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 
Edgar 
Edwards 
Effingham 
Fayette 
Ford 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Gallatin 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
673 
365 
1,302 
1,240 
546 
711 
970 
203 
2007 
670 
365 
1,150 
1,132 
524 
785 
1,005 
210 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
351,684 
106,737 
287,023 
303,140 
308,181 
181,349 
355,010 
186,250 
2007 
352,535 
116,690 
242,009 
303,258 
270,720 
207,877 
385,302 
185,753 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
523 
292 
220 
244 
564 
255 
366 
917 
2007 
526 
320 
210 
268 
517 
265 
383 
885 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
673 
365 
1,302 
1,240 
546 
711 
970 
203 
2007 
670 
365 
1,150 
1,132 
524 
785 
1,005 
210 
$1,000, 2012 
2,309,755 
429,459 
1 ,663,459 
1,350,721 
2,336,250 
672,676 
1 ,863,433 
818,291 
2007 
1,347,761 
325,200 
873,720 
893,386 
1,076,002 
526,880 
1 ,357,379 
552,039 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
3,432,028 
1,176,601 
1,277,618 
1,089,291 
4,278,846 
946,099 
1,921,065 
4,030,988 
2007 
2,011,584 
890,959 
759,757 
789,210 
2,053,439 
671,184 
1,350,626 
2,628,760 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,568 
4,024 
5,796 
4,456 
7,581 
3,709 
5,249 
4,394 
2007 
3,823 
2,787 
3,610 
2,946 
3,975 
2,535 
3,523 
2,972 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
66 
69 
104 
133 
37 
89 
72 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
58 
45 
95 
176 
30 
118 
62 
18 
$100,000 to $199,999 
56 
50 
183 
207 
38 
152 
153 
34 
$200,000 to $499,999 
128 
81 
353 
313 
76 
177 
228 
32 
$500,000 to $999,999 
59 
33 
152 
151 
62 
79 
143 
26 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
60 
30 
172 
93 
59 
39 
101 
11 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
90 
28 
167 
101 
93 
29 
114 
19 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
94 
25 
56 
42 
96 
13 
57 
16 
$10,000,000 or more 
62 
4 
20 
24 
55 
15 
40 
24 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
398,959 
142,348 
306,417 
458,550 
310,789 
261,690 
553,981 
206,765 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
88.2 
75.0 
93.7 
66.1 
99.2 
69.3 
64.1 
90.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
45 
27 
87 
76 
46 
45 
50 
9 
acres 
172 
129 
454 
424 
209 
247 
271 
36 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
139 
124 
402 
410 
98 
260 
238 
40 
acres 
3,729 
3,684 
1 1 ,549 
12,209 
2,434 
6,732 
6,498 
1,166 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
42 
21 
102 
117 
25 
97 
65 
11 
acres 
2,405 
1,188 
5,837 
6,827 
1,425 
5,696 
3,689 
608 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
41 
39 
117 
149 
37 
73 
84 
20 
acres 
3,355 
3,164 
9,496 
12,495 
2,935 
5,920 
6,793 
1,601 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
56 
26 
101 
92 
24 
45 
82 
12 
acres 
6,566 
3,006 
11,786 
10,626 
2,850 
5,133 
9,634 
1,368 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
29 
20 
49 
53 
28 
25 
77 
4 
acres 
4,487 
3,167 
7,663 
8,292 
4,371 
4,017 
1 1 ,878 
579 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
24 
15 
66 
52 
11 
25 
32 
6 
acres 
4,785 
2,999 
13,250 
10,226 
2,202 
4,923 
6,450 
1,150 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
16 
11 
53 
33 
15 
21 
26 
8 
acres 
3,738 
2,576 
12,565 
7,925 
3,535 
5,079 
6,206 
1,896 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
72 
22 
162 
102 
67 
46 
120 
20 
acres 
25,993 
7,966 
56,958 
37,909 
24,722 
16,530 
43,195 
6,655 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
92 
22 
113 
80 
102 
31 
99 
25 
acres 
62,521 
16,463 
78,020 
55,095 
72,968 
22,762 
68,333 
18,387 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
82 
27 
42 
52 
63 
25 
64 
16 
acres 
115,436 
34,506 
53,352 
70,583 
87,944 
33,417 
89,074 
24,055 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
35 
11 
8 
24 
30 
18 
33 
32 
acres 
118,497 
27,889 
26,093 
70,529 
102,586 
70,893 
102,989 
128,749 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
47 
3 
114 
78 
42 
82 
108 
17 
acres 
168 
18 
628 
399 
207 
438 
604 
116 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
146 
156 
357 
380 
96 
315 
194 
60 
acres 
3,417 
4,078 
9,320 
9,931 
1,987 
7,960 
4,909 
1,415 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
30 
15 
72 
85 
8 
59 
62 
12 
acres 
1,677 
875 
4,179 
5,026 
461 
3,436 
3,578 
733 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
53 
42 
95 
106 
31 
63 
90 
14 
acres 
4,304 
3,411 
7,895 
8,530 
2,460 
5,043 
7,459 
1,159 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
36 
26 
85 
69 
30 
39 
69 
4 
acres 
4,087 
2,981 
9,874 
8,087 
3,613 
4,584 
7,816 
508 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
52 
12 
61 
70 
29 
32 
68 
8 
acres 
8,048 
1,874 
9,530 
11,019 
4,549 
5,110 
10,582 
1,289 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
14 
10 
50 
37 
16 
13 
33 
5 
acres 
2,740 
1,979 
9,886 
7,245 
3,256 
2,577 
6,560 
1,046 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
12 
13 
47 
22 
23 
20 
38 
4 
acres 
2,870 
3,163 
11,065 
5,317 
5,499 
4,763 
9,116 
956 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
71 
17 
139 
99 
71 
52 
126 
17 
acres 
25,086 
5,794 
49,446 
34,674 
27,384 
19,244 
45,237 
5,973 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
83 
27 
90 
99 
99 
50 
95 
18 
acres 
56,727 
21,267 
63,420 
70,899 
70,259 
33,148 
62,633 
14,233 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
90 
36 
33 
67 
54 
43 
83 
16 
acres 
126,319 
48,870 
44,254 
87,361 
70,777 
60,767 
112,071 
22,578 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
36 
8 
7 
20 
25 
17 
39 
35 
acres 
117,092 
22,380 
22,512 
54,770 
80,268 
60,807 
114,737 
135,747 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
620 
330 
1,162 
1,070 
523 
635 
863 
189 
2007 
597 
328 
1,018 
971 
492 
681 
861 
192 
acres, 2012 
326,251 
88,078 
241,885 
248,237 
298,030 
152,745 
266,405 
170,317 
2007 
328,303 
100,512 
204,474 
254,549 
258,674 
183,694 
280,081 
171,632 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
527 
213 
906 
768 
442 
380 
731 
163 
2007 
541 
223 
834 
732 
415 
428 
746 
162 
acres, 2012 
317,805 
76,365 
223,524 
221,186 
290,265 
129,479 
251,287 
1 66,655 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
320,936 
92,880 
191,171 
237,437 
251,643 
164,608 
261,099 
165,446 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
18 
15 
52 
65 
21 
31 
37 
3 
2007 
57 
50 
147 
165 
38 
110 
134 
20 
acres, 2012 
914 
332 
961 
2,733 
444 
1,973 
1,277 
(D) 
2007 
2,826 
2,087 
3,818 
6,012 
1,103 
3,826 
5,552 
2,125 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 327 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
