Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,549 
624 
3 
25 
28 
64 
178 
326 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,948 
1,937 
20 
97 
102 
285 
537 
896 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,682 
1,681 
18 
94 
129 
246 
393 
801 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,116 
3,096 
34 
185 
198 
504 
782 
1,393 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,272 
3,311 
25 
206 
246 
544 
867 
1,423 
$50,000 or more 
20,221 
16,121 
83 
789 
1,382 
3,774 
5,292 
4,801 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
27,299 
11,065 
115 
655 
1,020 
2,143 
3,154 
3,978 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
32,318 
57,450 
33,768 
68,425 
85,292 
76,691 
65,224 
32,659 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,487 
731 
11 
30 
48 
137 
191 
314 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,511 
2,247 
16 
117 
180 
351 
593 
990 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,268 
1,771 
24 
77 
136 
298 
490 
746 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,831 
2,277 
27 
126 
218 
384 
655 
867 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,712 
1,429 
20 
109 
130 
296 
402 
472 
$50,000 or more 
3,490 
2,610 
17 
196 
308 
677 
823 
589 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
571 
473 
10 
28 
44 
122 
165 
104 
$1,000 
64,303 
53,901 
337 
2,440 
11,007 
13,222 
16,182 
10,713 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
40,531 
23,621 
173 
1,304 
1,840 
4,808 
7,198 
8,298 
$1,000 
1 ,667,992 
1,295,184 
5,346 
81,431 
140,920 
337,642 
419,905 
309,940 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
6,051 
4,812 
59 
378 
538 
1,249 
1,577 
1,011 
$1,000 
95,445 
85,803 
623 
6,475 
11,685 
23,463 
29,103 
14,454 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
16,428 
6,998 
27 
194 
363 
1,007 
1,925 
3,482 
$1,000 
453,867 
226,236 
775 
4,016 
13,906 
31,116 
65,174 
1 1 1 ,249 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
755 
368 
11 
26 
71 
105 
155 
$1,000 
6,496 
3,011 
- 
35 
176 
485 
876 
1,439 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
834 
423 
3 
17 
23 
85 
131 
164 
$1,000 
13,534 
9,242 
3 
873 
1,616 
1,369 
2,098 
3,282 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
19,430 
14,000 
73 
654 
1,050 
3,004 
4,519 
4,700 
$1,000 
47,721 
43,368 
48 
2,937 
3,730 
12,097 
15,507 
9,050 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
11,179 
8,181 
82 
651 
795 
1,927 
2,641 
2,085 
$1,000 
982,764 
875,849 
3,785 
62,661 
104,912 
254,289 
292,240 
157,963 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
948 
491 
4 
23 
43 
88 
152 
181 
$1,000 
5,254 
3,704 
48 
179 
277 
655 
1,389 
1,157 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
2,872 
1,828 
7 
99 
142 
383 
586 
611 
$1,000 
62,911 
47,971 
64 
4,255 
4,619 
14,168 
13,518 
1 1 ,346 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
67,609 
35,395 
254 
1,922 
2,837 
7,131 
10,521 
12,730 
acres 
23,752,778 
20,571,250 
67,875 
954,196 
2,092,490 
5,664,648 
7,079,514 
4,712,527 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
53,155 
31,812 
237 
1,847 
2,679 
6,582 
9,587 
10,880 
acres 
22,373,010 
19,845,290 
64,811 
932,818 
2,038,799 
5,519,320 
6,851,423 
4,438,119 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
18,629 
6,475 
45 
341 
517 
962 
1,752 
2,858 
50 to 99 acres 
5,387 
2,561 
35 
227 
179 
377 
550 
1,193 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
6,229 
3,500 
47 
245 
253 
549 
775 
1,631 
200 to 499 acres 
9,327 
6,744 
80 
454 
517 
1,244 
1,939 
2,510 
500 to 999 acres 
6,779 
5,984 
17 
313 
526 
1,434 
2,116 
1,578 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
4,723 
4,523 
13 
179 
445 
1,345 
1,763 
778 
2,000 acres or more 
2,081 
2,025 
- 
88 
242 
671 
692 
332 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
3,092 
1,631 
11 
61 
135 
303 
463 
658 
acres 
87,360 
53,762 
445 
2,660 
3,104 
9,759 
15,074 
22,720 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
2,671 
1,397 
5 
82 
151 
268 
415 
476 
acres 
196,214 
153,938 
809 
8,382 
23,509 
33,913 
54,099 
33,226 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
25,585 
10,982 
38 
306 
619 
2,100 
3,437 
4,482 
acres 
1,049,561 
486,925 
1,640 
9,451 
26,417 
96,863 
148,882 
203,672 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,063 
631 
5 
18 
33 
104 
162 
309 
acres 
46,633 
31,335 
170 
885 
661 
4,793 
10,036 
14,790 
Total woodland 
farms 
27,742 
1 1 ,960 
41 
400 
743 
2,128 
3,547 
5,101 
acres 
1,449,212 
763,174 
1,267 
18,242 
48,196 
157,494 
234,161 
303,814 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
6,381 
3,356 
9 
116 
233 
559 
1,002 
1,437 
acres 
207,875 
138,513 
289 
3,967 
9,487 
26,128 
44,241 
54,401 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
23,909 
9,957 
35 
317 
619 
1,802 
2,955 
4,229 
acres 
1 ,241 ,337 
624,661 
978 
14,275 
38,709 
131,366 
189,920 
249,413 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
