Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Greene 
Grundy 
Hamilton 
Hancock 
Hardin 
Henderson 
Henry 
Iroquois 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
689 
431 
695 
1,090 
150 
396 
1,373 
1,470 
2007 
600 
450 
685 
1,063 
145 
400 
1,473 
1,471 
acres, 2012 
290,124 
217,016 
223,319 
386,262 
33,205 
171,574 
479,294 
669,280 
2007 
273,088 
215,474 
219,873 
392,898 
34,733 
170,443 
489,903 
677,803 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
492 
386 
301 
770 
81 
333 
976 
1,168 
2007 
456 
394 
345 
777 
81 
343 
1,041 
1,140 
acres, 2012 
217,580 
200,315 
161,050 
296,937 
9,318 
136,317 
410,538 
616,671 
TENURE 
2007 
204,545 
203,518 
168,146 
304,609 
11,362 
138,439 
426,855 
628,053 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
432 
172 
535 
634 
120 
193 
770 
675 
2007 
357 
197 
485 
612 
118 
211 
822 
679 
acres, 2012 
74,121 
21,338 
73,392 
76,384 
18,240 
33,142 
81,477 
91,124 
2007 
70,089 
23,980 
57,289 
88,413 
18,878 
34,256 
88,645 
90,185 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
251 
131 
152 
352 
55 
133 
404 
396 
2007 
225 
143 
156 
363 
56 
156 
432 
363 
acres, 2012 
38,929 
14,649 
29,474 
35,261 
2,612 
20,209 
47,245 
67,111 
2007 
37,662 
19,943 
21,344 
50,997 
(D) 
21,152 
55,632 
68,750 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
200 
183 
140 
356 
26 
156 
469 
575 
2007 
186 
151 
167 
339 
25 
150 
476 
577 
acres, 2012 
186,156 
162,545 
135,668 
275,285 
14,665 
124,354 
336,216 
498,178 
2007 
171,196 
147,392 
152,352 
269,815 
(D) 
120,708 
340,257 
499,705 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
65,079 
39,082 
49,940 
104,987 
5,571 
44,267 
114,048 
118,781 
2007 
58,240 
26,097 
60,740 
98,860 
5,985 
42,150 
108,005 
126,696 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
121,077 
123,463 
85,728 
170,298 
9,094 
80,087 
222,168 
379,397 
2007 
112,956 
121,295 
91,612 
170,955 
(D) 
78,558 
232,252 
373,009 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
186 
179 
130 
343 
23 
156 
455 
566 
2007 
183 
151 
157 
324 
24 
149 
454 
569 
acres, 2012 
157,559 
153,573 
117,828 
232,387 
6,636 
104,194 
307,043 
472,090 
2007 
143,551 
141,130 
136,979 
224,771 
8,384 
103,490 
313,626 
475,606 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
57 
76 
20 
100 
4 
47 
134 
220 
2007 
57 
102 
33 
112 
2 
39 
175 
215 
acres, 2012 
29,847 
33,133 
14,259 
34,593 
300 
14,078 
61,601 
79,978 
2007 
31,803 
44,102 
10,232 
34,670 
(D) 
1 5,479 
61,001 
87,913 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
55 
76 
19 
75 
3 
44 
117 
206 
2007 
48 
100 
32 
90 
1 
38 
155 
208 
acres, 2012 
21,092 
32,093 
13,748 
29,289 
70 
11,914 
56,250 
77,470 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
23,332 
42,445 
9,823 
28,841 
(D) 
13,797 
57,597 
83,697 
Total operators 
number 
1,041 
635 
936 
1,616 
219 
580 
1,944 
2,041 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
427 
274 
489 
661 
96 
255 
903 
1,024 
2 operators 
199 
124 
174 
351 
44 
105 
404 
350 
3 operators 
47 
26 
29 
61 
8 
30 
49 
74 
4 operators 
9 
6 
3 
16 
1 
5 
9 
17 
5 or more operators 
7 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
8 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
218 
117 
228 
346 
58 
125 
444 
374 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
192 
103 
216 
319 
54 
113 
396 
326 
2 operators 
10 
7 
6 
12 
2 
6 
24 
21 
3 operators 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
854 
632 
975 
1,567 
217 
550 
2,073 
2,094 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
404 
298 
469 
652 
91 
279 
945 
968 
2 operators 
152 
127 
159 
336 
41 
95 
462 
410 
3 operators 
34 
20 
46 
61 
11 
23 
62 
71 
4 operators 
6 
5 
5 
12 
1 
3 
2 
18 
5 or more operators 
4 
- 
6 
2 
1 
- 
2 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
181 
117 
257 
333 
59 
114 
492 
415 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
171 
104 
231 
314 
49 
103 
469 
371 
2 operators 
5 
5 
10 
6 
5 
4 
10 
13 
3 operators 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
1 
1 
6 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
635 
405 
585 
988 
134 
367 
1,250 
1,377 
2007 
544 
431 
579 
988 
130 
373 
1,328 
1,360 
acres, 2012 
266,147 
215,697 
213,897 
375,285 
31,603 
166,201 
464,419 
651,764 
2007 
255,962 
212,754 
209,907 
380,896 
30,075 
164,258 
481,049 
660,512 
Female 
farms, 2012 
54 
26 
110 
102 
16 
29 
123 
93 
2007 
56 
19 
106 
75 
15 
27 
145 
111 
acres, 2012 
23,977 
1,319 
9,422 
10,977 
1,602 
5,373 
14,875 
17,516 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
17,126 
2,720 
9,966 
12,002 
4,658 
6,185 
8,854 
17,291 
Farming 
2012 
364 
275 
178 
545 
51 
272 
777 
808 
2007 
301 
216 
244 
551 
50 
255 
746 
845 
Other 
2012 
325 
156 
517 
545 
99 
124 
596 
662 
Place of residence: 
2007 
299 
234 
441 
512 
95 
145 
727 
626 
On farm operated 
2012 
437 
289 
476 
680 
93 
267 
1,009 
879 
2007 
392 
309 
450 
704 
97 
301 
1,124 
984 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
252 
142 
219 
410 
57 
129 
364 
591 
2007 
208 
141 
235 
359 
48 
99 
349 
487 
-continued 
624 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
