Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kendall 
Knox 
Lake 
La Salle 
Lawrence 
Lee 
Livingston 
Logan 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
364 
856 
349 
1,583 
379 
835 
1,349 
779 
2007 
424 
904 
396 
1,622 
421 
898 
1,319 
710 
acres, 2012 
129,741 
347,597 
30,039 
602,279 
184,111 
369,047 
656,275 
363,272 
2007 
166,872 
362,951 
34,525 
643,291 
194,035 
395,624 
628,502 
320,356 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
324 
581 
217 
1,274 
275 
664 
1,124 
559 
2007 
359 
633 
260 
1,385 
273 
712 
1,090 
525 
acres, 2012 
122,348 
274,720 
20,901 
558,211 
152,414 
339,611 
614,333 
324,277 
TENURE 
2007 
158,919 
290,501 
26,252 
600,966 
174,135 
371 ,033 
582,633 
295,198 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
161 
531 
239 
698 
214 
375 
565 
406 
2007 
224 
539 
287 
713 
257 
414 
570 
351 
acres, 2012 
11,742 
61,880 
10,339 
69,409 
23,705 
43,783 
62,846 
52,015 
2007 
20,199 
58,667 
13,989 
66,436 
25,979 
44,134 
65,792 
47,052 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
126 
271 
135 
428 
114 
217 
350 
197 
2007 
170 
290 
171 
501 
112 
240 
359 
178 
acres, 2012 
8,532 
23,554 
4,264 
49,680 
6,851 
30,386 
46,714 
27,785 
2007 
18,110 
29,241 
7,196 
50,279 
16,431 
32,295 
48,730 
34,614 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
130 
252 
61 
620 
139 
301 
600 
250 
2007 
118 
282 
49 
632 
143 
324 
556 
239 
acres, 2012 
75,145 
230,274 
12,227 
431,876 
146,182 
262,127 
507,165 
238,649 
2007 
107,302 
250,439 
10,849 
465,590 
148,913 
257,364 
461,597 
200,952 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
18,434 
76,964 
5,246 
115,890 
61,325 
75,241 
131,073 
54,688 
2007 
27,372 
74,662 
2,532 
120,926 
58,965 
68,467 
110,597 
36,843 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
56,711 
153,310 
6,981 
315,986 
84,857 
186,886 
376,092 
183,961 
2007 
79,930 
175,777 
8,317 
344,664 
89,948 
188,897 
351,000 
164,109 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
128 
245 
44 
598 
135 
301 
595 
248 
2007 
116 
265 
44 
620 
140 
317 
544 
233 
acres, 2012 
71,995 
198,940 
9,597 
411,562 
131,982 
249,823 
484,190 
228,067 
2007 
102,416 
212,588 
9,781 
444,253 
138,729 
246,692 
437,789 
190,611 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
73 
73 
49 
265 
26 
159 
184 
123 
2007 
82 
83 
60 
277 
21 
160 
193 
120 
acres, 2012 
42,854 
55,443 
7,473 
100,994 
14,224 
63,137 
86,264 
72,608 
2007 
39,371 
53,845 
9,687 
111,265 
19,143 
94,126 
101,113 
72,352 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
70 
65 
38 
248 
26 
146 
179 
114 
2007 
73 
78 
45 
264 
21 
155 
187 
114 
acres, 2012 
41,821 
52,226 
7,040 
96,969 
13,581 
59,402 
83,429 
68,425 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
38,393 
48,672 
9,275 
106,434 
18,975 
92,046 
96,114 
69,973 
Total operators 
number 
570 
1,248 
584 
2,259 
560 
1,195 
1,916 
1,084 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
208 
531 
192 
1,064 
245 
540 
910 
547 
2 operators 
124 
276 
116 
410 
102 
241 
342 
179 
3 operators 
20 
39 
21 
81 
20 
44 
73 
41 
4 operators 
9 
6 
15 
18 
10 
9 
19 
4 
5 or more operators 
3 
4 
5 
10 
2 
1 
5 
8 
Total women operators 
number 
146 
301 
245 
454 
109 
239 
323 
210 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
108 
260 
170 
407 
100 
220 
305 
186 
2 operators 
19 
14 
19 
19 
- 
8 
9 
12 
3 operators 
- 
3 
3 
3 
3 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
676 
1,360 
628 
2,372 
579 
1,312 
1,879 
993 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
244 
543 
226 
1,025 
290 
569 
861 
493 
2 operators 
137 
290 
128 
467 
111 
259 
370 
176 
3 operators 
30 
56 
30 
112 
16 
58 
78 
30 
4 operators 
9 
10 
7 
15 
2 
9 
9 
4 
5 or more operators 
4 
5 
5 
3 
2 
3 
1 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
183 
326 
259 
470 
104 
269 
311 
199 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
145 
295 
167 
426 
102 
263 
283 
177 
2 operators 
10 
12 
28 
19 
1 
3 
12 
9 
3 operators 
6 
1 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
4 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
334 
776 
234 
1,429 
343 
778 
1,251 
736 
2007 
377 
826 
269 
1,486 
389 
831 
1,232 
659 
acres, 2012 
123,575 
336,845 
26,699 
583,653 
180,687 
362,214 
630,547 
356,348 
2007 
162,926 
355,375 
30,544 
631,971 
189,575 
389,296 
611,646 
313,247 
Female 
farms, 2012 
30 
80 
115 
154 
36 
57 
98 
43 
2007 
47 
78 
127 
136 
32 
67 
87 
51 
acres, 2012 
6,166 
10,752 
3,340 
18,626 
3,424 
6,833 
25,728 
6,924 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
3,946 
7,576 
3,981 
1 1 ,320 
4,460 
6,328 
16,856 
7,109 
Farming 
2012 
224 
487 
196 
931 
223 
461 
849 
427 
2007 
230 
484 
188 
871 
221 
522 
765 
426 
Other 
2012 
140 
369 
153 
652 
156 
374 
500 
352 
Place of residence: 
2007 
194 
420 
208 
751 
200 
376 
554 
284 
On farm operated 
2012 
270 
565 
261 
1,081 
279 
530 
887 
539 
2007 
347 
633 
275 
1,108 
284 
572 
868 
477 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
94 
291 
88 
502 
100 
305 
462 
240 
2007 
77 
271 
121 
514 
137 
326 
451 
233 
-continued 
626 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
