Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Calhoun 
Carroll 
Cass 
Champaign 
Christian 
Clark 
Clay 
Clinton 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
478 
643 
446 
1,312 
816 
677 
774 
915 
2007 
464 
676 
433 
1,389 
910 
588 
707 
1,031 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
87,750 
256,132 
182,688 
616,493 
373,631 
266,804 
270,319 
285,489 
2007 
87,938 
265,153 
1 73,543 
550,481 
449,512 
238,706 
209,834 
268,441 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
184 
398 
410 
470 
458 
394 
349 
312 
2007 
190 
392 
401 
396 
494 
406 
297 
260 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
478 
643 
446 
1,312 
816 
677 
774 
915 
2007 
464 
676 
433 
1,389 
910 
588 
707 
1,031 
$1,000, 2012 
333,552 
1,751,324 
1,021,502 
4,907,950 
2,830,814 
1,310,533 
1,287,919 
1,669,537 
2007 
273,284 
974,805 
617,560 
2,395,052 
1,878,409 
771 ,872 
616,246 
1 ,022,299 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
697,808 
2,723,677 
2,290,362 
3,740,816 
3,469,135 
1 ,935,794 
1,663,979 
1,824,631 
2007 
588,974 
1,442,019 
1,426,235 
1 ,724,299 
2,064,186 
1,312,708 
871 ,635 
991,561 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,801 
6,838 
5,592 
7,961 
7,576 
4,912 
4,764 
5,848 
2007 
3,108 
3,676 
3,559 
4,351 
4,179 
3,234 
2,937 
3,808 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
30 
33 
39 
77 
54 
83 
82 
64 
$50,000 to $99,999 
33 
56 
49 
63 
60 
77 
90 
49 
$100,000 to $199,999 
95 
57 
43 
103 
116 
112 
156 
114 
$200,000 to $499,999 
168 
122 
92 
220 
170 
145 
174 
188 
$500,000 to $999,999 
69 
80 
65 
136 
79 
58 
67 
129 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
44 
83 
28 
174 
70 
68 
58 
143 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
30 
125 
69 
206 
128 
66 
86 
143 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
8 
43 
31 
208 
58 
26 
32 
57 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
44 
30 
125 
81 
42 
29 
28 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
162,448 
284,675 
240,524 
637,617 
454,001 
320,908 
299,729 
303,414 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
54.0 
90.0 
76.0 
96.7 
82.3 
83.1 
90.2 
94.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
27 
47 
20 
117 
83 
45 
22 
44 
acres 
132 
219 
95 
606 
418 
209 
102 
193 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
119 
125 
112 
268 
195 
185 
252 
221 
acres 
3,695 
3,051 
3,196 
6,617 
4,830 
5,061 
7,213 
5,269 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
48 
50 
22 
61 
44 
55 
79 
67 
acres 
2,814 
2,913 
1,324 
3,589 
2,527 
3,222 
4,549 
3,947 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
82 
43 
42 
73 
56 
69 
83 
80 
acres 
6,692 
3,549 
3,350 
5,971 
4,588 
5,674 
6,677 
6,591 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
55 
38 
43 
67 
41 
52 
67 
58 
acres 
6,509 
4,447 
4,964 
7,733 
4,544 
5,987 
7,569 
6,813 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
27 
40 
25 
58 
30 
20 
31 
52 
acres 
4,242 
6,274 
3,891 
9,238 
4,646 
3,074 
4,977 
8,221 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
21 
29 
19 
43 
40 
22 
16 
57 
acres 
4,044 
5,715 
3,724 
8,596 
7,790 
4,341 
3,167 
11,336 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
14 
29 
17 
51 
24 
28 
17 
45 
acres 
3,325 
6,928 
3,955 
12,074 
5,765 
6,670 
4,014 
10,689 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
37 
98 
38 
173 
81 
56 
62 
142 
acres 
12,653 
35,271 
13,512 
64,110 
28,176 
21,315 
22,682 
52,432 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
37 
80 
46 
208 
105 
63 
78 
96 
acres 
25,239 
53,639 
31,914 
146,476 
74,008 
43,141 
56,469 
66,945 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
8 
41 
44 
138 
65 
43 
35 
37 
acres 
10,248 
60,129 
60,288 
181,714 
91,573 
57,568 
43,744 
52,846 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3 
23 
18 
55 
52 
39 
32 
16 
acres 
8,157 
73,997 
52,475 
169,769 
144,766 
110,542 
109,156 
60,207 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
37 
86 
20 
170 
104 
45 
54 
130 
acres 
(D) 
454 
149 
860 
576 
265 
305 
781 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
107 
126 
124 
276 
207 
183 
246 
262 
acres 
3,015 
3,215 
3,052 
6,301 
5,020 
4,442 
6,502 
6,425 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
39 
37 
19 
47 
41 
24 
49 
55 
acres 
2,316 
2,150 
1,085 
2,818 
2,329 
1,424 
2,837 
3,192 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
78 
41 
41 
99 
54 
52 
72 
51 
acres 
6,419 
3,347 
3,274 
7,988 
4,287 
4,325 
6,062 
4,222 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
43 
44 
32 
85 
44 
38 
48 
78 
acres 
5,053 
5,243 
3,685 
10,160 
5,115 
4,469 
5,550 
9,130 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
35 
48 
22 
60 
41 
20 
16 
57 
acres 
5,439 
7,518 
3,438 
9,444 
6,323 
3,196 
2,465 
9,003 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
17 
23 
13 
52 
28 
20 
18 
45 
acres 
(D) 
4,513 
2,608 
10,346 
5,562 
3,961 
3,602 
8,949 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
11 
19 
7 
46 
20 
16 
12 
37 
acres 
2,541 
4,542 
1,687 
10,893 
4,847 
3,792 
2,846 
8,806 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
52 
105 
52 
175 
104 
53 
62 
134 
acres 
18,494 
37,279 
19,449 
64,905 
40,425 
19,028 
23,224 
48,601 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
32 
72 
53 
207 
118 
59 
83 
127 
acres 
22,195 
46,470 
40,008 
144,448 
82,670 
41,360 
58,476 
85,427 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
12 
53 
35 
129 
96 
45 
30 
43 
acres 
16,971 
76,280 
48,015 
167,723 
140,543 
64,057 
40,072 
50,840 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
22 
15 
43 
53 
33 
17 
12 
acres 
(D) 
74,142 
47,093 
114,595 
151,815 
88,387 
57,893 
33,065 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
426 
601 
404 
1,258 
755 
598 
681 
816 
2007 
395 
601 
388 
1,328 
838 
528 
603 
905 
acres, 2012 
48,502 
218,830 
151,066 
591,132 
352,741 
230,264 
235,247 
259,554 
2007 
49,579 
228,142 
143,608 
536,124 
430,356 
206,046 
178,258 
246,393 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
285 
454 
274 
1,108 
614 
472 
438 
674 
2007 
272 
458 
269 
1,139 
723 
418 
417 
725 
acres, 2012 
36,576 
204,440 
139,261 
574,71 1 
342,039 
220,822 
202,876 
244,793 
2007 
36,967 
215,333 
132,612 
524,916 
418,458 
196,740 
158,900 
237,663 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
22 
36 
11 
27 
24 
25 
26 
37 
2007 
70 
74 
37 
104 
67 
79 
87 
92 
acres, 2012 
1,128 
917 
245 
430 
430 
442 
566 
704 
2007 
3,254 
2,538 
2,009 
2,362 
1,791 
3,266 
5,710 
2,261 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 325 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
