Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Illinois 
Adams 
Alexander 
Bond 
Boone 
Brown 
Bureau 
Farms 
number 
75,087 
1,298 
144 
661 
479 
1,056 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,937,721 
388,747 
62,425 
198,339 
134,759 
450,132 
Average size of farm 
acres 
359 
299 
434 
300 
281 
333 
426 
Median size of farm 
acres 
100 
105 
119 
78 
51 
120 
160 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,261,778 
1 ,479,562 
1 ,433,335 
1,941,345 
1,926,882 
1 ,327,643 
3,125,461 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,305 
4,940 
3,306 
6,470 
6,849 
3,987 
7,332 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
15,256,459 
191,247 
20,962 
115,323 
97,777 
43,614 
260,753 
Average per farm 
dollars 
203,192 
147,340 
145,567 
174,467 
204,127 
105,602 
246,925 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
5,776 
87 
4 
48 
89 
11 
73 
1 0 to 49 acres 
19,801 
279 
32 
211 
150 
85 
203 
50 to 1 79 acres 
20,941 
439 
55 
197 
80 
158 
281 
1 80 to 499 acres 
13,216 
256 
25 
96 
85 
90 
223 
500 to 999 acres 
7,617 
144 
6 
56 
41 
37 
151 
1 ,000 acres or more 
7,736 
93 
22 
53 
34 
32 
125 
Total cropland 
farms 
67,609 
1,190 
130 
586 
411 
369 
986 
acres 
23,752,778 
294,180 
51,809 
176,740 
126,852 
85,466 
410,806 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
53,155 
969 
97 
453 
382 
227 
808 
acres 
22,373,010 
270,122 
48,458 
167,525 
124,628 
70,704 
390,019 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,644 
30 
10 
12 
26 
3 
54 
acres 
522,479 
2,311 
4,977 
33 
944 
353 
10,601 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
17,187,052 
173,989 
25,743 
65,968 
98,998 
42,009 
420,191 
Average per farm 
dollars 
228,895 
134,044 
178,773 
99,801 
206,677 
101,718 
397,908 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
14,144,740 
130,355 
25,213 
54,067 
88,248 
33,344 
377,913 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
3,042,312 
43,635 
530 
11,902 
10,751 
8,665 
42,278 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
25,025 
401 
57 
271 
144 
208 
255 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,256 
88 
15 
43 
23 
15 
37 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,860 
89 
15 
41 
40 
24 
39 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,908 
145 
8 
63 
48 
36 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,563 
109 
10 
39 
19 
18 
54 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,666 
110 
9 
42 
35 
29 
94 
$100,000 or more 
24,809 
356 
30 
162 
170 
83 
517 
Government payments 
farms 
56,291 
950 
95 
494 
246 
363 
853 
$1,000 
553,300 
7,898 
778 
3,940 
3,391 
3,102 
8,943 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
40,531 
742 
75 
339 
238 
234 
648 
$1,000 
1 ,667,992 
28,821 
1,217 
21,682 
8,742 
7,476 
24,824 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
13,459,269 
153,055 
1 7,389 
77,493 
86,019 
41,616 
303,976 
Average per farm 
dollars 
179,249 
117,916 
120,754 
117,236 
179,580 
100,766 
287,856 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
75,087 
1,298 
144 
661 
479 
413 
1,056 
$1,000 
5,949,076 
57,653 
10,350 
14,096 
25,112 
10,971 
149,982 
Average per farm 
dollars 
79,229 
44,417 
71 ,872 
21,326 
52,425 
26,564 
142,029 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
37,835 
578 
82 
305 
254 
170 
589 
Other 
number 
37,252 
720 
62 
356 
225 
243 
467 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
43,249 
844 
72 
390 
278 
234 
623 
200 days or more 
number 
27,682 
511 
55 
267 
167 
165 
378 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
16,550 
475 
35 
181 
108 
92 
157 
number 
1,127,630 
33,671 
1,161 
9,676 
5,603 
4,979 
9,429 
Beef cows 
farms 
12,646 
406 
32 
127 
47 
84 
117 
number 
343,972 
12,077 
681 
2,362 
521 
2,638 
3,071 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,149 
21 
4 
20 
25 
4 
7 
number 
98,849 
1,162 
6 
1,664 
1,920 
270 
149 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
14,160 
414 
29 
131 
79 
81 
135 
number 
835,912 
22,015 
646 
5,334 
2,038 
2,312 
9,788 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,045 
36 
3 
16 
32 
8 
30 
number 
4,630,796 
61,936 
21 
1,830 
7,431 
18,320 
59,377 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,019 
34 
3 
11 
32 
5 
32 
number 
13,121,384 
184,020 
(D) 
4,490 
42,047 
38,094 
228,590 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1,751 
26 
3 
23 
25 
10 
15 
number 
54,675 
1,375 
43 
367 
443 
301 
659 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,725 
41 
11 
39 
47 
8 
42 
number 
4,327,311 
2,157 
100 
623 
1,542 
135 
137,434 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
398 
6 
3 
- 
6 
1 
2 
number 
302,571 
1,443 
15 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
36,655 
631 
36 
275 
248 
152 
709 
acres 
12,263,259 
145,112 
1 1 ,833 
76,036 
76,244 
38,111 
270,914 
bushels 
1,253,283,049 
10,513,584 
1,147,934 
1,975,813 
8,829,946 
2,957,894 
38,283,552 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2,867 
89 
- 
47 
29 
20 
22 
acres 
171,562 
3,248 
- 
2,124 
2,155 
659 
733 
tons 
1,795,527 
30,434 
- 
17,830 
19,468 
6,127 
13,624 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6,999 
203 
21 
124 
48 
25 
37 
acres 
645,829 
7,851 
5,416 
15,430 
2,669 
1,339 
2,151 
bushels 
40,543,253 
450,317 
352,193 
965,051 
243,147 
60,324 
168,568 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
6,999 
203 
21 
124 
48 
25 
37 
acres 
645,829 
7,851 
5,416 
15,430 
2,669 
1,339 
2,151 
bushels 
40,543,253 
450,317 
352,193 
965,051 
243,147 
60,324 
168,568 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Illinois 227 
