Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
75,087 
44,057 
23,849 
7,181 
47,889 
27,198 
percent 
100.0 
58.7 
31.8 
9.6 
63.8 
36.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,937,721 
4,879,627 
18,941,357 
3,116,737 
15,256,077 
1 1 ,681 ,644 
Average size of farm 
acres 
359 
111 
794 
434 
319 
430 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
75,087 
44,057 
23,849 
7,181 
47,889 
27,198 
$1 ,000 
17,740,353 
2,803,083 
12,664,116 
2,273,154 
9,349,796 
8,390,557 
Average per farm 
dollars 
236,264 
63,624 
531,012 
316,551 
195,239 
308,499 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,402 
5,740 
406 
256 
3,728 
2,674 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
8,606 
7,978 
387 
241 
5,619 
2,987 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8,108 
7,413 
443 
252 
5,176 
2,932 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,063 
6,889 
759 
415 
5,093 
2,970 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,776 
5,948 
1,210 
618 
4,991 
2,785 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,075 
3,166 
1,254 
655 
3,331 
1,744 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,826 
2,805 
2,070 
951 
3,901 
1,925 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,670 
2,403 
4,735 
1,532 
6,045 
2,625 
$250,000 to $499,999 
6,745 
908 
4,794 
1,043 
4,554 
2,191 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,417 
396 
4,295 
726 
3,448 
1,969 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
4,399 
411 
3,496 
492 
2,003 
2,396 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
3,640 
275 
2,954 
411 
1,784 
1,856 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
576 
78 
433 
65 
170 
406 
$5,000,000 or more 
183 
58 
109 
16 
49 
134 
Total sales 
farms 
75,087 
44,057 
23,849 
7,181 
47,889 
27,198 
$1,000 
17,187,052 
2,645,641 
12,324,230 
2,217,181 
9,022,355 
8,164,697 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
42,357 
15,015 
21,368 
5,974 
27,904 
14,453 
$1,000 
13,589,230 
1,323,495 
10,377,474 
1,888,261 
7,523,285 
6,065,946 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27,921 
5,204 
18,341 
4,376 
18,210 
9,711 
$1,000 
13,350,558 
1,184,890 
10,311,320 
1 ,854,348 
7,362,927 
5,987,631 
Corn 
farms 
36,898 
11,166 
20,304 
5,428 
24,190 
12,708 
$1,000 
8,258,574 
788,507 
6,266,595 
1 ,203,472 
4,495,967 
3,762,607 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21,852 
3,388 
14,862 
3,602 
14,151 
7,701 
$1,000 
7,997,182 
675,935 
6,154,933 
1,166,314 
4,321,971 
3,675,212 
Wheat 
farms 
6,992 
1,478 
4,766 
748 
4,243 
2,749 
$1,000 
280,743 
26,645 
226,940 
27,158 
147,052 
133,691 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,444 
92 
1,234 
118 
765 
679 
$1,000 
191,387 
12,441 
161,058 
17,888 
92,462 
98,925 
Soybeans 
farms 
34,686 
10,157 
19,580 
4,949 
22,815 
11,871 
$1,000 
5,006,587 
499,775 
3,853,318 
653,494 
2,853,841 
2,152,745 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20,689 
2,590 
15,127 
2,972 
13,290 
7,399 
$1,000 
4,725,845 
375,031 
3,743,628 
607,187 
2,661,641 
2,064,204 
Sorghum 
farms 
336 
102 
197 
37 
210 
126 
$1,000 
11,812 
2,807 
8,162 
843 
6,056 
5,756 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
16 
54 
2 
42 
30 
$1,000 
8,339 
(D) 
6,138 
(D) 
3,876 
4,463 
Barley 
farms 
60 
22 
29 
9 
32 
28 
$1,000 
(D) 
123 
(D) 
36 
(D) 
152 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(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 
364 
635 
117 
662 
454 
$1,000 
30,167 
5,638 
21,271 
3,258 
19,172 
10,995 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
85 
19 
53 
13 
52 
33 
$1,000 
24,888 
4,417 
17,680 
2,791 
16,016 
8,872 
Tobacco 
farms 
14 
7 
3 
4 
9 
5 
$1,000 
1,397 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
3 
1 
2 
3 
3 
$1,000 
1,332 
621 
(D) 
(D) 
711 
621 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,379 
717 
494 
168 
657 
722 
$1,000 
127,592 
17,238 
83,381 
26,974 
41,295 
86,297 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
366 
86 
231 
49 
192 
174 
$1,000 
115,561 
11,174 
79,379 
25,007 
35,330 
80,231 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
967 
775 
147 
45 
426 
541 
$1,000 
19,535 
10,439 
7,899 
1,197 
4,671 
14,864 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
34 
17 
7 
21 
37 
$1,000 
1 1 ,989 
4,592 
6,555 
842 
1,755 
10,234 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
696 
581 
86 
29 
297 
399 
$1,000 
17,200 
9,040 
7,054 
1,105 
3,924 
13,276 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
50 
30 
14 
6 
18 
32 
$1,000 
11,118 
4,091 
6,235 
792 
1,545 
9,573 
Berries 
farms 
379 
275 
88 
16 
163 
216 
$1,000 
2,335 
1,398 
845 
92 
748 
1,587 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
2 
2 
1 
2 
3 
$1,000 
509 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
998 
737 
154 
107 
468 
530 
$1,000 
322,104 
191,826 
92,179 
38,099 
68,422 
253,682 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
392 
261 
78 
53 
172 
220 
$1,000 
314,610 
186,237 
91,009 
37,364 
64,435 
250,175 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
214 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
