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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
68,196 
59,111 
4,182 
2,670 
Female 
6,891 
5,816 
380 
259 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
37,835 
32,002 
2,695 
1,796 
Other 
37,252 
32,925 
1,867 
1,133 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
52,037 
46,426 
2,554 
1,580 
Not on farm operated 
23,050 
18,501 
2,008 
1,349 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
31,838 
26,882 
2,242 
1,421 
Any 
43,249 
38,045 
2,320 
1,508 
1 to 49 days 
7,028 
6,042 
419 
269 
50 to 99 days 
3,029 
2,631 
186 
116 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
5,510 
4,889 
263 
175 
200 days or more 
27,682 
24,483 
1,452 
948 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,135 
1,771 
161 
102 
3 or 4 years 
3,191 
2,735 
197 
121 
5 to 9 years 
8,270 
7,187 
498 
349 
1 0 years or more 
61,491 
53,234 
3,706 
2,357 
Average years on present farm 
25.5 
25.5 
25.9 
25.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,539 
1,300 
109 
69 
3 or 4 years 
2,697 
2,324 
160 
96 
5 to 9 years 
7,206 
6,315 
422 
290 
1 0 years or more 
63,645 
54,988 
3,871 
2,474 
Average years operating any farm 
27.3 
27.2 
28.2 
27.6 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
515 
455 
37 
23 
25 to 34 years 
4,552 
4,129 
213 
135 
35 to 44 years 
7,677 
6,734 
446 
278 
45 to 49 years 
6,408 
5,601 
350 
207 
50 to 54 years 
10,480 
8,965 
647 
452 
55 to 59 years 
10,709 
9,168 
633 
438 
60 to 64 years 
11,044 
9,420 
716 
475 
65 to 69 years 
8,108 
7,009 
492 
318 
70 years and over 
15,594 
13,446 
1,028 
603 
Average age 
57.8 
57.7 
58.8 
58.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
475 
402 
33 
28 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
102 
95 
6 
3 
Asian 
94 
86 
2 
2 
Black or African American 
110 
84 
17 
11 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
16 
16 
- 
- 
White 
74,631 
64,530 
4,533 
2,912 
More than one race reported 
134 
116 
4 
1 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
11,504 
10,087 
624 
397 
2 people 
37,704 
32,510 
2,286 
1,464 
3 people 
10,092 
8,742 
630 
405 
4 people 
9,344 
8,094 
590 
373 
5 or more people 
6,443 
5,494 
432 
290 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
42,888 
37,668 
2,351 
1,484 
25 to 49 percent 
7,547 
6,514 
466 
297 
50 to 74 percent 
9,966 
8,417 
759 
481 
75 to 99 percent 
9,340 
7,867 
641 
435 
1 00 percent 
5,346 
4,461 
345 
232 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
2,556 
1,271 
319 
233 
acres 
1,623,907 
543,096 
299,747 
235,956 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
53,381 
45,879 
3,181 
2,091 
Dial-up service 
3,962 
3,490 
230 
144 
DSL service 
19,202 
16,434 
1,116 
749 
Cable modem service 
6,549 
5,426 
456 
303 
Fiber-optic service 
1,392 
1,125 
100 
61 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
12,634 
10,859 
742 
519 
Satellite service 
12,418 
10,697 
742 
486 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,455 
1,217 
103 
76 
Other Internet service 
2,023 
1,675 
156 
77 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
55,990 
50,839 
1,696 
1,106 
2 households 
13,637 
10,498 
1,826 
1,066 
3 households 
3,188 
2,101 
630 
448 
4 households 
1,291 
885 
210 
156 
5 or more households 
981 
604 
200 
153 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
148 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
