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 
Shelby 
Stark 
Stephenson 
Tazewell 
Union 
Vermilion 
Wabash 
Warren 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,282 
348 
1,087 
942 
623 
956 
213 
605 
2007 
1,185 
372 
1,178 
998 
620 
1,014 
225 
644 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
405,783 
168,127 
352,481 
337,376 
121,173 
434,406 
106,424 
338,411 
2007 
387,288 
169,775 
337,932 
329,268 
122,362 
457,375 
114,361 
294,907 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
317 
483 
324 
358 
194 
454 
500 
559 
2007 
327 
456 
287 
330 
197 
451 
508 
458 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
1,282 
348 
1,087 
942 
623 
956 
213 
605 
2007 
1,185 
372 
1,178 
998 
620 
1,014 
225 
644 
$1,000, 2012 
2,449,768 
1 ,250,295 
2,397,280 
2,509,732 
429,574 
3,059,464 
565,265 
2,342,192 
2007 
1 ,374,934 
699,739 
1,306,888 
1,328,771 
324,232 
1,806,639 
370,609 
1,206,298 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,910,895 
3,592,800 
2,205,409 
2,664,259 
689,524 
3,200,276 
2,653,828 
3,871,392 
2007 
1,160,282 
1,881,018 
1,109,412 
1,331,434 
522,955 
1,781,695 
1,647,150 
1,873,134 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,037 
7,437 
6,801 
7,439 
3,545 
7,043 
5,311 
6,921 
2007 
3,550 
4,122 
3,867 
4,036 
2,650 
3,950 
3,241 
4,090 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
119 
10 
69 
74 
52 
91 
11 
27 
$50,000 to $99,999 
75 
25 
83 
62 
63 
68 
19 
28 
$100,000 to $199,999 
230 
46 
130 
121 
142 
151 
40 
68 
$200,000 to $499,999 
288 
44 
229 
190 
223 
158 
31 
107 
$500,000 to $999,999 
151 
26 
154 
107 
81 
107 
37 
73 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
133 
42 
145 
118 
26 
67 
19 
70 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
137 
76 
148 
128 
17 
110 
21 
88 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
92 
40 
74 
55 
13 
107 
20 
81 
$10,000,000 or more 
57 
39 
55 
87 
6 
97 
15 
63 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
485,462 
184,371 
361,295 
415,410 
264,614 
574,956 
142,883 
347,139 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
83.6 
91.2 
97.6 
81.2 
45.8 
75.6 
74.5 
97.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
77 
24 
115 
99 
20 
91 
14 
32 
acres 
366 
125 
537 
465 
115 
476 
90 
151 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
345 
77 
276 
245 
203 
259 
49 
124 
acres 
9,351 
1,519 
7,505 
5,396 
6,062 
6,388 
1,340 
3,238 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
105 
11 
78 
45 
78 
69 
20 
23 
acres 
6,043 
603 
4,483 
2,659 
4,593 
3,957 
1,156 
1,337 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
136 
14 
70 
67 
83 
46 
15 
38 
acres 
11,155 
1,140 
5,676 
5,491 
6,769 
3,810 
1,208 
3,230 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
91 
16 
58 
54 
64 
40 
17 
42 
acres 
10,431 
1,953 
6,703 
6,150 
7,370 
4,669 
1,881 
4,894 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
55 
28 
71 
51 
41 
32 
7 
45 
acres 
8,722 
4,407 
11,194 
8,018 
6,568 
4,988 
1,100 
7,090 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
61 
16 
67 
31 
28 
26 
17 
21 
acres 
1 1 ,890 
3,312 
13,242 
6,135 
5,596 
5,135 
3,367 
4,202 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
40 
11 
38 
37 
16 
26 
6 
24 
acres 
9,654 
2,578 
8,966 
8,787 
3,870 
6,295 
1,488 
5,719 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
117 
36 
122 
99 
47 
85 
14 
61 
acres 
43,842 
14,096 
44,060 
36,079 
16,320 
30,852 
5,785 
21,821 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
133 
60 
101 
100 
19 
134 
18 
95 
acres 
91,881 
40,437 
68,603 
70,490 
12,825 
94,218 
13,767 
67,293 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
91 
41 
61 
89 
9 
101 
17 
71 
acres 
122,762 
56,319 
85,413 
120,973 
11,041 
142,044 
23,964 
97,192 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
31 
14 
30 
25 
15 
47 
19 
29 
acres 
79,686 
41,638 
96,099 
66,733 
40,044 
131,574 
51,278 
122,244 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
101 
41 
197 
141 
32 
104 
22 
39 
acres 
449 
209 
967 
737 
152 
509 
83 
167 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
367 
68 
327 
233 
188 
288 
57 
135 
acres 
9,164 
1,750 
7,363 
5,422 
4,934 
6,377 
1,491 
3,317 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
59 
8 
55 
38 
63 
48 
17 
22 
acres 
3,442 
423 
3,061 
2,223 
3,692 
2,758 
969 
1,297 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
113 
20 
70 
88 
75 
41 
10 
47 
acres 
9,213 
1,573 
5,732 
7,197 
6,068 
3,432 
836 
3,855 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
83 
25 
72 
65 
58 
60 
8 
43 
acres 
9,508 
2,917 
8,264 
7,484 
6,694 
7,007 
965 
4,985 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
40 
24 
71 
45 
39 
28 
8 
29 
acres 
6,270 
3,724 
11,387 
7,144 
6,124 
4,463 
1,267 
4,531 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
36 
15 
50 
37 
27 
33 
7 
24 
acres 
7,145 
3,071 
9,809 
7,274 
5,337 
6,487 
1,414 
4,779 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
40 
7 
39 
27 
26 
22 
5 
18 
acres 
9,525 
1,675 
9,191 
6,468 
6,188 
5,176 
1,189 
4,323 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
116 
42 
106 
110 
62 
113 
23 
86 
acres 
41,677 
15,841 
38,136 
39,433 
22,898 
39,865 
8,727 
31,203 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
110 
67 
107 
117 
26 
113 
30 
109 
acres 
80,591 
48,007 
72,725 
85,216 
17,887 
78,938 
21,477 
78,334 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
91 
42 
53 
71 
19 
111 
21 
73 
acres 
124,182 
56,294 
70,278 
97,605 
26,273 
152,921 
27,867 
103,879 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
29 
13 
31 
26 
5 
53 
17 
19 
acres 
86,122 
34,291 
101,019 
63,065 
16,115 
149,442 
48,076 
54,237 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,165 
325 
930 
852 
541 
881 
182 
547 
2007 
1,026 
346 
990 
869 
508 
899 
193 
561 
acres, 2012 
362,661 
159,464 
315,752 
304,039 
79,343 
409,458 
94,366 
306,004 
2007 
346,962 
159,819 
306,929 
306,393 
74,976 
428,098 
104,890 
260,628 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
947 
268 
720 
681 
336 
737 
145 
504 
2007 
842 
292 
749 
743 
314 
783 
164 
529 
acres, 2012 
347,431 
154,652 
298,615 
290,979 
59,743 
399,929 
91,598 
301,695 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
332,364 
155,682 
293,207 
295,224 
55,562 
419,508 
102,789 
254,717 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
33 
13 
85 
33 
30 
30 
7 
33 
2007 
149 
46 
184 
86 
108 
87 
18 
72 
acres, 2012 
778 
429 
1,971 
372 
625 
767 
116 
974 
2007 
4,414 
880 
3,773 
2,699 
5,222 
2,483 
202 
3,181 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 335 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
