Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Randolph 
Richland 
Rock Island 
St. Clair 
Saline 
Sangamon 
Schuyler 
Scott 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
793 
554 
666 
732 
483 
1,092 
542 
356 
2007 
833 
579 
700 
895 
497 
1,153 
534 
350 
acres, 2012 
278,596 
188,883 
149,186 
251,931 
139,854 
514,043 
182,093 
147,532 
2007 
252,926 
202,860 
178,623 
306,533 
117,233 
518,153 
207,457 
135,731 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
581 
321 
444 
575 
277 
740 
323 
261 
2007 
578 
387 
453 
674 
261 
823 
330 
247 
acres, 2012 
216,526 
137,821 
108,517 
220,813 
108,397 
456,425 
111,165 
114,696 
TENURE 
2007 
190,639 
179,860 
140,409 
279,413 
86,708 
470,743 
126,898 
101,453 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
458 
352 
440 
370 
347 
660 
391 
211 
2007 
514 
324 
457 
473 
375 
652 
366 
209 
acres, 2012 
63,127 
26,868 
42,213 
30,120 
31,125 
59,465 
48,596 
32,816 
2007 
59,628 
22,172 
42,713 
35,057 
35,859 
54,883 
50,882 
30,993 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
261 
135 
232 
223 
151 
338 
182 
125 
2007 
271 
138 
226 
276 
155 
354 
176 
114 
acres, 2012 
33,030 
10,454 
18,524 
16,777 
10,778 
27,625 
11,759 
17,663 
2007 
23,598 
9,510 
20,370 
20,955 
14,241 
30,116 
14,643 
13,172 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
271 
185 
186 
288 
123 
304 
119 
106 
2007 
261 
216 
195 
325 
106 
355 
127 
99 
acres, 2012 
195,823 
155,407 
98,259 
203,801 
99,407 
377,701 
118,117 
102,039 
2007 
169,518 
160,732 
125,023 
249,585 
78,557 
357,827 
140,505 
88,140 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
66,982 
44,896 
42,583 
72,300 
29,310 
82,036 
54,091 
36,938 
2007 
57,555 
50,249 
39,176 
66,179 
20,654 
71,079 
57,822 
32,922 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
128,841 
110,511 
55,676 
131,501 
70,097 
295,665 
64,026 
65,101 
2007 
111,963 
110,483 
85,847 
183,406 
57,903 
286,748 
82,683 
55,218 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
269 
171 
177 
284 
113 
290 
114 
101 
2007 
256 
214 
184 
315 
95 
344 
126 
98 
acres, 2012 
169,231 
121,376 
82,313 
186,694 
88,442 
356,401 
86,614 
85,753 
2007 
145,406 
150,613 
110,830 
237,357 
69,882 
338,179 
98,104 
73,117 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
64 
17 
40 
74 
13 
128 
32 
39 
2007 
58 
39 
48 
97 
16 
146 
41 
42 
acres, 2012 
19,646 
6,608 
8,714 
18,010 
9,322 
76,877 
15,380 
12,677 
2007 
23,780 
19,956 
10,887 
21,891 
2,817 
105,443 
16,070 
16,598 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
51 
15 
35 
68 
13 
112 
27 
35 
2007 
51 
35 
43 
83 
11 
125 
28 
35 
acres, 2012 
14,265 
5,991 
7,680 
17,342 
9,177 
72,399 
12,792 
1 1 ,280 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
21,635 
19,737 
9,209 
21,101 
2,585 
102,448 
14,151 
15,164 
Total operators 
number 
1,133 
790 
988 
1,107 
689 
1,596 
886 
543 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
519 
370 
387 
445 
306 
671 
298 
219 
2 operators 
222 
157 
249 
213 
152 
359 
167 
94 
3 operators 
42 
19 
22 
62 
23 
47 
67 
37 
4 operators 
7 
3 
5 
11 
- 
13 
5 
5 
5 or more operators 
3 
5 
3 
1 
2 
2 
5 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
209 
185 
256 
247 
195 
371 
201 
128 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
189 
170 
238 
225 
185 
328 
165 
109 
2 operators 
7 
6 
9 
11 
5 
14 
15 
5 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,140 
832 
1,064 
1,324 
708 
1,702 
832 
511 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
570 
411 
406 
561 
309 
707 
323 
223 
2 operators 
229 
143 
246 
267 
171 
359 
141 
98 
3 operators 
25 
13 
35 
52 
13 
73 
59 
25 
4 operators 
8 
- 
5 
9 
2 
12 
6 
3 
5 or more operators 
1 
12 
8 
6 
2 
2 
5 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
205 
137 
278 
347 
188 
398 
211 
98 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
185 
135 
238 
295 
179 
347 
169 
92 
2 operators 
7 
1 
15 
22 
3 
20 
16 
3 
3 operators 
2 
- 
2 
1 
1 
2 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
747 
492 
598 
684 
425 
984 
494 
315 
2007 
773 
538 
630 
772 
451 
1,046 
459 
334 
acres, 2012 
272,710 
182,569 
145,915 
248,639 
135,199 
501,047 
176,213 
143,387 
2007 
248,428 
198,132 
174,204 
300,744 
112,752 
505,645 
197,979 
132,945 
Female 
farms, 2012 
46 
62 
68 
48 
58 
108 
48 
41 
2007 
60 
41 
70 
123 
46 
107 
75 
16 
acres, 2012 
5,886 
6,314 
3,271 
3,292 
4,655 
12,996 
5,880 
4,145 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
4,498 
4,728 
4,419 
5,789 
4,481 
12,508 
9,478 
2,786 
Farming 
2012 
378 
210 
335 
347 
181 
551 
191 
156 
2007 
370 
279 
319 
410 
162 
554 
209 
165 
Other 
2012 
415 
344 
331 
385 
302 
541 
351 
200 
Place of residence: 
2007 
463 
300 
381 
485 
335 
599 
325 
185 
On farm operated 
2012 
586 
387 
499 
565 
330 
753 
232 
208 
2007 
626 
418 
496 
668 
338 
824 
302 
235 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
207 
167 
167 
167 
153 
339 
310 
148 
2007 
207 
161 
204 
227 
159 
329 
232 
115 
-continued 
630 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
