Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Illinois 
Adams 
Alexander 
Bond 
Boone 
Brown 
Bureau 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
75,087 
1,298 
144 
661 
479 
413 
1,056 
2007 
76,860 
1,295 
143 
673 
540 
422 
1,189 
acres, 2012 
26,937,721 
388,747 
62,425 
198,339 
134,759 
137,523 
450,132 
2007 
26,775,100 
374,133 
47,626 
224,760 
137,162 
151,058 
478,389 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
53,155 
969 
97 
453 
382 
227 
808 
2007 
54,185 
936 
97 
469 
390 
246 
875 
acres, 2012 
22,373,010 
270,122 
48,458 
167,525 
124,628 
70,704 
390,019 
TENURE 
2007 
22,611,443 
260,033 
33,379 
194,789 
124,929 
80,946 
423,300 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
44,057 
799 
97 
415 
269 
286 
530 
2007 
45,136 
785 
89 
396 
340 
295 
604 
acres, 2012 
4,879,627 
104,341 
17,467 
36,503 
23,497 
44,634 
71,271 
2007 
4,733,190 
88,037 
12,930 
32,967 
32,972 
54,937 
69,605 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
23,573 
499 
53 
215 
180 
111 
301 
2007 
24,030 
467 
48 
198 
214 
123 
310 
acres, 2012 
2,422,927 
42,589 
(D) 
17,713 
17,851 
9,650 
44,337 
2007 
2,491,442 
36,371 
4,101 
13,629 
26,592 
13,222 
43,937 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
23,849 
413 
45 
203 
136 
111 
367 
2007 
23,512 
395 
41 
234 
137 
107 
374 
acres, 2012 
18,941,357 
263,354 
(D) 
154,419 
90,345 
84,582 
307,398 
2007 
18,439,334 
255,486 
31,760 
180,647 
76,061 
87,145 
313,908 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
5,902,886 
100,662 
(D) 
53,969 
21,774 
30,985 
91,598 
2007 
5,534,667 
102,410 
1 1 ,438 
58,977 
22,120 
38,110 
84,641 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
13,038,471 
162,692 
24,248 
100,450 
68,571 
53,597 
215,800 
2007 
12,904,667 
153,076 
20,322 
121,670 
53,941 
49,035 
229,267 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
23,062 
397 
42 
197 
131 
103 
362 
2007 
22,715 
382 
37 
230 
127 
105 
371 
acres, 2012 
17,046,092 
209,849 
37,966 
142,849 
86,346 
54,075 
278,559 
2007 
16,736,100 
199,139 
26,371 
170,559 
70,561 
61,360 
294,422 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
7,181 
86 
2 
43 
74 
16 
159 
2007 
8,212 
115 
13 
43 
63 
20 
211 
acres, 2012 
3,116,737 
21,052 
(D) 
7,417 
20,917 
8,307 
71,463 
2007 
3,602,576 
30,610 
2,936 
11,146 
28,129 
8,976 
94,876 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
6,520 
73 
2 
41 
71 
13 
145 
2007 
7,440 
87 
12 
41 
49 
18 
194 
acres, 2012 
2,903,991 
17,684 
(D) 
6,963 
20,431 
6,979 
67,123 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
3,383,901 
24,523 
2,907 
10,601 
27,776 
6,364 
84,941 
Total operators 
number 
109,123 
1,921 
215 
927 
767 
604 
1,497 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
47,889 
793 
76 
432 
268 
256 
698 
2 operators 
22,199 
421 
65 
200 
152 
129 
293 
3 operators 
3,915 
63 
3 
21 
44 
23 
56 
4 operators 
729 
17 
- 
8 
14 
4 
5 
5 or more operators 
355 
4 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
24,918 
397 
60 
209 
219 
121 
326 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
22,069 
375 
58 
196 
169 
108 
291 
2 operators 
1,117 
9 
1 
5 
25 
5 
16 
3 operators 
161 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
4 operators 
23 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1 1 1 ,089 
1,954 
192 
962 
809 
615 
1,658 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
49,356 
797 
99 
422 
319 
277 
815 
2 operators 
22,595 
385 
40 
225 
185 
112 
307 
3 operators 
3,878 
81 
3 
20 
24 
21 
59 
4 operators 
668 
26 
1 
3 
12 
9 
5 
5 or more operators 
363 
6 
- 
3 
- 
3 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
25,593 
405 
34 
252 
242 
112 
332 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
23,047 
375 
32 
236 
221 
101 
300 
2 operators 
956 
12 
1 
4 
9 
4 
12 
3 operators 
127 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
4 operators 
21 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
26 
1 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
68,196 
1,201 
124 
605 
431 
380 
946 
2007 
69,196 
1,201 
137 
615 
477 
385 
1,075 
acres, 2012 
26,094,477 
373,697 
58,965 
193,644 
132,930 
131,111 
432,971 
2007 
25,951,006 
363,102 
47,194 
219,720 
132,812 
144,861 
465,449 
Female 
farms, 2012 
6,891 
97 
20 
56 
48 
33 
110 
2007 
7,664 
94 
6 
58 
63 
37 
114 
acres, 2012 
843,244 
15,050 
3,460 
4,695 
1,829 
6,412 
17,161 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
824,094 
11,031 
432 
5,040 
4,350 
6,197 
12,940 
Farming 
2012 
37,835 
578 
82 
305 
254 
170 
589 
2007 
37,223 
595 
75 
280 
304 
165 
660 
Other 
2012 
37,252 
720 
62 
356 
225 
243 
467 
Place of residence: 
2007 
39,637 
700 
68 
393 
236 
257 
529 
On farm operated 
2012 
52,037 
881 
101 
497 
374 
244 
692 
2007 
54,591 
887 
106 
531 
458 
250 
797 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
23,050 
417 
43 
164 
105 
169 
364 
2007 
22,269 
408 
37 
142 
82 
172 
392 
--continued 
620 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
