Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
Jersey 
Jo Daviess 
Johnson 
Kane 
Kankakee 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
301 
351 
410 
214 
468 
267 
279 
372 
2007 
280 
323 
425 
197 
392 
200 
262 
277 
Any 
2012 
482 
559 
653 
295 
467 
291 
311 
446 
2007 
530 
559 
731 
322 
624 
368 
497 
558 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
63 
122 
163 
33 
59 
37 
57 
70 
2007 
123 
73 
126 
59 
107 
76 
96 
120 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
35 
21 
14 
20 
37 
15 
29 
35 
2007 
29 
41 
35 
28 
50 
41 
58 
45 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
40 
38 
79 
30 
56 
48 
50 
60 
2007 
71 
66 
58 
51 
69 
39 
52 
71 
200 days or more 
2012 
344 
378 
397 
212 
315 
191 
175 
281 
2007 
307 
379 
512 
184 
398 
212 
291 
322 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
23 
22 
31 
25 
29 
13 
20 
36 
2007 
40 
27 
52 
8 
35 
24 
14 
24 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
37 
23 
52 
26 
33 
24 
26 
22 
2007 
47 
20 
78 
31 
59 
36 
43 
47 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
104 
97 
93 
59 
88 
62 
48 
100 
2007 
136 
108 
170 
81 
165 
81 
107 
98 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
619 
768 
887 
399 
785 
459 
496 
660 
2007 
587 
727 
856 
399 
757 
427 
595 
666 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.1 
26.4 
26.2 
22.9 
24.8 
23.6 
24.8 
25.5 
2007 
21.7 
24.3 
22.2 
22.5 
22.4 
21.2 
22.6 
24.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
20 
18 
27 
23 
20 
7 
8 
28 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
31 
19 
46 
20 
29 
17 
23 
23 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
92 
89 
82 
53 
83 
62 
37 
89 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
640 
784 
908 
413 
803 
472 
522 
678 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.0 
27.5 
27.6 
24.6 
26.9 
25.1 
27.3 
26.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
5 
2 
3 
3 
3 
- 
5 
7 
2007 
3 
2 
4 
10 
11 
8 
9 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
26 
77 
55 
37 
30 
32 
23 
58 
2007 
36 
76 
78 
16 
66 
20 
18 
48 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
72 
137 
112 
43 
108 
49 
63 
78 
2007 
105 
141 
159 
84 
117 
54 
82 
77 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
147 
201 
208 
138 
211 
103 
150 
206 
2007 
210 
258 
259 
151 
238 
134 
253 
251 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
126 
102 
109 
66 
111 
49 
94 
109 
2007 
99 
134 
141 
70 
140 
89 
120 
138 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
132 
139 
139 
61 
136 
92 
88 
119 
2007 
125 
75 
165 
51 
136 
79 
78 
107 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
124 
73 
171 
63 
98 
86 
60 
83 
2007 
81 
75 
128 
61 
101 
84 
88 
80 
70 years and over 
2012 
151 
179 
266 
98 
238 
147 
107 
158 
2007 
151 
121 
222 
76 
207 
100 
111 
132 
Average age 
2012 
59.4 
55.6 
59.5 
57.6 
59.2 
60.1 
57.5 
57.1 
2007 
57.1 
53.8 
56.9 
55.1 
56.8 
57.8 
56.1 
56.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
496 
693 
645 
389 
628 
381 
469 
589 
2007 
440 
482 
575 
320 
571 
278 
550 
569 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
61 
24 
59 
42 
37 
24 
39 
29 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
165 
373 
136 
215 
145 
163 
158 
94 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
36 
51 
69 
33 
53 
23 
80 
108 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
7 
2 
2 
13 
7 
13 
5 
4 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
151 
99 
152 
41 
142 
115 
116 
177 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
114 
158 
241 
75 
216 
51 
112 
183 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
14 
10 
10 
4 
21 
8 
13 
24 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
9 
15 
26 
15 
52 
22 
27 
48 
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 
756 
886 
1,033 
484 
897 
542 
558 
786 
acres, 2012 
209,040 
239,440 
210,161 
146,373 
259,159 
87,142 
160,635 
317,014 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
23 
5 
18 
18 
19 
17 
34 
19 
acres, 2012 
5,761 
391 
7,819 
7,085 
9,631 
922 
9,396 
1 1 ,242 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
693 
816 
956 
437 
794 
521 
456 
684 
2007 
698 
767 
1,052 
437 
841 
520 
606 
686 
acres, 2012 
139,011 
206,288 
174,623 
1 1 1 ,470 
211,137 
(D) 
120,374 
249,681 
2007 
144,196 
191,910 
196,294 
128,111 
210,714 
80,152 
134,104 
274,562 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
52 
42 
61 
39 
58 
26 
35 
65 
2007 
76 
74 
76 
51 
89 
35 
38 
87 
acres, 2012 
42,559 
16,723 
15,523 
29,002 
37,329 
1 1 ,662 
27,999 
46,693 
2007 
42,732 
28,108 
26,713 
38,892 
45,523 
1 1 ,858 
34,967 
62,976 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
19 
38 
22 
23 
41 
3 
75 
60 
2007 
24 
31 
10 
23 
40 
3 
98 
50 
acres, 2012 
25,639 
26,211 
19,333 
13,828 
17,166 
545 
15,262 
44,984 
2007 
32,472 
22,335 
4,152 
20,744 
18,964 
(D) 
19,919 
45,949 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
- 
3 
1 
2 
1 
11 
6 
2007 
4 
- 
1 
2 
11 
1 
12 
2 
acres, 2012 
3,308 
- 
340 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,535 
1,032 
2007 
2,278 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,870 
(D) 
1,905 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
15 
14 
21 
9 
40 
7 
13 
3 
2007 
8 
10 
17 
6 
35 
9 
5 
10 
acres, 2012 
3,680 
1,544 
4,082 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,371 
247 
2007 
2,736 
1,098 
(D) 
(D) 
4,386 
6,767 
1,477 
(D) 
--continued 
638 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
