Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
5,639 
4,466 
533 
400 
$1,000 
119,908 
66,244 
28,265 
22,469 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,277 
1,094 
103 
76 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,496 
1,240 
114 
81 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,918 
1,519 
171 
126 
$25,000 to $49,999 
463 
329 
58 
41 
$50,000 or more 
485 
284 
87 
76 
Interest expense 
farms 
34,206 
29,266 
2,325 
1,575 
$1,000 
565,142 
423,727 
79,078 
63,146 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,543 
12,838 
823 
520 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,101 
12,220 
839 
545 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,788 
3,717 
501 
381 
$100,000 or more 
774 
491 
162 
129 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
25,736 
22,321 
1,633 
1,059 
$1,000 
377,420 
292,731 
44,018 
33,949 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,257 
2,011 
116 
56 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,656 
7,773 
443 
258 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,132 
9,710 
655 
423 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,218 
1,780 
205 
157 
$50,000 or more 
1,473 
1,047 
214 
165 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
20,531 
17,425 
1,465 
1,020 
$1,000 
187,722 
130,997 
35,060 
29,197 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,080 
4,530 
266 
186 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,604 
6,656 
448 
286 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,270 
5,191 
454 
304 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,028 
714 
151 
124 
$50,000 or more 
549 
334 
146 
120 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
69,056 
59,987 
4,069 
2,582 
$1,000 
321 ,273 
243,397 
38,091 
29,268 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
51,482 
45,824 
2,626 
1,576 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,500 
8,941 
684 
463 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,558 
4,292 
507 
351 
$25,000 or more 
1,516 
930 
252 
192 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
42,633 
36,124 
2,928 
1,947 
$1,000 
808,097 
494,984 
125,405 
85,093 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,805 
20,309 
1,176 
719 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,859 
10,874 
868 
554 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,542 
2,761 
300 
228 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,132 
1,478 
284 
208 
$100,000 or more 
1,295 
702 
300 
238 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
10,054 
8,544 
703 
435 
$1,000 
466,988 
371,835 
44,784 
29,979 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
41,378 
35,036 
2,888 
1,924 
$1,000 
1,405,671 
1,017,334 
175,269 
134,201 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
75,087 
64,927 
4,562 
2,929 
$1,000 
5,949,076 
4,300,431 
807,133 
594,612 
Average per farm 
dollars 
79,229 
66,235 
176,925 
203,009 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
48,574 
41,256 
3,276 
2,124 
Average net gain 
dollars 
139,004 
118,419 
269,366 
307,694 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,538 
2,310 
108 
62 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,850 
6,146 
335 
183 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,615 
4,075 
253 
146 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,987 
6,043 
405 
256 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,082 
5,260 
357 
217 
$50,000 or more 
21,502 
17,422 
1,818 
1,260 
Farms with net losses 
number 
26,513 
23,671 
1,286 
805 
Average net loss 
dollars 
30,284 
24,716 
58,561 
73,205 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,474 
2,266 
97 
56 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,418 
6,861 
290 
153 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,216 
4,805 
193 
102 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,697 
5,087 
293 
185 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,579 
2,269 
140 
106 
$50,000 or more 
3,129 
2,383 
273 
203 
Net cash farm inceme of operators 
farms 
75,087 
64,927 
4,562 
2,929 
$1,000 
4,949,987 
3,541,036 
697,224 
511,174 
Average per farm 
dollars 
65,923 
54,539 
152,833 
174,522 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
47,788 
40,594 
3,218 
2,082 
Average net gain 
dollars 
122,044 
103,036 
243,330 
277,872 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
140 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
