Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Calhoun 
Carroll 
Cass 
Champaign 
Christian 
Clark 
Clay 
Clinton 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
478 
643 
446 
1,312 
816 
677 
774 
915 
2007 
464 
676 
433 
1,389 
910 
588 
707 
1,031 
acres, 2012 
87,750 
256,132 
182,688 
616,493 
373,631 
266,804 
270,319 
285,489 
2007 
87,938 
265,153 
1 73,543 
550,481 
449,512 
238,706 
209,834 
268,441 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
285 
454 
274 
1,108 
614 
472 
438 
674 
2007 
272 
458 
269 
1,139 
723 
418 
417 
725 
acres, 2012 
36,576 
204,440 
139,261 
574,71 1 
342,039 
220,822 
202,876 
244,793 
TENURE 
2007 
36,967 
215,333 
132,612 
524,916 
418,458 
196,740 
158,900 
237,663 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
366 
368 
272 
601 
428 
436 
523 
453 
2007 
347 
390 
271 
673 
465 
344 
478 
549 
acres, 2012 
45,463 
50,748 
30,799 
90,125 
43,569 
59,473 
48,426 
49,373 
2007 
42,707 
61,681 
35,458 
86,882 
65,836 
25,584 
39,508 
47,018 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
186 
191 
113 
418 
234 
243 
194 
239 
2007 
172 
192 
117 
428 
287 
185 
202 
258 
acres, 2012 
6,704 
24,611 
11,150 
72,177 
28,798 
36,982 
1 1 ,957 
29,109 
2007 
6,442 
36,797 
14,737 
73,794 
53,207 
8,765 
11,813 
29,960 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
89 
216 
141 
523 
304 
202 
221 
382 
2007 
83 
200 
116 
470 
343 
193 
195 
378 
acres, 2012 
38,724 
178,168 
123,096 
437,239 
290,024 
185,046 
216,462 
221,589 
2007 
40,796 
168,836 
118,850 
360,580 
329,268 
192,846 
163,375 
205,884 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
15,498 
79,963 
46,113 
102,525 
72,077 
61,714 
85,337 
93,226 
2007 
1 7,328 
63,726 
46,849 
84,102 
82,500 
56,139 
62,193 
76,986 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
23,226 
98,205 
76,983 
334,714 
217,947 
123,332 
131,125 
128,363 
2007 
23,468 
105,110 
72,001 
276,478 
246,768 
136,707 
101,182 
128,898 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
81 
207 
133 
511 
304 
196 
220 
364 
2007 
73 
187 
111 
469 
341 
187 
188 
373 
acres, 2012 
26,939 
154,648 
104,782 
418,480 
274,330 
162,530 
186,265 
202,686 
2007 
26,945 
147,259 
101,161 
350,142 
312,558 
169,287 
140,338 
193,018 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
23 
59 
33 
188 
84 
39 
30 
80 
2007 
34 
86 
46 
246 
102 
51 
34 
104 
acres, 2012 
3,563 
27,216 
28,793 
89,129 
40,038 
22,285 
5,431 
14,527 
2007 
4,435 
34,636 
19,235 
103,019 
54,408 
20,276 
6,951 
15,539 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
18 
56 
28 
179 
76 
33 
24 
71 
2007 
27 
79 
41 
242 
95 
46 
27 
94 
acres, 2012 
2,933 
25,181 
23,329 
84,054 
38,911 
21,310 
4,654 
12,998 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
3,580 
31,277 
16,714 
100,980 
52,693 
18,688 
6,749 
14,685 
Total operators 
number 
690 
958 
672 
1,917 
1,213 
943 
1,120 
1,313 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
314 
394 
296 
861 
503 
456 
510 
609 
2 operators 
135 
198 
110 
343 
236 
186 
225 
237 
3 operators 
24 
39 
28 
80 
71 
26 
27 
56 
4 operators 
2 
10 
6 
21 
5 
8 
5 
10 
5 or more operators 
3 
2 
6 
7 
1 
1 
7 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
171 
212 
133 
404 
248 
239 
239 
214 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
165 
196 
108 
348 
232 
213 
212 
198 
2 operators 
3 
8 
8 
12 
8 
7 
9 
4 
3 operators 
- 
- 
3 
8 
- 
4 
3 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
654 
1,008 
632 
1,998 
1,297 
818 
995 
1,470 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
309 
418 
283 
913 
602 
390 
492 
696 
2 operators 
129 
203 
122 
381 
238 
172 
168 
260 
3 operators 
19 
36 
19 
72 
64 
20 
33 
65 
4 operators 
6 
19 
5 
14 
3 
6 
8 
4 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
4 
9 
3 
- 
6 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
149 
236 
142 
392 
261 
181 
248 
283 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
141 
223 
118 
335 
247 
167 
226 
261 
2 operators 
4 
5 
10 
22 
7 
7 
11 
6 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
414 
598 
399 
1,197 
762 
576 
719 
868 
2007 
397 
613 
379 
1,260 
841 
537 
614 
952 
acres, 2012 
77,112 
249,083 
178,687 
601,891 
366,516 
253,695 
263,414 
278,919 
2007 
76,204 
259,628 
168,852 
536,425 
435,024 
232,607 
203,109 
258,033 
Female 
farms, 2012 
64 
45 
47 
115 
54 
101 
55 
47 
2007 
67 
63 
54 
129 
69 
51 
93 
79 
acres, 2012 
10,638 
7,049 
4,001 
14,602 
7,115 
13,109 
6,905 
6,570 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
1 1 ,734 
5,525 
4,691 
14,056 
14,488 
6,099 
6,725 
10,408 
Farming 
2012 
188 
366 
215 
757 
421 
322 
384 
438 
2007 
179 
364 
199 
767 
489 
320 
302 
464 
Other 
2012 
290 
277 
231 
555 
395 
355 
390 
477 
Place of residence: 
2007 
285 
312 
234 
622 
421 
268 
405 
567 
On farm operated 
2012 
333 
453 
261 
789 
514 
451 
581 
642 
2007 
289 
484 
251 
887 
653 
429 
478 
703 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
145 
190 
185 
523 
302 
226 
193 
273 
2007 
175 
192 
182 
502 
257 
159 
229 
328 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 621 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
