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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
68,196 
35,414 
282 
1,974 
2,921 
7,139 
10,573 
12,525 
Female 
6,891 
2,421 
16 
77 
184 
421 
630 
1,093 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
37,835 
37,835 
298 
2,051 
3,105 
7,560 
1 1 ,203 
13,618 
Other 
37,252 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
52,037 
28,926 
167 
1,159 
2,131 
5,758 
8,844 
10,867 
Not on farm operated 
23,050 
8,909 
131 
892 
974 
1,802 
2,359 
2,751 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
31,838 
24,700 
109 
954 
1,591 
4,249 
7,108 
10,689 
Any 
43,249 
13,135 
189 
1,097 
1,514 
3,311 
4,095 
2,929 
1 to 49 days 
7,028 
4,048 
66 
320 
415 
949 
1,261 
1,037 
50 to 99 days 
3,029 
1,883 
14 
141 
171 
415 
659 
483 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
5,510 
2,129 
21 
141 
283 
504 
734 
446 
200 days or more 
27,682 
5,075 
88 
495 
645 
1,443 
1,441 
963 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,135 
793 
82 
189 
120 
144 
168 
90 
3 or 4 years 
3,191 
1,143 
103 
367 
187 
177 
185 
124 
5 to 9 years 
8,270 
2,821 
113 
695 
496 
564 
512 
441 
1 0 years or more 
61,491 
33,078 
- 
800 
2,302 
6,675 
10,338 
12,963 
Average years on present farm 
25.5 
29.5 
4.2 
8.3 
14.8 
23.5 
30.1 
39.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,539 
504 
76 
124 
78 
88 
78 
60 
3 or 4 years 
2,697 
957 
101 
330 
139 
119 
186 
82 
5 to 9 years 
7,206 
2,297 
121 
675 
399 
436 
362 
304 
1 0 years or more 
63,645 
34,077 
- 
922 
2,489 
6,917 
10,577 
13,172 
Average years operating any farm 
27.3 
31.6 
4.4 
8.9 
16.1 
25.3 
32.1 
42.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
515 
298 
298 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
4,552 
2,051 
- 
2,051 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
7,677 
3,105 
- 
- 
3,105 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
6,408 
2,761 
- 
- 
- 
2,761 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
10,480 
4,799 
- 
- 
- 
4,799 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
10,709 
5,470 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,470 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1 1 ,044 
5,733 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,733 
- 
65 to 69 years 
8,108 
4,647 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,647 
70 years and over 
15,594 
8,971 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8,971 
Average age 
57.8 
59.2 
22.1 
30.5 
40.1 
50.3 
59.6 
73.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
475 
214 
4 
9 
28 
57 
63 
53 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
102 
44 
- 
- 
2 
9 
18 
15 
Asian 
94 
30 
- 
- 
- 
4 
20 
6 
Black or African American 
110 
43 
- 
- 
4 
4 
14 
21 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
16 
9 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
4 
White 
74,631 
37,648 
296 
2,049 
3,094 
7,524 
11,140 
13,545 
More than one race reported 
134 
61 
2 
2 
5 
14 
11 
27 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
11,504 
5,560 
117 
354 
327 
823 
1,454 
2,485 
2 people 
37,704 
20,703 
67 
484 
434 
2,587 
7,268 
9,863 
3 people 
10,092 
4,889 
58 
466 
448 
1,524 
1,539 
854 
4 people 
9,344 
3,784 
18 
488 
927 
1,492 
603 
256 
5 or more people 
6,443 
2,899 
38 
259 
969 
1,134 
339 
160 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
42,888 
13,436 
96 
651 
1,070 
2,256 
3,503 
5,860 
25 to 49 percent 
7,547 
3,803 
32 
216 
308 
536 
904 
1,807 
50 to 74 percent 
9,966 
7,093 
52 
429 
568 
1,415 
1,913 
2,716 
75 to 99 percent 
9,340 
8,358 
50 
389 
600 
1,696 
2,403 
3,220 
1 00 percent 
5,346 
5,145 
68 
366 
559 
1,657 
2,480 
15 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
2,556 
1,685 
13 
108 
213 
430 
549 
372 
acres 
1,623,907 
1,436,496 
1,675 
75,112 
171,380 
413,369 
501,454 
273,506 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
53,381 
26,872 
249 
1,730 
2,484 
6,075 
8,663 
7,671 
Dial-up service 
3,962 
2,240 
15 
79 
112 
359 
704 
971 
DSL service 
19,202 
9,445 
92 
647 
981 
2,210 
3,063 
2,452 
Cable modem service 
6,549 
2,635 
23 
162 
251 
559 
803 
837 
Fiber-optic service 
1,392 
724 
3 
44 
44 
200 
216 
217 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
12,634 
6,523 
71 
583 
715 
1,499 
2,065 
1,590 
Satellite service 
12,418 
7,015 
59 
351 
564 
1,590 
2,266 
2,185 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,455 
765 
4 
52 
66 
194 
232 
217 
Other Internet service 
2,023 
1,026 
2 
66 
109 
249 
347 
253 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
55,990 
26,903 
259 
1,584 
2,253 
5,330 
7,697 
9,780 
2 households 
13,637 
7,723 
26 
321 
554 
1,503 
2,452 
2,867 
3 households 
3,188 
1,922 
13 
91 
165 
397 
640 
616 
4 households 
1,291 
718 
- 
34 
71 
198 
233 
182 
5 or more households 
981 
569 
- 
21 
62 
132 
181 
173 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
202 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
