Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mason 
Massac 
Menard 
Mercer 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
Moultrie 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
490 
412 
369 
715 
563 
1,021 
757 
553 
2007 
447 
400 
411 
785 
678 
1,029 
740 
520 
acres, 2012 
289,841 
102,249 
157,755 
251,998 
193,201 
382,388 
309,158 
204,987 
2007 
273,362 
89,693 
168,594 
306,306 
178,134 
347,765 
320,512 
167,791 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
355 
223 
251 
489 
397 
716 
584 
443 
2007 
327 
228 
269 
561 
455 
687 
564 
373 
acres, 2012 
246,854 
71 ,897 
131,422 
199,916 
162,118 
332,290 
260,783 
189,576 
TENURE 
2007 
241,645 
53,721 
143,892 
251,575 
141,515 
302,699 
271,609 
155,930 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
242 
318 
209 
430 
317 
575 
436 
323 
2007 
216 
304 
255 
456 
416 
602 
416 
290 
acres, 2012 
40,395 
33,818 
21,616 
54,060 
27,046 
53,859 
54,109 
49,741 
2007 
31,284 
40,566 
19,739 
60,467 
31,826 
53,556 
57,267 
20,095 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
114 
141 
99 
212 
158 
285 
271 
223 
2007 
109 
138 
121 
250 
199 
280 
260 
146 
acres, 2012 
22,454 
10,870 
9,467 
29,622 
8,973 
25,344 
31,950 
40,889 
2007 
17,355 
14,890 
9,333 
33,768 
12,136 
28,692 
36,173 
15,194 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
195 
76 
114 
209 
200 
372 
259 
173 
2007 
186 
75 
100 
239 
215 
361 
240 
187 
acres, 2012 
222,798 
51,848 
102,184 
174,067 
143,455 
275,817 
220,535 
124,795 
2007 
206,835 
40,135 
107,765 
209,078 
124,164 
254,355 
213,465 
130,028 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
67,510 
20,349 
25,463 
59,308 
47,574 
87,545 
73,075 
25,627 
2007 
59,623 
18,898 
24,424 
70,631 
43,800 
80,348 
64,170 
26,076 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
155,288 
31,499 
76,721 
114,759 
95,881 
188,272 
147,460 
99,168 
2007 
147,212 
21,237 
83,341 
138,447 
80,364 
174,007 
149,295 
103,952 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
190 
68 
111 
206 
195 
362 
254 
163 
2007 
176 
70 
98 
233 
210 
346 
225 
184 
acres, 2012 
199,922 
45,243 
89,673 
148,780 
132,337 
256,501 
197,548 
119,059 
2007 
191,204 
30,984 
95,985 
184,240 
108,692 
235,336 
191,108 
123,760 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
53 
18 
46 
76 
46 
74 
62 
57 
2007 
45 
21 
56 
90 
47 
66 
84 
43 
acres, 2012 
26,648 
16,583 
33,955 
23,871 
22,700 
52,712 
34,514 
30,451 
2007 
35,243 
8,992 
41,090 
36,761 
22,144 
39,854 
49,780 
17,668 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
51 
14 
41 
71 
44 
69 
59 
57 
2007 
42 
20 
50 
78 
46 
61 
79 
43 
acres, 2012 
24,478 
15,784 
32,282 
21,514 
20,808 
50,445 
31,285 
29,628 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
33,086 
7,847 
38,574 
33,567 
20,687 
38,671 
44,328 
16,976 
Total operators 
number 
671 
567 
526 
1,007 
848 
1,487 
1,104 
802 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
345 
282 
238 
461 
337 
619 
475 
343 
2 operators 
123 
110 
109 
224 
179 
343 
232 
182 
3 operators 
16 
16 
20 
23 
39 
54 
39 
21 
4 operators 
3 
3 
- 
6 
6 
5 
9 
5 
5 or more operators 
3 
1 
2 
1 
2 
- 
2 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
123 
137 
124 
226 
196 
308 
213 
212 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
105 
121 
104 
213 
167 
295 
191 
190 
2 operators 
6 
8 
7 
2 
13 
5 
8 
8 
3 operators 
2 
- 
2 
3 
1 
1 
2 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
611 
543 
595 
1,136 
1,028 
1,472 
1,062 
718 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
307 
278 
258 
484 
405 
677 
483 
346 
2 operators 
119 
104 
129 
257 
213 
283 
210 
153 
3 operators 
18 
15 
20 
38 
49 
53 
40 
18 
4 operators 
3 
3 
2 
6 
7 
12 
2 
3 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
4 
5 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
118 
141 
157 
280 
259 
339 
204 
135 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
99 
122 
137 
264 
230 
298 
181 
131 
2 operators 
8 
8 
7 
8 
13 
13 
8 
2 
3 operators 
1 
1 
2 
- 
1 
5 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
468 
361 
342 
651 
509 
933 
712 
517 
2007 
406 
347 
344 
690 
621 
914 
683 
489 
acres, 2012 
287,894 
98,679 
151,184 
245,928 
185,920 
373,591 
298,884 
196,146 
2007 
267,993 
83,537 
164,684 
295,977 
174,641 
332,417 
312,518 
164,437 
Female 
farms, 2012 
22 
51 
27 
64 
54 
88 
45 
36 
2007 
41 
53 
67 
95 
57 
115 
57 
31 
acres, 2012 
1,947 
3,570 
6,571 
6,070 
7,281 
8,797 
10,274 
8,841 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
5,369 
6,156 
3,910 
10,329 
3,493 
15,348 
7,994 
3,354 
Farming 
2012 
286 
167 
210 
424 
247 
491 
470 
306 
2007 
268 
157 
192 
413 
296 
524 
383 
268 
Other 
2012 
204 
245 
159 
291 
316 
530 
287 
247 
Place of residence: 
2007 
179 
243 
219 
372 
382 
505 
357 
252 
On farm operated 
2012 
279 
312 
222 
466 
394 
744 
490 
441 
2007 
288 
295 
268 
598 
551 
752 
534 
355 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
211 
100 
147 
249 
169 
277 
267 
112 
2007 
159 
105 
143 
187 
127 
277 
206 
165 
-continued 
628 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
