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 
McDonough 
McHenry 
McLean 
Macon 
Macoupin 
Madison 
Marion 
Marshall 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
740 
911 
1,489 
674 
1,190 
1,110 
1,152 
440 
2007 
761 
1,035 
1,513 
708 
1,187 
1,229 
1,077 
500 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
292,044 
234,211 
692,291 
336,576 
438,592 
307,135 
266,828 
209,094 
2007 
307,725 
215,584 
675,984 
290,603 
394,228 
312,936 
260,679 
204,584 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
395 
257 
465 
499 
369 
277 
232 
475 
2007 
404 
208 
447 
410 
332 
255 
242 
409 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
740 
911 
1,489 
674 
1,190 
1,110 
1,152 
440 
2007 
761 
1,035 
1,513 
708 
1,187 
1,229 
1,077 
500 
$1,000, 2012 
2,052,082 
1,890,080 
5,662,736 
2,636,305 
2,727,191 
1,959,718 
1,120,836 
1,447,800 
2007 
1,194,904 
1 ,086,303 
2,826,597 
1 ,296,399 
1,511,502 
1,295,048 
813,609 
827,416 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,773,084 
2,074,731 
3,803,047 
3,911,432 
2,291,757 
1,765,512 
972,948 
3,290,454 
2007 
1,570,176 
1,049,568 
1,868,207 
1,831,072 
1 ,273,380 
1 ,053,742 
755,440 
1 ,654,832 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
7,027 
8,070 
8,180 
7,833 
6,218 
6,381 
4,201 
6,924 
2007 
3,883 
5,039 
4,181 
4,461 
3,834 
4,138 
3,121 
4,044 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
42 
44 
76 
40 
102 
96 
108 
28 
$50,000 to $99,999 
63 
37 
69 
60 
89 
77 
143 
13 
$100,000 to $199,999 
112 
66 
120 
71 
146 
151 
275 
35 
$200,000 to $499,999 
143 
281 
260 
106 
237 
283 
308 
68 
$500,000 to $999,999 
85 
169 
184 
91 
194 
149 
106 
59 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
78 
142 
172 
58 
129 
130 
93 
52 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
106 
74 
266 
92 
163 
134 
74 
98 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
47 
51 
175 
80 
70 
55 
21 
53 
$10,000,000 or more 
64 
47 
167 
76 
60 
35 
24 
34 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
377,220 
386,065 
757,344 
371,640 
552,269 
458,063 
366,319 
247,547 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
77.4 
60.7 
91.4 
90.6 
79.4 
67.1 
72.8 
84.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
55 
162 
136 
58 
70 
133 
49 
15 
acres 
223 
873 
641 
277 
335 
679 
293 
55 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
144 
314 
313 
184 
286 
369 
370 
77 
acres 
3,802 
6,808 
8,117 
4,043 
7,787 
8,760 
1 1 ,292 
1,877 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
65 
66 
72 
28 
70 
64 
155 
15 
acres 
3,729 
3,872 
4,219 
1,618 
4,174 
3,784 
9,178 
885 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
60 
48 
98 
50 
111 
78 
143 
35 
acres 
4,742 
3,892 
8,115 
4,121 
9,038 
6,550 
1 1 ,604 
2,770 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
51 
64 
73 
23 
108 
74 
102 
40 
acres 
5,984 
7,428 
8,560 
2,685 
12,414 
8,398 
1 1 ,698 
4,624 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
40 
33 
61 
29 
79 
47 
69 
15 
acres 
6,390 
5,121 
9,484 
4,456 
12,413 
7,219 
10,794 
2,350 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
23 
22 
44 
21 
47 
62 
37 
14 
acres 
4,531 
4,360 
8,788 
4,097 
9,346 
12,308 
7,377 
2,789 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
27 
12 
56 
21 
28 
22 
12 
33 
acres 
6,581 
2,883 
13,305 
5,011 
6,655 
5,199 
2,843 
7,819 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
98 
72 
204 
61 
158 
93 
79 
67 
acres 
34,334 
25,609 
75,806 
22,044 
56,698 
33,295 
28,205 
23,900 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
78 
58 
203 
71 
117 
92 
79 
65 
acres 
55,780 
41,790 
146,642 
51,609 
84,015 
62,820 
53,594 
46,380 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
73 
33 
162 
94 
86 
49 
38 
49 
acres 
97,667 
43,828 
219,697 
130,357 
113,490 
63,185 
54,095 
66,099 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
26 
27 
67 
34 
30 
27 
19 
15 
acres 
68,281 
87,747 
188,917 
106,258 
122,227 
94,938 
65,855 
49,546 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
77 
304 
189 
122 
119 
176 
87 
55 
acres 
339 
1,571 
850 
616 
594 
949 
471 
270 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
174 
369 
342 
190 
339 
396 
341 
91 
acres 
4,241 
7,056 
7,807 
4,069 
8,461 
8,722 
9,264 
1,973 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
42 
43 
41 
21 
66 
65 
97 
12 
acres 
2,413 
2,382 
2,418 
1,179 
3,826 
3,824 
5,704 
702 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
57 
45 
99 
37 
90 
85 
131 
36 
acres 
4,603 
3,850 
8,244 
3,092 
7,438 
7,017 
1 0,742 
3,004 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
39 
35 
59 
28 
83 
81 
91 
39 
acres 
4,607 
4,042 
6,809 
3,321 
9,606 
9,126 
10,558 
4,451 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
54 
24 
72 
28 
67 
49 
50 
32 
acres 
8,550 
3,591 
1 1 ,259 
4,560 
10,484 
7,759 
7,971 
4,970 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
31 
17 
53 
22 
36 
43 
44 
17 
acres 
6,119 
3,313 
10,540 
4,328 
7,165 
8,382 
8,636 
3,335 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
29 
26 
27 
10 
22 
28 
24 
19 
acres 
6,810 
6,160 
6,410 
2,338 
5,331 
6,730 
5,609 
4,548 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
71 
57 
170 
59 
122 
113 
79 
79 
acres 
26,065 
19,874 
61,039 
21,194 
44,385 
42,454 
30,089 
29,180 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
84 
60 
225 
81 
133 
113 
78 
65 
acres 
61,528 
40,898 
161,400 
57,667 
96,226 
78,358 
53,988 
45,286 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
73 
23 
177 
81 
82 
60 
27 
39 
acres 
102,118 
28,767 
239,195 
109,615 
109,277 
79,147 
37,496 
52,550 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
30 
32 
59 
29 
28 
20 
28 
16 
acres 
80,332 
94,080 
160,013 
78,624 
91,435 
60,468 
80,151 
54,315 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
668 
756 
1,400 
631 
1,084 
963 
1,022 
414 
2007 
673 
830 
1,315 
640 
1,056 
1,054 
900 
439 
acres, 2012 
253,450 
212,556 
653,874 
321,693 
371,038 
276,513 
216,922 
183,698 
2007 
267,215 
198,762 
647,350 
280,663 
336,959 
284,553 
212,144 
183,523 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
560 
701 
1,189 
537 
835 
827 
586 
363 
2007 
585 
729 
1,137 
571 
829 
918 
534 
393 
acres, 2012 
243,607 
206,851 
635,582 
314,967 
352,622 
264,925 
178,099 
176,683 
2007 
256,434 
191,556 
633,676 
276,035 
321,328 
277,920 
188,894 
178,722 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
27 
40 
34 
24 
32 
40 
47 
15 
2007 
79 
159 
145 
81 
129 
147 
126 
37 
acres, 2012 
701 
461 
2,298 
203 
967 
1,954 
864 
624 
2007 
3,895 
2,499 
4,203 
1,916 
3,522 
2,219 
4,515 
2,251 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 331 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
