3,322 
3,984 
3,141 
Not on farm operated 
23,050 
1,679 
6,609 
1,932 
2,548 
2,103 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
31,838 
1,654 
6,446 
1,787 
2,421 
1,893 
Any 
43,249 
4,122 
13,355 
3,467 
4,111 
3,351 
1 to 49 days 
7,028 
506 
1,912 
533 
631 
499 
50 to 99 days 
3,029 
192 
712 
230 
223 
199 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
5,510 
461 
1,413 
381 
453 
420 
200 days or more 
27,682 
2,963 
9,318 
2,323 
2,804 
2,233 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,135 
314 
782 
204 
235 
157 
3 or 4 years 
3,191 
447 
1,087 
269 
360 
255 
5 to 9 years 
8,270 
1,111 
2,987 
674 
770 
638 
1 0 years or more 
61,491 
3,904 
14,945 
4,107 
5,167 
4,194 
Average years on present farm 
25.5 
18.4 
21.0 
22.6 
24.0 
24.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,539 
206 
560 
161 
193 
113 
3 or 4 years 
2,697 
376 
950 
230 
305 
221 
5 to 9 years 
7,206 
1,018 
2,653 
594 
682 
567 
1 0 years or more 
63,645 
4,176 
15,638 
4,269 
5,352 
4,343 
Average years operating any farm 
27.3 
20.4 
22.8 
24.6 
26.2 
26.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
515 
73 
124 
59 
46 
42 
25 to 34 years 
4,552 
458 
1,126 
312 
424 
385 
35 to 44 years 
7,677 
835 
2,199 
534 
619 
466 
45 to 49 years 
6,408 
572 
1,695 
423 
448 
421 
50 to 54 years 
10,480 
844 
2,703 
728 
787 
684 
55 to 59 years 
10,709 
811 
2,663 
658 
801 
661 
60 to 64 years 
11,044 
800 
2,950 
733 
929 
686 
65 to 69 years 
8,108 
512 
2,287 
586 
746 
566 
70 years and over 
15,594 
871 
4,054 
1,221 
1,732 
1,333 
Average age 
57.8 
54.7 
57.8 
58.3 
59.5 
58.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
475 
71 
183 
38 
40 
30 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
102 
10 
24 
14 
13 
7 
Asian 
94 
12 
49 
3 
7 
6 
Black or African American 
110 
18 
52 
6 
5 
4 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
16 
- 
6 
- 
3 
- 
White 
74,631 
5,727 
19,630 
5,219 
6,493 
5,213 
More than one race reported 
134 
9 
40 
12 
11 
14 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
11,504 
900 
3,473 
885 
1,141 
980 
2 people 
37,704 
2,619 
9,740 
2,629 
3,275 
2,574 
3 people 
10,092 
842 
2,522 
718 
890 
637 
4 people 
9,344 
805 
2,384 
614 
757 
643 
5 or more people 
6,443 
610 
1,682 
408 
469 
410 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
42,888 
5,040 
17,183 
4,235 
4,752 
3,373 
25 to 49 percent 
7,547 
276 
1,110 
476 
823 
819 
50 to 74 percent 
9,966 
262 
976 
343 
625 
660 
75 to 99 percent 
9,340 
84 
333 
125 
222 
253 
1 00 percent 
5,346 
114 
199 
75 
110 
139 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
2,556 
216 
538 
125 
145 
149 
acres 
1,623,907 
954 
14,002 
7,320 
11,841 
17,312 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
53,381 
4,219 
13,364 
3,503 
4,168 
3,416 
Dial-up service 
3,962 
289 
1,028 
304 
324 
249 
DSL service 
19,202 
1,482 
4,796 
1,213 
1,472 
1,208 
Cable modem service 
6,549 
602 
1,762 
450 
599 
522 
Fiber-optic service 
1,392 
99 
314 
100 
106 
101 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
12,634 
1,018 
3,053 
784 
955 
755 
Satellite service 
12,418 
858 
2,797 
743 
907 
749 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,455 
118 
322 
115 
100 
74 
Other Internet service 
2,023 
181 
500 
143 
113 
115 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
55,990 
4,762 
15,960 
4,090 
4,971 
3,880 
2 households 
13,637 
764 
2,982 
829 
1,131 
1,004 
3 households 
3,188 
149 
499 
186 
247 
219 
4 households 
1,291 
69 
217 
96 
102 
74 
5 or more households 
981 
32 
143 
53 
81 
67 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage. 
or adoption farms 
72,114 
5,561 
19,187 
5,057 
6,249 
4,988 
acres 
25,422,301 
27,476 
506,859 
294,820 
510,685 
578,839 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
70 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
