Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Illinois 
Adams 
Alexander 
Bond 
Boone 
Brown 
Bureau 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
75,087 
1,298 
144 
661 
479 
413 
1,056 
2007 
76,860 
1,295 
143 
673 
540 
422 
1,189 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
26,937,721 
388,747 
62,425 
198,339 
134,759 
137,523 
450,132 
2007 
26,775,100 
374,133 
47,626 
224,760 
137,162 
151,058 
478,389 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
359 
299 
434 
300 
281 
333 
426 
2007 
348 
289 
333 
334 
254 
358 
402 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
75,087 
1,298 
144 
661 
479 
413 
1,056 
2007 
76,860 
1,295 
143 
673 
540 
422 
1,189 
$1,000, 2012 
169,830,110 
1,920,471 
206,400 
1 ,283,229 
922,977 
548,317 
3,300,487 
2007 
101,538,246 
1,312,252 
147,308 
765,565 
677,921 
460,703 
1,936,252 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,261,778 
1 ,479,562 
1 ,433,335 
1,941,345 
1 ,926,882 
1 ,327,643 
3,125,461 
2007 
1,321,080 
1,013,322 
1,030,129 
1,137,540 
1,255,409 
1,091,712 
1,628,471 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,305 
4,940 
3,306 
6,470 
6,849 
3,987 
7,332 
2007 
3,792 
3,507 
3,093 
3,406 
4,942 
3,050 
4,047 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
5,798 
85 
11 
49 
25 
28 
60 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,756 
77 
12 
54 
32 
36 
57 
$100,000 to $199,999 
10,235 
204 
29 
92 
72 
57 
75 
$200,000 to $499,999 
16,855 
328 
43 
177 
107 
103 
170 
$500,000 to $999,999 
9,516 
180 
18 
96 
80 
69 
169 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
7,847 
149 
6 
59 
51 
52 
148 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
9,410 
175 
9 
61 
48 
43 
195 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
5,485 
70 
10 
34 
38 
18 
100 
$10,000,000 or more 
4,185 
30 
6 
39 
26 
7 
82 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
35,532,405 
547,338 
150,733 
243,379 
179,670 
195,588 
556,181 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
75.8 
71.0 
41.4 
81.5 
75.0 
70.3 
80.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
5,776 
87 
4 
48 
89 
11 
73 
acres 
28,445 
420 
26 
256 
486 
57 
371 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
19,801 
279 
32 
211 
150 
85 
203 
acres 
523,470 
7,415 
949 
5,790 
3,333 
2,489 
4,983 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
5,254 
102 
11 
52 
19 
25 
52 
acres 
306,088 
6,057 
626 
3,121 
1,109 
1,447 
3,047 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6,532 
143 
12 
65 
26 
66 
82 
acres 
534,319 
1 1 ,752 
948 
5,299 
2,271 
5,330 
6,682 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
5,244 
108 
21 
52 
25 
34 
71 
acres 
608,607 
12,503 
2,454 
5,991 
2,858 
4,077 
8,401 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,911 
86 
11 
28 
10 
33 
76 
acres 
615,586 
13,509 
1,718 
4,368 
1,507 
5,161 
12,096 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,778 
44 
8 
23 
7 
18 
49 
acres 
548,883 
8,659 
1,556 
4,646 
1,362 
3,522 
9,596 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2,358 
45 
5 
14 
8 
17 
35 
acres 
560,834 
10,652 
1,194 
3,342 
1,903 
4,123 
8,393 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
8,080 
167 
12 
59 
70 
55 
139 
acres 
2,940,577 
60,574 
3,853 
22,182 
24,568 
18,992 
50,404 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7,617 
144 
6 
56 
41 
37 
151 
acres 
5,355,556 
95,813 
3,918 
38,097 
28,457 
25,929 
107,919 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
5,267 
65 
11 
29 
28 
21 
90 
acres 
7,176,798 
87,182 
15,792 
42,289 
37,613 
29,510 
122,237 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2,469 
28 
11 
24 
6 
11 
35 
acres 
7,738,558 
74,21 1 
29,391 
62,958 
29,292 
36,886 
116,003 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
8,603 
114 
2 
38 
120 
26 
131 
acres 
44,319 
589 
(D) 
180 
649 
89 
683 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
20,592 
301 
52 
205 
189 
85 
266 
acres 
488,403 
6,971 
1,252 
5,414 
4,188 
2,413 
5,887 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3,938 
67 
7 
49 
18 
18 
50 
acres 
229,129 
3,892 
(D) 
2,798 
1,063 
1,055 
3,041 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
5,849 
133 
14 
50 
24 
43 
63 
acres 
479,801 
10,804 
1,126 
4,137 
2,131 
3,592 
5,159 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,760 
98 
13 
42 
18 
45 
50 
acres 
554,339 
1 1 ,382 
1,464 
4,888 
2,065 
5,175 
5,922 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,863 
92 
6 
29 
14 
24 
55 
acres 
606,413 
14,531 
945 
4,648 
2,182 
3,724 
8,752 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,629 
46 
5 
27 
8 
24 
47 
acres 
519,269 
9,071 
1,012 
5,417 
1,636 
4,721 
9,344 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2,211 
38 
4 
14 
13 
15 
45 
acres 
526,332 
8,984 
955 
3,385 
3,088 
3,662 
10,678 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
8,276 
159 
22 
69 
51 
61 
168 
acres 
3,008,494 
58,052 
7,424 
24,089 
1 7,979 
22,502 
62,049 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
8,309 
155 
4 
81 
43 
43 
183 
acres 
5,880,719 
103,765 
2,980 
55,633 
31,121 
29,914 
129,958 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
5,520 
70 
7 
53 
31 
17 
88 
acres 
7,512,648 
92,583 
11,119 
74,868 
39,488 
22,132 
115,557 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2,310 
22 
7 
16 
11 
21 
43 
acres 
6,925,234 
53,509 
18,931 
39,303 
31,572 
52,079 
121,359 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
67,609 
1,190 
130 
586 
411 
369 
986 
2007 
67,431 
1,129 
115 
592 
454 
367 
1,053 
acres, 2012 
23,752,778 
294,180 
51,809 
176,740 
126,852 
85,466 
410,806 
2007 
23,707,699 
284,687 
36,711 
203,316 
128,769 
92,148 
439,887 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
53,155 
969 
97 
453 
382 
227 
808 
2007 
54,185 
936 
97 
469 
390 
246 
875 
acres, 2012 
22,373,010 
270,122 
48,458 
167,525 
124,628 
70,704 
390,019 
2007 
22,611,443 
260,033 
33,379 
194,789 
124,929 
80,946 
423,300 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
3,092 
96 
9 
32 
25 
41 
39 
2007 
9,113 
214 
18 
69 
107 
55 
109 
acres, 2012 
87,360 
2,883 
126 
741 
197 
3,005 
3,216 
2007 
308,259 
10,509 
794 
2,012 
1,735 
3,055 
6,015 
--continued 
324 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
