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 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
Jersey 
Jo Daviess 
Johnson 
Kane 
Kankakee 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
783 
910 
1,063 
509 
935 
558 
590 
818 
2007 
810 
882 
1,156 
519 
1,016 
568 
759 
835 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
214,197 
250,766 
213,901 
155,483 
271 ,793 
89,715 
168,541 
342,637 
2007 
224,414 
243,451 
232,531 
189,462 
281,457 
100,499 
192,372 
385,808 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
274 
276 
201 
305 
291 
161 
286 
419 
2007 
277 
276 
201 
365 
277 
177 
253 
462 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
783 
910 
1,063 
509 
935 
558 
590 
818 
2007 
810 
882 
1,156 
519 
1,016 
568 
759 
835 
$1,000, 2012 
843,460 
1 ,270,437 
770,803 
916,673 
1,319,562 
271,082 
1,495,699 
2,265,347 
2007 
627,897 
805,459 
659,096 
693,491 
1,126,602 
235,580 
934,983 
1,670,515 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,077,215 
1 ,396,085 
725,120 
1 ,800,929 
1,411,296 
485,810 
2,535,083 
2,769,373 
2007 
775,182 
913,218 
570,152 
1,336,206 
1,108,860 
414,754 
1,231,861 
2,000,617 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,938 
5,066 
3,604 
5,896 
4,855 
3,022 
8,874 
6,612 
2007 
2,798 
3,309 
2,834 
3,660 
4,003 
2,344 
4,860 
4,330 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
68 
82 
96 
27 
52 
39 
25 
41 
$50,000 to $99,999 
68 
86 
117 
46 
51 
52 
34 
36 
$100,000 to $199,999 
152 
139 
267 
85 
91 
147 
35 
81 
$200,000 to $499,999 
273 
193 
346 
136 
265 
206 
145 
161 
$500,000 to $999,999 
100 
107 
89 
48 
191 
55 
102 
114 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
50 
112 
64 
49 
137 
32 
85 
112 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
35 
131 
52 
65 
95 
21 
93 
150 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
19 
42 
23 
29 
28 
6 
33 
65 
$10,000,000 or more 
18 
18 
9 
24 
25 
- 
38 
58 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
373,806 
316,490 
365,539 
236,340 
384,697 
220,107 
332,831 
432,997 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
57.3 
79.2 
58.5 
65.8 
70.7 
40.8 
50.6 
79.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
35 
60 
21 
47 
44 
23 
102 
72 
acres 
187 
299 
132 
274 
189 
111 
496 
377 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
237 
254 
387 
146 
203 
161 
201 
204 
acres 
7,165 
6,940 
1 1 ,299 
4,076 
5,634 
4,996 
4,572 
4,789 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
90 
81 
123 
32 
64 
58 
28 
28 
acres 
5,237 
4,640 
7,193 
1,859 
3,746 
3,363 
1,642 
1,581 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
130 
70 
139 
52 
107 
89 
25 
50 
acres 
10,592 
5,661 
11,426 
4,247 
8,846 
7,273 
2,058 
4,191 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
63 
69 
112 
33 
88 
64 
24 
57 
acres 
7,303 
8,014 
13,014 
3,812 
10,294 
7,453 
2,681 
6,596 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
45 
51 
62 
21 
70 
46 
17 
35 
acres 
7,128 
8,106 
9,822 
3,320 
10,992 
7,232 
2,653 
5,439 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
24 
30 
32 
14 
57 
22 
18 
24 
acres 
4,568 
5,972 
6,208 
2,767 
11,115 
4,303 
3,547 
4,686 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
31 
24 
19 
17 
45 
19 
20 
28 
acres 
7,322 
5,648 
4,471 
4,075 
10,723 
4,564 
4,680 
6,701 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
43 
93 
74 
58 
130 
44 
60 
120 
acres 
15,340 
33,714 
25,530 
21,788 
48,014 
15,861 
22,605 
42,944 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
42 
118 
47 
46 
66 
19 
47 
93 
acres 
29,115 
81,471 
34,280 
31,588 
45,366 
13,688 
32,822 
67,165 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
15 
49 
29 
25 
43 
10 
30 
72 
acres 
21,941 
64,997 
39,471 
33,529 
56,894 
13,621 
41,528 
95,935 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
28 
11 
18 
18 
18 
3 
18 
35 
acres 
98,299 
25,304 
51,055 
44,148 
59,980 
7,250 
49,257 
102,233 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
56 
78 
76 
46 
85 
17 
221 
79 
acres 
248 
417 
395 
208 
502 
86 
1,112 
420 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
266 
264 
429 
135 
261 
177 
235 
212 
acres 
6,667 
6,389 
11,141 
3,013 
6,383 
4,953 
4,985 
4,800 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
52 
62 
116 
34 
55 
50 
30 
35 
acres 
3,058 
3,700 
6,870 
1,995 
3,192 
2,956 
1,701 
1,992 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
97 
56 
115 
36 
91 
84 
20 
49 
acres 
7,949 
4,690 
9,469 
2,961 
7,632 
6,910 
1,657 
3,989 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
81 
53 
77 
37 
93 
61 
25 
55 
acres 
9,374 
6,281 
8,912 
4,357 
10,685 
7,223 
2,911 
6,308 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
51 
44 
53 
24 
66 
44 
31 
33 
acres 
8,065 
6,971 
8,294 
3,767 
10,375 
6,854 
4,819 
5,174 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
17 
26 
35 
21 
51 
22 
15 
19 
acres 
3,303 
5,132 
6,702 
4,175 
9,937 
4,395 
2,918 
3,765 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
22 
26 
30 
14 
37 
14 
15 
33 
acres 
5,152 
6,111 
7,167 
3,393 
8,747 
3,332 
3,560 
7,919 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
63 
103 
101 
49 
154 
60 
54 
98 
acres 
22,644 
36,856 
35,683 
18,246 
55,602 
20,873 
19,445 
36,514 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
46 
110 
66 
72 
62 
19 
62 
99 
acres 
33,395 
79,426 
46,467 
52,806 
40,783 
13,259 
44,230 
71,403 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
35 
54 
48 
33 
36 
17 
31 
80 
acres 
48,551 
72,800 
64,312 
47,345 
47,484 
21,183 
41,177 
110,003 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
24 
6 
10 
18 
25 
3 
20 
43 
acres 
76,008 
14,678 
27,119 
47,196 
80,135 
8,475 
63,857 
133,521 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
690 
809 
965 
461 
842 
460 
497 
776 
2007 
707 
757 
1,023 
473 
864 
452 
641 
815 
acres, 2012 
172,948 
218,212 
172,485 
126,072 
190,246 
48,244 
154,299 
327,931 
2007 
177,358 
214,426 
185,983 
158,075 
196,027 
53,387 
181,983 
376,178 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
501 
612 
659 
378 
607 
298 
466 
706 
2007 
533 
586 
671 
375 
610 
296 
590 
739 
acres, 2012 
150,901 
200,526 
139,372 
119,070 
172,673 
31,250 
151,464 
320,367 
2007 
162,307 
203,535 
161,750 
152,769 
174,948 
33,748 
1 78,538 
368,368 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
45 
19 
44 
29 
59 
38 
18 
39 
2007 
104 
99 
179 
69 
130 
76 
91 
98 
acres, 2012 
1,100 
316 
1,157 
1,470 
1,998 
859 
188 
872 
2007 
4,839 
2,578 
5,030 
2,176 
4,618 
5,289 
1,782 
2,730 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 329 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
