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 
Kendall 
Knox 
Lake 
La Salle 
Lawrence 
Lee 
Livingston 
Logan 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
364 
856 
349 
1,583 
379 
835 
1,349 
779 
2007 
424 
904 
396 
1,622 
421 
898 
1,319 
710 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
129,741 
347,597 
30,039 
602,279 
184,111 
369,047 
656,275 
363,272 
2007 
166,872 
362,951 
34,525 
643,291 
194,035 
395,624 
628,502 
320,356 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
356 
406 
86 
380 
486 
442 
486 
466 
2007 
394 
401 
87 
397 
461 
441 
476 
451 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
364 
856 
349 
1,583 
379 
835 
1,349 
779 
2007 
424 
904 
396 
1,622 
421 
898 
1,319 
710 
$1,000, 2012 
1,126,364 
2,387,346 
312,271 
4,751,972 
901,640 
2,793,041 
4,716,535 
2,609,157 
2007 
722,158 
1,459,081 
218,398 
2,702,247 
636,047 
1,706,258 
2,602,709 
1,346,443 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
3,094,406 
2,788,955 
894,759 
3,001,878 
2,378,996 
3,344,960 
3,496,320 
3,349,367 
2007 
1 ,703,203 
1,614,027 
551,511 
1,665,997 
1,510,800 
1,900,065 
1,973,244 
1 ,896,399 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
8,682 
6,868 
10,396 
7,890 
4,897 
7,568 
7,187 
7,182 
2007 
4,328 
4,020 
6,326 
4,201 
3,278 
4,313 
4,141 
4,203 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
12 
58 
47 
106 
35 
57 
86 
59 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14 
53 
25 
82 
32 
22 
56 
57 
$100,000 to $199,999 
29 
111 
45 
145 
48 
75 
98 
83 
$200,000 to $499,999 
65 
220 
93 
260 
68 
154 
212 
106 
$500,000 to $999,999 
62 
99 
65 
193 
64 
110 
143 
99 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
54 
88 
37 
215 
28 
91 
182 
98 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
66 
91 
29 
290 
52 
159 
253 
104 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
36 
65 
5 
180 
22 
99 
208 
75 
$10,000,000 or more 
26 
71 
3 
112 
30 
68 
111 
98 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
205,035 
458,494 
283,901 
726,479 
238,194 
463,932 
668,343 
395,556 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
63.3 
75.8 
10.6 
82.9 
77.3 
79.5 
98.2 
91.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
45 
60 
119 
177 
21 
64 
113 
68 
acres 
214 
302 
582 
926 
120 
317 
461 
324 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
83 
194 
159 
283 
117 
170 
227 
186 
acres 
2,000 
5,469 
3,406 
7,340 
3,243 
4,006 
6,032 
5,023 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
26 
75 
4 
89 
22 
51 
46 
28 
acres 
1,485 
4,279 
(D) 
5,238 
1,281 
2,947 
2,639 
1,660 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
23 
78 
17 
111 
23 
53 
78 
40 
acres 
1,985 
6,400 
1,412 
8,943 
1,958 
4,313 
6,270 
3,202 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
22 
61 
10 
90 
26 
45 
67 
49 
acres 
2,570 
7,034 
1,277 
10,431 
3,111 
5,208 
7,772 
5,652 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
11 
38 
8 
99 
16 
38 
84 
33 
acres 
1,761 
5,939 
1,238 
15,568 
2,555 
5,923 
13,276 
5,218 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
12 
36 
3 
54 
11 
26 
40 
23 
acres 
2,306 
7,235 
(D) 
10,731 
2,184 
5,083 
7,785 
4,486 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
13 
23 
2 
76 
15 
40 
42 
27 
acres 
3,110 
5,584 
(D) 
17,993 
3,558 
9,475 
9,851 
6,528 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
52 
102 
12 
223 
28 
125 
222 
82 
acres 
19,035 
36,948 
4,111 
84,038 
10,385 
47,136 
82,340 
29,481 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
45 
84 
8 
212 
30 
121 
226 
107 
acres 
30,667 
59,019 
4,551 
150,675 
20,064 
86,987 
158,789 
76,150 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
19 
73 
5 
132 
44 
68 
145 
103 
acres 
27,151 
104,638 
(D) 
177,338 
60,952 
90,355 
193,876 
139,006 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
13 
32 
2 
37 
26 
34 
59 
33 
acres 
37,457 
104,750 
(D) 
113,058 
74,700 
107,297 
167,184 
86,542 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
103 
91 
162 
156 
47 
113 
166 
91 
acres 
527 
512 
831 
795 
266 
640 
733 
492 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
78 
241 
145 
319 
135 
168 
195 
135 
acres 
1,611 
5,152 
2,579 
7,533 
3,202 
3,599 
4,959 
2,779 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
15 
39 
9 
67 
13 
31 
22 
23 
acres 
876 
2,241 
524 
3,872 
752 
1,795 
1,270 
1,380 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
19 
83 
13 
105 
33 
45 
78 
47 
acres 
1,618 
6,891 
1,035 
8,400 
2,791 
3,584 
6,355 
3,815 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
12 
57 
10 
82 
17 
40 
64 
43 
acres 
1,451 
6,391 
1,156 
9,673 
1,962 
4,598 
7,594 
5,137 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
20 
40 
18 
107 
9 
46 
70 
30 
acres 
3,155 
6,098 
2,828 
16,765 
1,536 
7,297 
1 1 ,075 
4,612 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
10 
38 
4 
50 
11 
27 
54 
19 
acres 
2,032 
7,581 
(D) 
9,865 
2,232 
5,399 
10,719 
3,781 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
17 
26 
6 
52 
10 
38 
50 
26 
acres 
4,011 
6,255 
1,390 
12,455 
2,389 
9,080 
11,847 
6,173 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
55 
83 
12 
244 
31 
147 
186 
75 
acres 
20,021 
30,027 
4,691 
89,312 
1 1 ,272 
54,726 
69,453 
27,687 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
50 
91 
9 
245 
44 
134 
255 
100 
acres 
34,806 
63,022 
5,739 
173,101 
33,492 
94,813 
183,926 
70,208 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
33 
79 
6 
167 
53 
71 
127 
94 
acres 
48,654 
110,668 
(D) 
218,331 
75,124 
94,763 
171,717 
128,395 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
12 
36 
2 
28 
18 
38 
52 
27 
acres 
48,110 
118,113 
(D) 
93,189 
59,017 
115,330 
148,854 
65,897 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
343 
763 
234 
1,453 
340 
784 
1,280 
721 
2007 
369 
787 
301 
1,541 
359 
821 
1,239 
646 
acres, 2012 
123,621 
288,679 
21,960 
569,010 
169,332 
348,914 
632,131 
343,001 
2007 
160,527 
301,485 
28,543 
614,381 
179,068 
377,611 
599,112 
303,129 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
324 
581 
217 
1,274 
275 
664 
1,124 
559 
2007 
359 
633 
260 
1,385 
273 
712 
1,090 
525 
acres, 2012 
122,348 
274,720 
20,901 
558,211 
152,414 
339,61 1 
614,333 
324,277 
2007 
158,919 
290,501 
26,252 
600,966 
174,135 
371,033 
582,633 
295,198 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
8 
53 
16 
32 
8 
24 
29 
22 
2007 
29 
121 
78 
165 
32 
60 
121 
79 
acres, 2012 
36 
1,069 
133 
847 
96 
313 
1,005 
1,310 
2007 
604 
3,554 
1,341 
6,738 
812 
1,033 
3,666 
3,085 
--continued 
330 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
