Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Edgar 
Edwards 
Effingham 
Fayette 
Ford 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Gallatin 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
673 
365 
1,302 
1,240 
546 
711 
970 
203 
2007 
670 
365 
1,150 
1,132 
524 
785 
1,005 
210 
acres, 2012 
351,684 
106,737 
287,023 
303,140 
308,181 
181,349 
355,010 
186,250 
2007 
352,535 
116,690 
242,009 
303,258 
270,720 
207,877 
385,302 
185,753 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
527 
213 
906 
768 
442 
380 
731 
163 
2007 
541 
223 
834 
732 
415 
428 
746 
162 
acres, 2012 
317,805 
76,365 
223,524 
221,186 
290,265 
129,479 
251,287 
1 66,655 
TENURE 
2007 
320,936 
92,880 
191,171 
237,437 
251,643 
164,608 
261 ,099 
165,446 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
328 
250 
750 
865 
246 
556 
596 
98 
2007 
328 
257 
659 
783 
237 
591 
629 
120 
acres, 2012 
44,800 
18,760 
69,328 
81,736 
30,302 
47,515 
90,140 
23,088 
2007 
48,995 
25,117 
55,974 
80,110 
34,432 
45,368 
102,588 
12,373 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
189 
103 
375 
420 
148 
234 
386 
61 
2007 
213 
123 
361 
398 
131 
247 
401 
74 
acres, 2012 
26,328 
6,309 
33,825 
27,696 
22,659 
11,671 
34,028 
16,593 
2007 
35,074 
12,073 
26,052 
40,325 
26,741 
13,088 
37,443 
4,760 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
269 
93 
483 
337 
205 
128 
288 
86 
2007 
249 
87 
373 
317 
186 
153 
298 
81 
acres, 2012 
277,847 
69,366 
206,365 
209,882 
217,863 
122,188 
238,518 
151,712 
2007 
257,507 
71,998 
162,935 
212,101 
179,756 
129,966 
252,143 
148,382 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
63,918 
26,885 
77,389 
73,642 
52,134 
52,942 
98,140 
71,484 
2007 
62,323 
25,908 
61,365 
79,361 
43,874 
52,099 
94,253 
62,620 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
213,929 
42,481 
128,976 
136,240 
165,729 
69,246 
140,378 
80,228 
2007 
195,184 
46,090 
101,570 
132,740 
135,882 
77,867 
157,890 
85,762 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
265 
91 
470 
320 
200 
121 
274 
83 
2007 
240 
81 
364 
306 
185 
142 
273 
79 
acres, 2012 
263,673 
56,575 
179,138 
182,924 
208,865 
107,864 
194,883 
138,740 
2007 
242,808 
62,670 
143,378 
186,796 
170,348 
119,752 
198,257 
136,015 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
76 
22 
69 
38 
95 
27 
86 
19 
2007 
93 
21 
118 
32 
101 
41 
78 
9 
acres, 2012 
29,037 
18,611 
11,330 
1 1 ,522 
60,016 
11,646 
26,352 
1 1 ,450 
2007 
46,033 
19,575 
23,100 
1 1 ,047 
56,532 
32,543 
30,571 
24,998 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
73 
19 
61 
28 
94 
25 
71 
19 
2007 
88 
19 
109 
28 
99 
39 
72 
9 
acres, 2012 
27,804 
13,481 
10,561 
10,566 
58,741 
9,944 
22,376 
1 1 ,322 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
43,054 
18,137 
21,741 
10,316 
54,554 
31,768 
25,399 
24,671 
Total operators 
number 
964 
557 
1,932 
1,788 
794 
1,020 
1,511 
307 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
450 
237 
773 
789 
363 
461 
558 
135 
2 operators 
167 
90 
444 
378 
145 
203 
319 
51 
3 operators 
45 
23 
72 
53 
25 
39 
76 
11 
4 operators 
10 
10 
12 
17 
7 
6 
6 
3 
5 or more operators 
1 
5 
1 
3 
6 
2 
11 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
197 
124 
511 
384 
172 
249 
339 
53 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
158 
108 
393 
360 
140 
237 
269 
43 
2 operators 
18 
8 
49 
12 
13 
6 
35 
2 
3 operators 
1 
- 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
951 
514 
1,696 
1,596 
789 
1,071 
1,515 
303 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
444 
244 
690 
752 
327 
553 
588 
142 
2 operators 
187 
99 
391 
324 
151 
184 
352 
56 
3 operators 
29 
18 
54 
45 
38 
42 
48 
9 
4 operators 
5 
3 
13 
4 
3 
6 
9 
- 
5 or more operators 
5 
1 
2 
7 
5 
- 
8 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
191 
122 
399 
384 
175 
277 
359 
59 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
173 
113 
369 
355 
137 
263 
323 
57 
2 operators 
9 
3 
15 
6 
19 
4 
18 
1 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
622 
337 
1,184 
1,163 
510 
637 
923 
185 
2007 
608 
332 
1,071 
1,027 
464 
680 
923 
191 
acres, 2012 
344,944 
102,789 
272,099 
293,389 
297,509 
172,998 
348,322 
184,113 
2007 
345,931 
113,678 
232,884 
290,606 
259,374 
195,585 
374,824 
183,178 
Female 
farms, 2012 
51 
28 
118 
77 
36 
74 
47 
18 
2007 
62 
33 
79 
105 
60 
105 
82 
19 
acres, 2012 
6,740 
3,948 
14,924 
9,751 
10,672 
8,351 
6,688 
2,137 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
6,604 
3,012 
9,125 
12,652 
1 1 ,346 
12,292 
10,478 
2,575 
Farming 
2012 
366 
145 
615 
530 
292 
276 
515 
114 
2007 
375 
148 
435 
469 
289 
294 
465 
118 
Other 
2012 
307 
220 
687 
710 
254 
435 
455 
89 
Place of residence: 
2007 
295 
217 
715 
663 
235 
491 
540 
92 
On farm operated 
2012 
455 
256 
957 
849 
333 
528 
621 
128 
2007 
492 
276 
879 
806 
319 
581 
747 
158 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
218 
109 
345 
391 
213 
183 
349 
75 
2007 
178 
89 
271 
326 
205 
204 
258 
52 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 623 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
