Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Wayne 
White 
Whiteside 
Will 
Williamson 
Winnebago 
Woodford 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
777 
1,187 
582 
1,110 
882 
702 
807 
958 
2007 
779 
1,233 
481 
1,132 
877 
616 
860 
932 
acres, 2012 
354,899 
368,518 
310,890 
403,242 
234,249 
103,421 
182,905 
322,983 
2007 
353,903 
333,255 
296,989 
405,333 
220,851 
94,124 
183,615 
288,400 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
587 
575 
339 
786 
741 
418 
538 
730 
2007 
592 
605 
292 
831 
725 
353 
548 
696 
acres, 2012 
311,216 
263,101 
251,008 
351,578 
217,261 
57,988 
144,694 
282,955 
TENURE 
2007 
315,695 
248,347 
255,060 
362,956 
205,108 
50,223 
153,164 
258,620 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
364 
883 
413 
623 
516 
559 
542 
485 
2007 
346 
931 
287 
607 
466 
487 
591 
480 
acres, 2012 
38,740 
118,457 
68,997 
73,379 
26,022 
42,152 
42,698 
47,069 
2007 
32,659 
91,572 
23,439 
76,160 
27,751 
40,448 
38,533 
41,365 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
184 
291 
171 
311 
388 
291 
289 
282 
2007 
168 
325 
102 
318 
359 
238 
298 
264 
acres, 2012 
20,254 
54,534 
36,587 
43,237 
16,752 
8,296 
17,508 
24,979 
2007 
14,494 
33,290 
7,171 
49,958 
21,521 
8,009 
18,279 
25,023 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
346 
252 
152 
362 
256 
125 
189 
373 
2007 
372 
253 
151 
364 
279 
119 
192 
358 
acres, 2012 
294,463 
234,623 
224,465 
272,998 
164,560 
56,371 
116,022 
241,016 
2007 
308,442 
218,747 
228,076 
285,592 
156,060 
47,309 
116,626 
214,688 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
99,474 
73,470 
75,215 
100,612 
36,498 
16,748 
33,747 
71,392 
2007 
101,576 
72,277 
78,011 
106,658 
25,125 
16,244 
33,035 
54,576 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
194,989 
161,153 
149,250 
172,386 
128,062 
39,623 
82,275 
169,624 
2007 
206,866 
146,470 
150,065 
178,934 
130,935 
31,065 
83,591 
160,112 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
340 
242 
151 
353 
245 
114 
189 
363 
2007 
367 
237 
148 
359 
252 
106 
188 
350 
acres, 2012 
270,754 
195,837 
198,802 
254,089 
158,254 
45,661 
107,082 
225,385 
2007 
289,440 
193,749 
205,061 
271,584 
147,718 
36,189 
107,851 
202,909 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
67 
52 
17 
125 
110 
18 
76 
100 
2007 
61 
49 
43 
161 
132 
10 
77 
94 
acres, 2012 
21,696 
15,438 
17,428 
56,865 
43,667 
4,898 
24,185 
34,898 
2007 
12,802 
22,936 
45,474 
43,581 
37,040 
6,367 
28,456 
32,347 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
63 
42 
17 
122 
108 
13 
60 
85 
2007 
57 
43 
42 
154 
114 
9 
62 
82 
acres, 2012 
20,208 
12,730 
15,619 
54,252 
42,255 
4,031 
20,104 
32,591 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
11,761 
21,308 
42,828 
41,414 
35,869 
6,025 
27,034 
30,688 
Total operators 
number 
1,136 
1,654 
829 
1,652 
1,363 
1,000 
1,178 
1,418 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
489 
813 
379 
644 
506 
448 
488 
623 
2 operators 
231 
315 
175 
402 
298 
221 
275 
268 
3 operators 
45 
34 
22 
55 
63 
25 
40 
45 
4 operators 
10 
17 
3 
6 
7 
7 
1 
8 
5 or more operators 
2 
8 
3 
3 
8 
1 
3 
14 
Total women operators 
number 
208 
406 
172 
408 
386 
272 
365 
266 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
201 
376 
158 
371 
312 
244 
327 
229 
2 operators 
2 
11 
7 
17 
29 
5 
13 
4 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
1 
4 
6 
4 
8 
4 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,156 
1,637 
697 
1,628 
1,384 
870 
1,211 
1,313 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
485 
912 
305 
728 
471 
396 
546 
607 
2 operators 
227 
263 
141 
343 
335 
190 
280 
274 
3 operators 
53 
46 
33 
44 
56 
27 
31 
48 
4 operators 
13 
6 
1 
9 
8 
2 
3 
1 
5 or more operators 
1 
6 
1 
8 
7 
1 
- 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
202 
350 
147 
393 
404 
245 
374 
253 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
187 
336 
136 
373 
357 
241 
360 
232 
2 operators 
6 
3 
3 
10 
22 
2 
4 
9 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
1 
4 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
726 
1,048 
527 
1,026 
748 
644 
679 
895 
2007 
729 
1,104 
426 
1,025 
744 
547 
740 
864 
acres, 2012 
346,353 
351,706 
304,279 
388,926 
226,846 
98,332 
175,544 
308,492 
2007 
349,067 
318,466 
289,806 
389,796 
212,112 
85,278 
177,666 
280,848 
Female 
farms, 2012 
51 
139 
55 
84 
134 
58 
128 
63 
2007 
50 
129 
55 
107 
133 
69 
120 
68 
acres, 2012 
8,546 
16,812 
6,611 
14,316 
7,403 
5,089 
7,361 
14,491 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
4,836 
14,789 
7,183 
15,537 
8,739 
8,846 
5,949 
7,552 
Farming 
2012 
394 
409 
223 
560 
483 
278 
357 
506 
2007 
422 
417 
218 
637 
458 
199 
380 
483 
Other 
2012 
383 
778 
359 
550 
399 
424 
450 
452 
Place of residence: 
2007 
357 
816 
263 
495 
419 
417 
480 
449 
On farm operated 
2012 
576 
686 
380 
794 
627 
543 
638 
661 
2007 
597 
826 
330 
832 
639 
485 
679 
632 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
201 
501 
202 
316 
255 
159 
169 
297 
2007 
182 
407 
151 
300 
238 
131 
181 
300 
-continued 
632 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
