Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Shelby 
Stark 
Stephenson 
Tazewell 
Union 
Vermilion 
Wabash 
Warren 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,282 
348 
1,087 
942 
623 
956 
213 
605 
2007 
1,185 
372 
1,178 
998 
620 
1,014 
225 
644 
acres, 2012 
405,783 
168,127 
352,481 
337,376 
121,173 
434,406 
106,424 
338,411 
2007 
387,288 
169,775 
337,932 
329,268 
122,362 
457,375 
114,361 
294,907 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
947 
268 
720 
681 
336 
737 
145 
504 
2007 
842 
292 
749 
743 
314 
783 
164 
529 
acres, 2012 
347,431 
154,652 
298,615 
290,979 
59,743 
399,929 
91,598 
301,695 
TENURE 
2007 
332,364 
155,682 
293,207 
295,224 
55,562 
419,508 
1 02,789 
254,717 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
750 
149 
617 
505 
528 
503 
114 
270 
2007 
703 
163 
737 
534 
510 
518 
119 
310 
acres, 2012 
81,856 
16,825 
59,742 
49,786 
53,001 
53,361 
(D) 
44,250 
2007 
62,105 
19,710 
55,173 
43,890 
68,468 
58,461 
11,014 
45,326 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
429 
72 
286 
272 
251 
292 
52 
188 
2007 
379 
89 
333 
298 
226 
302 
65 
208 
acres, 2012 
51,433 
11,042 
31,881 
31,582 
9,616 
34,347 
5,114 
31,775 
2007 
32,981 
13,100 
29,786 
28,932 
17,936 
41,710 
6,718 
30,442 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
433 
150 
350 
342 
90 
347 
83 
248 
2007 
390 
148 
323 
358 
84 
367 
98 
234 
acres, 2012 
281,444 
122,645 
254,254 
259,119 
66,621 
329,194 
89,018 
263,589 
2007 
287,754 
120,717 
249,548 
246,821 
48,180 
335,189 
96,409 
213,222 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
94,363 
42,588 
89,398 
75,286 
25,378 
76,243 
28,826 
69,975 
2007 
105,167 
34,086 
83,068 
66,651 
21,242 
75,438 
34,126 
64,608 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
187,081 
80,057 
164,856 
183,833 
41,243 
252,951 
60,192 
193,614 
2007 
182,587 
86,631 
166,480 
180,170 
26,938 
259,751 
62,283 
148,614 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
420 
149 
332 
332 
80 
345 
81 
239 
2007 
375 
145 
317 
347 
71 
361 
91 
226 
acres, 2012 
255,493 
115,583 
233,567 
233,241 
49,701 
314,815 
81,132 
243,284 
2007 
263,483 
114,180 
233,319 
231,388 
33,198 
316,012 
90,029 
191,478 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
99 
49 
120 
95 
5 
106 
16 
87 
2007 
92 
61 
118 
106 
26 
129 
8 
100 
acres, 2012 
42,483 
28,657 
38,485 
28,471 
1,551 
51,851 
(D) 
30,572 
2007 
37,429 
29,348 
33,211 
38,557 
5,714 
63,725 
6,938 
36,359 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
98 
47 
102 
77 
5 
100 
12 
77 
2007 
88 
58 
99 
98 
17 
120 
8 
95 
acres, 2012 
40,505 
28,027 
33,167 
26,156 
426 
50,767 
5,352 
26,636 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
35,900 
28,402 
30,102 
34,904 
4,428 
61,786 
6,042 
32,797 
Total operators 
number 
1,821 
494 
1,715 
1,306 
924 
1,327 
318 
889 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
867 
228 
577 
623 
362 
654 
130 
399 
2 operators 
318 
95 
407 
283 
231 
255 
70 
155 
3 operators 
81 
24 
92 
29 
26 
31 
8 
31 
4 operators 
10 
1 
9 
5 
2 
10 
3 
14 
5 or more operators 
6 
- 
2 
2 
2 
6 
2 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
390 
102 
475 
260 
246 
277 
67 
167 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
324 
94 
426 
244 
234 
262 
65 
149 
2 operators 
18 
4 
20 
5 
6 
6 
1 
6 
3 operators 
10 
- 
3 
2 
- 
1 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,734 
527 
1,867 
1,350 
891 
1,445 
311 
939 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
758 
253 
635 
691 
408 
661 
156 
397 
2 operators 
343 
90 
462 
267 
174 
290 
56 
208 
3 operators 
64 
23 
65 
37 
27 
49 
11 
30 
4 operators 
11 
5 
8 
1 
4 
13 
1 
9 
5 or more operators 
9 
1 
8 
2 
7 
1 
1 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
352 
89 
553 
272 
219 
314 
56 
185 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
304 
87 
492 
243 
189 
286 
54 
173 
2 operators 
12 
1 
16 
7 
15 
11 
1 
6 
3 operators 
8 
- 
1 
5 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,197 
321 
1,007 
880 
562 
872 
196 
544 
2007 
1,112 
352 
1,059 
902 
565 
911 
199 
582 
acres, 2012 
393,532 
166,696 
344,151 
332,535 
115,790 
427,695 
101,729 
328,971 
2007 
379,795 
168,188 
326,710 
321,529 
116,227 
449,489 
110,498 
284,561 
Female 
farms, 2012 
85 
27 
80 
62 
61 
84 
17 
61 
2007 
73 
20 
119 
96 
55 
103 
26 
62 
acres, 2012 
12,251 
1,431 
8,330 
4,841 
5,383 
6,711 
4,695 
9,440 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
7,493 
1,587 
1 1 ,222 
7,739 
6,135 
7,886 
3,863 
10,346 
Farming 
2012 
661 
217 
618 
469 
233 
521 
111 
358 
2007 
522 
228 
592 
517 
238 
531 
116 
365 
Other 
2012 
621 
131 
469 
473 
390 
435 
102 
247 
Place of residence: 
2007 
663 
144 
586 
481 
382 
483 
109 
279 
On farm operated 
2012 
941 
206 
901 
635 
476 
651 
157 
432 
2007 
875 
218 
978 
705 
473 
638 
169 
468 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
341 
142 
186 
307 
147 
305 
56 
173 
2007 
310 
154 
200 
293 
147 
376 
56 
176 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 631 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
