Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
75,087 
64,927 
4,562 
2,929 
percent 
100.0 
86.5 
6.1 
3.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,937,721 
20,277,334 
3,443,376 
2,579,325 
Average size of farm 
acres 
359 
312 
755 
881 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
75,087 
64,927 
4,562 
2,929 
$1,000 
17,740,353 
12,102,410 
2,669,361 
2,021,348 
Average per farm 
dollars 
236,264 
186,400 
585,129 
690,115 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,402 
5,789 
264 
184 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
8,606 
7,778 
332 
187 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8,108 
7,228 
388 
206 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,063 
7,157 
414 
237 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,776 
6,815 
417 
269 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,075 
4,473 
274 
179 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,826 
5,100 
365 
209 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,670 
7,617 
505 
305 
$250,000 to $499,999 
6,745 
5,852 
386 
264 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,417 
4,364 
412 
286 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
4,399 
2,754 
805 
603 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
3,640 
2,421 
577 
413 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
576 
285 
158 
131 
$5,000,000 or more 
183 
48 
70 
59 
Total sales 
farms 
75,087 
64,927 
4,562 
2,929 
$1,000 
17,187,052 
11,670,569 
2,610,393 
1,978,220 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
42,357 
36,405 
2,925 
1,884 
$1,000 
13,589,230 
10,087,968 
1,888,906 
1,440,970 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27,921 
23,365 
2,187 
1,475 
$1,000 
13,350,558 
9,874,189 
1,875,555 
1,433,505 
Corn 
farms 
36,898 
31,460 
2,675 
1,728 
$1,000 
8,258,574 
6,069,937 
1,229,128 
957,105 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21,852 
18,029 
1,806 
1,247 
$1,000 
7,997,182 
5,838,316 
1,213,378 
948,517 
Wheat 
farms 
6,992 
5,705 
656 
438 
$1,000 
280,743 
191,105 
45,384 
35,763 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,444 
988 
226 
173 
$1,000 
191,387 
116,981 
37,611 
30,556 
Soybeans 
farms 
34,686 
29,668 
2,449 
1,618 
$1,000 
5,006,587 
3,796,586 
607,115 
445,027 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20,689 
17,053 
1,706 
1,192 
$1,000 
4,725,845 
3,545,144 
591,058 
435,924 
Sorghum 
farms 
336 
283 
31 
14 
$1,000 
11,812 
8,508 
2,054 
946 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
53 
11 
5 
$1,000 
8,339 
5,529 
1,779 
783 
Barley 
farms 
60 
52 
4 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
47 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,116 
948 
113 
72 
$1,000 
30,167 
20,615 
5,179 
2,129 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
85 
62 
16 
9 
$1,000 
24,888 
16,251 
4,523 
1,712 
Tobacco 
farms 
14 
11 
3 
2 
$1,000 
1,397 
543 
854 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
3 
3 
2 
$1,000 
1,332 
479 
854 
(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 
1,142 
109 
82 
$1,000 
127,592 
62,266 
34,743 
31,721 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
366 
275 
50 
40 
$1,000 
115,561 
52,066 
34,132 
31,256 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
967 
773 
55 
44 
$1,000 
19,535 
9,272 
924 
867 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
34 
2 
2 
$1,000 
11,989 
3,723 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
696 
544 
40 
35 
$1,000 
17,200 
7,494 
(D) 
799 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
50 
29 
1 
1 
$1,000 
11,118 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
379 
314 
24 
18 
$1,000 
2,335 
1,779 
(D) 
68 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
3 
- 
$1,000 
509 
(D) 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
998 
600 
81 
70 
$1,000 
322,104 
51,498 
24,804 
23,522 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
392 
142 
43 
40 
$1,000 
314,610 
46,089 
24,401 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
134 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
