Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
72,114 
36,312 
285 
1,995 
2,939 
7,217 
10,704 
13,172 
acres 
25,422,301 
21,211,968 
65,831 
955,105 
2,078,624 
5,732,422 
7,225,256 
5,154,730 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
1,871 
1,023 
5 
89 
131 
219 
257 
322 
acres 
964,767 
802,018 
654 
50,308 
132,345 
208,011 
239,108 
171,592 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
64,927 
32,002 
264 
1,819 
2,554 
6,255 
9,341 
1 1 ,769 
acres 
20,277,334 
16,623,332 
61,307 
781,468 
1,644,156 
4,455,520 
5,671,065 
4,009,816 
Partnership 
farms 
4,562 
2,695 
21 
124 
269 
563 
781 
937 
acres 
3,443,376 
3,089,628 
7,193 
151,162 
345,076 
891,329 
910,091 
784,777 
Registered under state law 
farms 
2,929 
1,796 
14 
94 
172 
385 
533 
598 
acres 
2,579,325 
2,336,937 
1,949 
108,097 
291,780 
703,677 
647,060 
584,374 
Corporation 
farms 
3,716 
2,466 
9 
78 
246 
637 
862 
634 
acres 
2,858,974 
2,565,162 
4,495 
69,894 
217,763 
674,206 
1,004,916 
593,888 
Family held 
farms 
3,319 
2,303 
9 
74 
215 
603 
804 
598 
acres 
2,680,220 
2,425,509 
4,495 
(D) 
(D) 
645,390 
952,659 
554,370 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
83 
47 
- 
2 
6 
12 
21 
6 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
3,236 
2,256 
9 
72 
209 
591 
783 
592 
Other than family held 
farms 
397 
163 
_ 
4 
31 
34 
58 
36 
acres 
178,754 
139,653 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
28,816 
52,257 
39,518 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
50 
11 
- 
3 
4 
3 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
347 
152 
- 
4 
28 
30 
55 
35 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,882 
672 
4 
30 
36 
105 
219 
278 
acres 
358,037 
210,769 
506 
6,205 
14,755 
46,604 
84,361 
58,338 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
20,222 
14,201 
56 
633 
1,215 
3,525 
4,674 
4,098 
workers 
63,985 
47,325 
93 
1,938 
5,064 
12,392 
15,215 
12,623 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
8,649 
6,889 
30 
333 
657 
1,862 
2,331 
1,676 
workers 
22,022 
18,049 
44 
695 
2,030 
5,255 
5,924 
4,101 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
15,378 
10,519 
35 
429 
862 
2,598 
3,472 
3,123 
workers 
41,963 
29,276 
49 
1,243 
3,034 
7,137 
9,291 
8,522 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
198 
142 
4 
18 
29 
40 
51 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
15 
9 
- 
- 
2 
2 
2 
3 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
24,372 
1 1 ,977 
105 
644 
1,133 
2,539 
3,516 
4,040 
workers 
50,979 
24,010 
239 
1,336 
2,535 
5,275 
6,711 
7,914 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
5,776 
1,804 
28 
96 
225 
348 
506 
601 
1 0 to 49 acres 
19,801 
5,952 
48 
291 
468 
976 
1,664 
2,505 
50 to 69 acres 
5,254 
1,700 
18 
109 
117 
268 
430 
758 
70 to 99 acres 
6,532 
2,368 
22 
181 
154 
294 
574 
1,143 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
5,244 
2,055 
28 
141 
142 
312 
450 
982 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
3,911 
1,840 
20 
94 
135 
263 
376 
952 
180 to 219 acres 
2,778 
1,389 
21 
94 
95 
205 
310 
664 
220 to 259 acres 
2,358 
1,323 
10 
79 
102 
199 
329 
604 
260 to 499 acres 
8,080 
5,545 
71 
333 
381 
996 
1,564 
2,200 
500 to 999 acres 
7,617 
6,506 
18 
340 
544 
1,458 
2,261 
1,885 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
5,267 
4,977 
14 
192 
469 
1,493 
1,910 
899 
2,000 acres or more 
2,469 
2,376 
- 
101 
273 
748 
829 
425 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
38,836 
25,332 
199 
1,520 
2,083 
5,269 
7,747 
8,514 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
674 
380 
2 
31 
58 
67 
108 
114 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
723 
287 
- 
5 
14 
47 
87 
134 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
943 
453 
2 
20 
48 
115 
146 
122 
Other crop farming (1119) 
19,193 
4,858 
22 
105 
217 
722 
1,342 
2,450 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
9 
7 
- 
4 
- 
- 
3 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1199) 
19,184 
4,851 
22 
101 
217 
722 
1,339 
2,450 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
6,600 
2,572 
48 
149 
245 
377 
583 
1,170 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
662 
489 
- 
58 
59 
109 
134 
129 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
742 
680 
8 
30 
102 
220 
209 
111 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
871 
634 
1 
45 
98 
199 
197 
94 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
603 
238 
2 
8 
19 
65 
78 
66 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,090 
362 
7 
29 
31 
94 
84 
117 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,150 
1,550 
7 
51 
131 
276 
488 
597 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
16,550 
9,573 
96 
576 
949 
2,113 
2,649 
3,190 
number 
1,127,630 
935,747 
7,083 
61,924 
104,538 
264,005 
284,132 
214,065 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,187 
1,494 
28 
84 
168 
276 
376 
562 
1 0 to 49 
7,278 
3,897 
25 
215 
318 
728 
1,033 
1,578 
50 to 99 
2,305 
1,696 
20 
96 
153 
388 
520 
519 
100 to 199 
1,485 
1,284 
17 
77 
158 
364 
352 
316 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
204 iiiinois 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
