Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Illinois 
Adams 
Alexander 
Bond 
Boone 
Brown 
Bureau 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
31,838 
454 
72 
271 
201 
179 
433 
2007 
28,398 
452 
69 
232 
193 
146 
480 
Any 
2012 
43,249 
844 
72 
390 
278 
234 
623 
2007 
48,462 
843 
74 
441 
347 
276 
709 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
7,028 
113 
5 
41 
34 
33 
97 
2007 
9,344 
152 
12 
57 
61 
47 
124 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
3,029 
50 
2 
13 
15 
6 
41 
2007 
3,671 
50 
9 
26 
40 
14 
53 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
5,510 
170 
10 
69 
62 
30 
107 
2007 
5,934 
96 
16 
69 
38 
34 
125 
200 days or more 
2012 
27,682 
511 
55 
267 
167 
165 
378 
2007 
29,513 
545 
37 
289 
208 
181 
407 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2,135 
37 
2 
24 
11 
4 
37 
2007 
2,304 
31 
3 
11 
6 
16 
46 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3,191 
46 
3 
34 
19 
29 
32 
2007 
3,828 
59 
7 
34 
19 
22 
46 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
8,270 
144 
21 
57 
40 
41 
94 
2007 
10,326 
181 
26 
84 
64 
85 
145 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
61,491 
1,071 
118 
546 
409 
339 
893 
2007 
60,402 
1,024 
107 
544 
451 
299 
952 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.5 
24.0 
26.0 
25.1 
25.0 
23.2 
26.0 
2007 
24.0 
23.7 
22.6 
22.7 
24.2 
19.6 
24.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,539 
23 
2 
16 
7 
2 
24 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,697 
45 
3 
30 
17 
21 
30 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
7,206 
122 
20 
56 
24 
42 
83 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
63,645 
1,108 
119 
559 
431 
348 
919 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.3 
26.0 
27.2 
26.5 
27.9 
24.9 
28.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
515 
4 
2 
6 
. 
2 
8 
2007 
594 
9 
3 
8 
6 
6 
13 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
4,552 
99 
2 
58 
25 
19 
57 
2007 
4,102 
61 
3 
51 
19 
27 
70 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
7,677 
154 
14 
81 
51 
49 
109 
2007 
9,657 
193 
15 
100 
58 
64 
135 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
16,888 
309 
25 
157 
99 
103 
236 
2007 
20,938 
371 
30 
183 
128 
115 
308 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
10,709 
191 
20 
90 
103 
55 
158 
2007 
11,091 
191 
12 
93 
89 
60 
176 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
1 1 ,044 
201 
21 
96 
77 
68 
157 
2007 
9,241 
129 
24 
71 
63 
49 
130 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
8,108 
100 
20 
42 
40 
41 
108 
2007 
7,761 
113 
21 
50 
79 
50 
140 
70 years and over 
2012 
15,594 
240 
40 
131 
84 
76 
223 
2007 
13,476 
228 
35 
117 
98 
51 
217 
Average age 
2012 
57.8 
56.3 
61.0 
56.4 
57.6 
57.2 
57.8 
2007 
56.2 
55.6 
59.5 
54.6 
57.6 
54.5 
56.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
53,381 
895 
101 
432 
373 
266 
753 
2007 
46,069 
714 
59 
416 
362 
232 
737 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
3,962 
95 
10 
32 
28 
19 
63 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
19,202 
386 
14 
180 
65 
119 
210 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
6,549 
75 
10 
25 
53 
36 
105 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
1,392 
39 
2 
3 
2 
9 
11 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
12,634 
158 
32 
85 
105 
49 
170 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
12,418 
194 
35 
99 
121 
65 
232 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
1,455 
50 
1 
12 
40 
8 
21 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
2,023 
15 
3 
37 
13 
3 
25 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
72,114 
1,263 
140 
642 
468 
389 
1,008 
acres, 2012 
25,422,301 
379,685 
59,395 
191,034 
133,112 
114,538 
421,081 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
1,871 
23 
3 
14 
15 
8 
18 
acres, 2012 
964,767 
6,946 
2,930 
7,549 
2,164 
4,188 
5,741 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
64,927 
1,135 
115 
577 
406 
361 
913 
2007 
65,748 
1,083 
119 
572 
473 
352 
1,016 
acres, 2012 
20,277,334 
313,792 
(D) 
155,333 
104,244 
90,078 
362,915 
2007 
19,684,044 
287,726 
27,739 
157,996 
104,017 
97,650 
365,590 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
4,562 
85 
13 
31 
29 
25 
83 
2007 
6,509 
138 
12 
51 
41 
46 
124 
acres, 2012 
3,443,376 
41,414 
13,027 
9,094 
20,383 
15,188 
62,555 
2007 
4,112,831 
53,421 
7,754 
13,203 
24,754 
32,144 
78,211 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
3,319 
55 
15 
35 
28 
15 
25 
2007 
3,055 
42 
12 
41 
17 
9 
25 
acres, 2012 
2,680,220 
27,217 
9,139 
32,031 
8,296 
29,522 
16,635 
2007 
2,635,534 
25,830 
12,133 
52,548 
7,600 
16,785 
30,261 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
397 
2 
1 
2 
3 
1 
7 
2007 
378 
9 
- 
- 
4 
5 
6 
acres, 2012 
178,754 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
692 
(D) 
1,388 
2007 
115,427 
4,199 
(D) 
2,833 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
1,882 
21 
16 
13 
11 
28 
2007 
1,170 
23 
- 
9 
5 
10 
18 
acres, 2012 
358,037 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,144 
(D) 
6,639 
2007 
227,264 
2,957 
- 
1,013 
(D) 
1,646 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 633 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
