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 
Mason 
Massac 
Menard 
Mercer 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
Moultrie 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
490 
412 
369 
715 
563 
1,021 
757 
553 
2007 
447 
400 
411 
785 
678 
1,029 
740 
520 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
289,841 
102,249 
157,755 
251,998 
193,201 
382,388 
309,158 
204,987 
2007 
273,362 
89,693 
168,594 
306,306 
178,134 
347,765 
320,512 
167,791 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
592 
248 
428 
352 
343 
375 
408 
371 
2007 
612 
224 
410 
390 
263 
338 
433 
323 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
490 
412 
369 
715 
563 
1,021 
757 
553 
2007 
447 
400 
411 
785 
678 
1,029 
740 
520 
$1,000, 2012 
1 ,694,422 
365,727 
997,648 
1 ,530,033 
1,000,633 
2,277,630 
2,066,029 
1 ,575,836 
2007 
902,026 
227,133 
646,290 
1,129,378 
633,489 
1,326,099 
1 ,260,826 
709,433 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
3,458,005 
887,686 
2,703,654 
2,139,906 
1 ,777,323 
2,230,784 
2,729,232 
2,849,613 
2007 
2,017,955 
567,832 
1 ,572,483 
1 ,438,698 
934,349 
1 ,288,726 
1,703,819 
1,364,294 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
5,846 
3,577 
6,324 
6,072 
5,179 
5,956 
6,683 
7,687 
2007 
3,300 
2,532 
3,833 
3,687 
3,556 
3,813 
3,934 
4,228 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
31 
46 
21 
47 
44 
74 
36 
39 
$50,000 to $99,999 
37 
49 
31 
52 
39 
80 
63 
42 
$100,000 to $199,999 
63 
86 
44 
84 
58 
157 
103 
113 
$200,000 to $499,999 
73 
131 
95 
178 
140 
211 
174 
100 
$500,000 to $999,999 
45 
35 
46 
106 
87 
114 
69 
53 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
58 
26 
21 
73 
66 
99 
61 
64 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
77 
18 
41 
89 
65 
163 
106 
57 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
62 
18 
40 
54 
45 
69 
94 
31 
$10,000,000 or more 
44 
3 
30 
32 
19 
54 
51 
54 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
345,112 
151,820 
201,240 
359,169 
246,410 
450,359 
364,029 
215,004 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
84.0 
67.3 
78.4 
70.2 
78.4 
84.9 
84.9 
95.3 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
17 
19 
19 
44 
51 
58 
55 
99 
acres 
55 
102 
88 
252 
254 
258 
313 
539 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
108 
145 
119 
186 
172 
264 
180 
154 
acres 
2,966 
4,281 
3,148 
4,714 
4,267 
6,965 
4,660 
3,654 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
27 
49 
21 
44 
31 
65 
61 
39 
acres 
1,587 
2,784 
1,271 
2,555 
1,860 
3,873 
3,464 
2,244 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
27 
37 
19 
71 
31 
102 
53 
33 
acres 
2,170 
3,023 
1,645 
5,778 
2,479 
8,286 
4,342 
2,726 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
28 
32 
25 
48 
37 
70 
47 
31 
acres 
3,184 
3,754 
2,863 
5,380 
4,167 
8,193 
5,530 
3,691 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
39 
18 
21 
46 
28 
48 
27 
22 
acres 
6,012 
2,838 
3,352 
7,228 
4,429 
7,590 
4,266 
3,498 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
15 
12 
10 
13 
15 
29 
34 
18 
acres 
3,018 
2,426 
1,991 
2,557 
2,922 
5,675 
6,894 
3,576 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
20 
19 
7 
24 
24 
35 
17 
10 
acres 
4,791 
4,563 
1,596 
5,867 
5,698 
8,339 
4,042 
2,430 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
43 
33 
29 
88 
60 
117 
86 
35 
acres 
15,480 
1 1 ,767 
9,912 
31,094 
22,085 
41,677 
31,928 
12,695 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
64 
18 
44 
79 
46 
118 
89 
48 
acres 
48,022 
10,316 
32,174 
57,103 
32,462 
83,751 
64,179 
33,726 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
64 
19 
41 
52 
43 
84 
82 
44 
acres 
89,989 
28,424 
54,241 
73,991 
52,157 
111,011 
104,314 
60,590 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
38 
11 
14 
20 
25 
31 
26 
20 
acres 
112,567 
27,971 
45,474 
55,479 
60,421 
96,770 
75,226 
75,618 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
24 
22 
47 
94 
78 
114 
68 
115 
acres 
103 
101 
303 
532 
438 
578 
349 
625 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
100 
143 
141 
180 
225 
278 
161 
153 
acres 
2,259 
3,737 
3,281 
4,006 
4,272 
6,501 
3,655 
3,063 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
16 
33 
16 
38 
29 
35 
29 
17 
acres 
918 
1,933 
943 
2,248 
1,642 
2,068 
1,642 
986 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
23 
35 
24 
62 
46 
82 
66 
44 
acres 
1,781 
2,860 
1,965 
5,184 
3,823 
6,617 
5,411 
3,710 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
26 
26 
20 
44 
33 
61 
43 
27 
acres 
3,051 
3,075 
2,312 
5,096 
3,897 
7,153 
5,098 
3,263 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
20 
33 
14 
37 
26 
52 
43 
14 
acres 
3,185 
5,101 
2,242 
5,873 
3,982 
8,156 
6,947 
2,262 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
9 
17 
12 
33 
38 
39 
25 
17 
acres 
1,759 
3,368 
2,254 
6,492 
7,439 
7,649 
4,906 
3,286 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
17 
16 
4 
22 
21 
29 
14 
9 
acres 
4,079 
3,836 
972 
5,286 
5,089 
6,874 
3,306 
2,132 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
32 
35 
34 
98 
63 
111 
83 
22 
acres 
11,518 
12,079 
12,290 
35,231 
22,728 
40,042 
30,336 
8,023 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
73 
14 
40 
77 
78 
135 
100 
46 
acres 
52,901 
9,003 
28,984 
55,714 
57,428 
97,423 
70,559 
32,889 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
78 
19 
42 
71 
33 
69 
74 
36 
acres 
109,882 
26,920 
59,350 
97,313 
45,871 
94,152 
98,794 
48,929 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
29 
7 
17 
29 
8 
24 
34 
20 
acres 
81,926 
1 7,680 
53,698 
83,331 
21,525 
70,552 
89,509 
58,623 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
468 
336 
338 
656 
471 
936 
694 
500 
2007 
422 
336 
344 
703 
558 
887 
665 
437 
acres, 2012 
265,513 
83,297 
139,895 
212,331 
167,706 
346,716 
272,320 
194,158 
2007 
251,297 
65,005 
150,934 
265,243 
148,732 
314,991 
281,053 
159,120 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
355 
223 
251 
489 
397 
716 
584 
443 
2007 
327 
228 
269 
561 
455 
687 
564 
373 
acres, 2012 
246,854 
71 ,897 
131,422 
199,916 
162,118 
332,290 
260,783 
189,576 
2007 
241,645 
53,721 
143,892 
251,575 
141,515 
302,699 
271,609 
155,930 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
13 
23 
9 
36 
15 
27 
35 
28 
2007 
39 
70 
47 
116 
73 
104 
74 
59 
acres, 2012 
497 
780 
169 
1,544 
117 
487 
1,082 
306 
2007 
1,136 
2,828 
1,490 
4,105 
2,217 
2,870 
2,754 
1,030 
--continued 
332 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
