Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
21,345 
10,623 
61 
433 
847 
2,079 
3,118 
4,085 
acres 
873,778 
591,256 
3,615 
20,853 
45,312 
127,348 
178,428 
215,700 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
46,304 
22,828 
106 
806 
1,588 
4,236 
6,958 
9,134 
acres 
861,953 
563,211 
744 
15,438 
35,752 
118,169 
178,330 
214,778 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,644 
1,848 
15 
125 
235 
407 
595 
471 
acres 
522,479 
480,079 
952 
24,451 
71,764 
117,469 
161,602 
103,841 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,583 
1,828 
15 
125 
234 
403 
589 
462 
acres 
521 ,459 
479,439 
952 
24,451 
71,755 
117,411 
161,217 
103,653 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
89 
36 
- 
- 
5 
8 
9 
14 
acres 
1,020 
640 
- 
- 
9 
58 
385 
188 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
28,386 
12,578 
37 
333 
707 
2,505 
3,949 
5,047 
acres 
986,719 
433,348 
1,887 
7,839 
17,353 
76,533 
129,890 
199,846 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
28,156 
20,147 
166 
1,330 
1,832 
4,641 
6,319 
5,859 
acres 
17,575,381 
15,862,053 
55,322 
769,063 
1 ,699,275 
4,568,162 
5,549,188 
3,221,043 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
220 
160 
2 
15 
28 
30 
52 
33 
$1,000 
26,182 
23,674 
(D) 
2,574 
(D) 
9,750 
7,559 
2,189 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
75,087 
37,835 
298 
2,051 
3,105 
7,560 
1 1 ,203 
13,618 
$1,000 
169,830,110 
144,527,186 
482,665 
6,503,319 
13,796,129 
39,582,476 
50,965,496 
33,197,102 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,261,778 
3,819,934 
1,619,681 
3,170,804 
4,443,198 
5,235,777 
4,549,272 
2,437,737 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,305 
6,427 
6,567 
6,447 
6,210 
6,524 
6,644 
6,095 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
5,798 
1,755 
33 
118 
159 
304 
436 
705 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,756 
1,750 
14 
103 
147 
298 
452 
736 
$100,000 to $199,999 
10,235 
3,061 
28 
144 
214 
491 
835 
1,349 
$200,000 to $499,999 
16,855 
5,762 
59 
285 
464 
864 
1,486 
2,604 
$500,000 to $999,999 
9,516 
4,482 
37 
313 
310 
675 
1,060 
2,087 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
7,847 
4,727 
46 
309 
389 
844 
1,232 
1,907 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
9,410 
7,300 
65 
407 
596 
1,496 
2,354 
2,382 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
5,485 
4,988 
9 
203 
431 
1,349 
1,835 
1,161 
$10,000,000 or more 
4,185 
4,010 
7 
169 
395 
1,239 
1,513 
687 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
75,084 
37,834 
298 
2,051 
3,105 
7,560 
1 1 ,202 
13,618 
$1,000 
15,256,459 
12,632,678 
67,128 
748,709 
1,280,188 
3,359,994 
4,227,573 
2,949,086 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
6,088 
1,746 
15 
83 
159 
323 
439 
727 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,369 
1,476 
25 
61 
130 
243 
389 
628 
$10,000 to $19,999 
9,557 
2,844 
28 
151 
175 
395 
700 
1,395 
$20,000 to $49,999 
15,969 
5,671 
39 
274 
359 
838 
1,519 
2,642 
$50,000 to $99,999 
10,459 
4,776 
55 
304 
298 
780 
1,203 
2,136 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,185 
4,939 
39 
279 
394 
853 
1,358 
2,016 
$200,000 to $499,999 
9,898 
7,713 
53 
390 
691 
1,739 
2,527 
2,313 
$500,000 or more 
9,559 
8,669 
44 
509 
899 
2,389 
3,067 
1,761 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
54,096 
31,755 
217 
1,768 
2,512 
6,504 
9,583 
11,171 
number 
113,513 
79,303 
387 
3,917 
6,543 
18,607 
25,742 
24,107 
Tractors, all 
farms 
58,978 
32,808 
195 
1,597 
2,629 
6,606 
9,898 
1 1 ,883 
number 
190,724 
130,503 
583 
5,683 
10,157 
29,094 
41,799 
43,187 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
27,344 
14,403 
55 
579 
981 
2,783 
4,281 
5,724 
number 
40,516 
22,507 
86 
864 
1,503 
4,334 
6,669 
9,051 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
40,969 
23,717 
110 
907 
1,747 
4,740 
7,304 
8,909 
number 
67,174 
42,052 
151 
1,428 
2,909 
8,508 
13,050 
16,006 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
33,505 
24,034 
149 
1,268 
2,037 
5,333 
7,619 
7,628 
number 
83,034 
65,944 
346 
3,391 
5,745 
16,252 
22,080 
18,130 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
26,909 
20,742 
114 
1,041 
1,738 
4,756 
6,795 
6,298 
number 
30,206 
23,438 
130 
1,177 
1,969 
5,489 
7,620 
7,053 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
1,376 
992 
8 
54 
100 
252 
303 
275 
number 
1,461 
1,048 
8 
57 
107 
269 
312 
295 
Hay balers 
farms 
14,491 
8,499 
52 
386 
675 
1,853 
2,431 
3,102 
number 
18,579 
11,119 
64 
506 
860 
2,450 
3,262 
3,977 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
198 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
