Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
75,087 
37,835 
298 
2,051 
3,105 
7,560 
1 1 ,203 
13,618 
percent 
100.0 
50.4 
0.4 
2.7 
4.1 
10.1 
14.9 
18.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,937,721 
22,488,891 
73,501 
1 ,008,729 
2,221,750 
6,067,659 
7,670,433 
5,446,819 
Average size of farm 
acres 
359 
594 
247 
492 
716 
803 
685 
400 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
75,087 
37,835 
298 
2,051 
3,105 
7,560 
1 1 ,203 
13,618 
$1,000 
17,740,353 
15,833,384 
48,325 
720,798 
1 ,544,078 
4,508,494 
5,622,191 
3,389,498 
Average per farm 
dollars 
236,264 
418,485 
162,165 
351,437 
497,288 
596,362 
501,847 
248,898 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,402 
1,870 
20 
69 
154 
332 
511 
784 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
8,606 
2,153 
7 
81 
133 
365 
651 
916 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8,108 
2,130 
28 
56 
134 
285 
590 
1,037 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,063 
2,512 
28 
124 
186 
378 
615 
1,181 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
7,776 
2,976 
36 
152 
184 
401 
743 
1,460 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,075 
2,233 
20 
135 
148 
309 
543 
1,078 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,826 
3,157 
40 
246 
254 
489 
706 
1,422 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,670 
5,797 
51 
391 
485 
1,045 
1,519 
2,306 
$250,000 to $499,999 
6,745 
5,717 
47 
388 
505 
1,234 
1,901 
1,642 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,417 
5,049 
19 
238 
474 
1,388 
1,892 
1,038 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
4,399 
4,241 
2 
171 
448 
1,334 
1,532 
754 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
3,640 
3,514 
2 
151 
365 
1,098 
1,280 
618 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
576 
560 
- 
16 
63 
184 
190 
107 
$5,000,000 or more 
183 
167 
- 
4 
20 
52 
62 
29 
Total sales 
farms 
75,087 
37,835 
298 
2,051 
3,105 
7,560 
1 1 ,203 
13,618 
$1,000 
17,187,052 
15,410,546 
46,502 
702,983 
1,506,647 
4,400,717 
5,477,139 
3,276,559 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
42,357 
27,815 
222 
1,683 
2,400 
5,924 
8,457 
9,129 
$1,000 
13,589,230 
12,224,511 
37,254 
529,368 
1,173,151 
3,434,542 
4,309,932 
2,740,263 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27,921 
21,898 
135 
1,264 
1,905 
5,026 
7,049 
6,519 
$1,000 
13,350,558 
12,112,710 
35,439 
520,720 
1,164,174 
3,417,075 
4,284,774 
2,690,529 
Corn 
farms 
36,898 
25,540 
203 
1,518 
2,205 
5,606 
7,914 
8,094 
$1,000 
8,258,574 
7,470,919 
23,641 
332,212 
735,196 
2,140,504 
2,599,367 
1,639,998 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21,852 
17,971 
106 
1,031 
1,591 
4,226 
5,997 
5,020 
$1,000 
7,997,182 
7,322,422 
21,978 
322,586 
723,507 
2,112,499 
2,560,803 
1,581,049 
Wheat 
farms 
6,992 
5,214 
10 
241 
471 
1,336 
1,681 
1,475 
$1,000 
280,743 
250,529 
183 
10,553 
25,128 
73,190 
87,353 
54,123 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,444 
1,320 
- 
63 
129 
391 
467 
270 
$1,000 
191,387 
181,061 
- 
7,574 
19,152 
55,038 
64,461 
34,837 
Soybeans 
farms 
34,686 
24,323 
167 
1,352 
2,083 
5,281 
7,610 
7,830 
$1,000 
5,006,587 
4,462,355 
13,390 
185,219 
405,474 
1,210,190 
1,609,331 
1 ,038,749 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20,689 
17,269 
89 
875 
1,489 
4,113 
5,922 
4,781 
$1,000 
4,725,845 
4,302,960 
11,652 
173,949 
392,230 
1,182,222 
1,571,932 
970,974 
Sorghum 
farms 
336 
245 
2 
18 
28 
47 
69 
81 
$1,000 
11,812 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,806 
(D) 
3,198 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
65 
4 
5 
17 
20 
19 
$1,000 
8,339 
7,749 
- 
722 
589 
1,496 
2,555 
2,387 
Barley 
farms 
60 
39 
- 
2 
8 
10 
14 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
12 
45 
(D) 
76 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,116 
908 
6 
20 
111 
216 
268 
287 
$1,000 
30,167 
29,276 
(D) 
(D) 
5,546 
8,807 
10,308 
4,119 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
85 
82 
1 
18 
23 
25 
15 
$1,000 
24,888 
24,647 
- 
(D) 
5,127 
7,763 
8,641 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
14 
9 
_ 
4 
1 
1 
3 
_ 
$1,000 
1,397 
(D) 
- 
725 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
5 
- 
3 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
1,332 
(D) 
- 
(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 
900 
2 
74 
118 
194 
273 
239 
$1,000 
127,592 
115,370 
(D) 
(D) 
21,863 
24,906 
45,639 
16,670 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
366 
326 
24 
44 
78 
106 
74 
$1,000 
115,561 
107,170 
- 
5,346 
21,011 
23,177 
43,051 
14,585 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
967 
483 
_ 
22 
36 
92 
152 
181 
$1,000 
19,535 
14,917 
- 
313 
577 
1,907 
2,475 
9,646 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
45 
- 
1 
3 
9 
9 
23 
$1,000 
1 1 ,989 
10,816 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,000 
1,198 
8,285 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
696 
346 
- 
6 
23 
63 
116 
138 
$1,000 
17,200 
13,380 
- 
39 
509 
1,644 
2,145 
9,042 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
50 
39 
- 
- 
3 
9 
7 
20 
$1,000 
11,118 
10,101 
- 
- 
283 
945 
1,034 
7,840 
Berries 
farms 
379 
216 
- 
18 
19 
51 
61 
67 
$1,000 
2,335 
1,537 
- 
274 
67 
263 
330 
603 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
509 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
998 
560 
2 
31 
71 
151 
178 
127 
$1,000 
322,104 
256,842 
(D) 
(D) 
12,689 
109,600 
81,414 
51,059 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
392 
249 
9 
26 
74 
88 
52 
$1,000 
314,610 
252,886 
- 
1,803 
12,113 
108,481 
80,255 
50,234 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 iiiinois 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
