Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
McDonough 
McHenry 
McLean 
Macon 
Macoupin 
Madison 
Marion 
Marshall 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
740 
911 
1,489 
674 
1,190 
1,110 
1,152 
440 
2007 
761 
1,035 
1,513 
708 
1,187 
1,229 
1,077 
500 
acres, 2012 
292,044 
234,211 
692,291 
336,576 
438,592 
307,135 
266,828 
209,094 
2007 
307,725 
215,584 
675,984 
290,603 
394,228 
312,936 
260,679 
204,584 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
560 
701 
1,189 
537 
835 
827 
586 
363 
2007 
585 
729 
1,137 
571 
829 
918 
534 
393 
acres, 2012 
243,607 
206,851 
635,582 
314,967 
352,622 
264,925 
178,099 
176,683 
TENURE 
2007 
256,434 
191,556 
633,676 
276,035 
321,328 
277,920 
188,894 
178,722 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
421 
544 
738 
353 
683 
662 
868 
200 
2007 
400 
699 
752 
387 
708 
720 
803 
242 
acres, 2012 
44,400 
29,566 
99,997 
39,563 
75,609 
50,968 
76,335 
27,807 
2007 
40,138 
36,634 
81,152 
32,514 
62,800 
44,702 
65,766 
26,878 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
254 
361 
458 
230 
353 
398 
325 
128 
2007 
240 
416 
406 
260 
378 
440 
284 
152 
acres, 2012 
20,891 
16,155 
69,734 
28,216 
29,615 
30,856 
18,601 
13,587 
2007 
20,556 
21,717 
59,451 
25,875 
28,695 
23,869 
15,791 
15,226 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
237 
248 
511 
228 
387 
350 
240 
183 
2007 
241 
204 
516 
218 
352 
401 
217 
170 
acres, 2012 
219,102 
159,033 
448,426 
239,439 
272,238 
213,450 
161,420 
160,319 
2007 
226,695 
133,673 
434,626 
196,831 
268,244 
221,880 
148,047 
153,157 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
65,980 
40,081 
97,191 
47,448 
97,518 
63,906 
57,444 
43,451 
2007 
56,278 
29,442 
86,420 
40,126 
95,099 
63,358 
55,231 
37,913 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
153,122 
118,952 
351,235 
191,991 
174,720 
149,544 
103,976 
116,868 
2007 
170,417 
104,231 
348,206 
156,705 
173,145 
158,522 
92,816 
115,244 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
233 
236 
497 
221 
378 
335 
223 
180 
2007 
235 
197 
495 
209 
344 
385 
201 
169 
acres, 2012 
196,920 
147,776 
425,881 
230,033 
236,961 
193,848 
132,397 
144,257 
2007 
199,475 
127,324 
417,913 
190,132 
234,279 
209,246 
127,524 
141,286 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
82 
119 
240 
93 
120 
98 
44 
57 
2007 
120 
132 
245 
103 
127 
108 
57 
88 
acres, 2012 
28,542 
45,612 
143,868 
57,574 
90,745 
42,717 
29,073 
20,968 
2007 
40,892 
45,277 
160,206 
61,258 
63,184 
46,354 
46,866 
24,549 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
73 
104 
234 
86 
104 
94 
38 
55 
2007 
110 
116 
236 
102 
107 
93 
49 
72 
acres, 2012 
25,796 
42,920 
139,967 
56,718 
86,046 
40,221 
27,101 
18,839 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
36,403 
42,515 
156,312 
60,028 
58,354 
44,805 
45,579 
22,210 
Total operators 
number 
1,089 
1,477 
2,123 
1,019 
1,680 
1,632 
1,569 
638 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
451 
437 
1,000 
420 
799 
687 
799 
288 
2 operators 
244 
405 
384 
176 
326 
357 
306 
118 
3 operators 
37 
57 
87 
67 
48 
46 
39 
23 
4 operators 
3 
6 
6 
10 
9 
13 
3 
10 
5 or more operators 
5 
6 
12 
1 
8 
7 
5 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
278 
503 
432 
237 
341 
405 
349 
117 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
226 
422 
378 
207 
303 
377 
322 
103 
2 operators 
26 
39 
13 
12 
14 
12 
12 
7 
3 operators 
- 
1 
5 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,103 
1,660 
2,172 
1,060 
1,667 
1,825 
1,457 
700 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
499 
513 
972 
427 
794 
737 
775 
339 
2 operators 
203 
449 
453 
223 
329 
424 
254 
130 
3 operators 
45 
53 
64 
51 
51 
50 
34 
26 
4 operators 
8 
11 
20 
3 
8 
11 
8 
3 
5 or more operators 
6 
9 
4 
4 
5 
7 
6 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
248 
586 
428 
224 
314 
477 
366 
150 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
221 
521 
384 
206 
300 
413 
331 
116 
2 operators 
12 
31 
22 
6 
7 
25 
12 
5 
3 operators 
1 
1 
- 
2 
- 
2 
1 
8 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
666 
721 
1,373 
595 
1,110 
1,003 
1,042 
413 
2007 
706 
813 
1,399 
639 
1,094 
1,088 
939 
460 
acres, 2012 
286,497 
225,385 
674,201 
327,222 
427,999 
290,245 
256,800 
204,927 
2007 
304,489 
209,288 
661,626 
284,309 
387,957 
297,681 
247,360 
201,147 
Female 
farms, 2012 
74 
190 
116 
79 
80 
107 
110 
27 
2007 
55 
222 
114 
69 
93 
141 
138 
40 
acres, 2012 
5,547 
8,826 
18,090 
9,354 
10,593 
16,890 
10,028 
4,167 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
3,236 
6,296 
14,358 
6,294 
6,271 
15,255 
13,319 
3,437 
Farming 
2012 
432 
569 
828 
398 
580 
465 
508 
255 
2007 
421 
524 
812 
386 
588 
581 
339 
286 
Other 
2012 
308 
342 
661 
276 
610 
645 
644 
185 
Place of residence: 
2007 
340 
511 
701 
322 
599 
648 
738 
214 
On farm operated 
2012 
479 
738 
886 
459 
818 
886 
774 
312 
2007 
526 
841 
1,089 
483 
835 
982 
724 
333 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
261 
173 
603 
215 
372 
224 
378 
128 
2007 
235 
194 
424 
225 
352 
247 
353 
167 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 627 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
