Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
McDonough 
McHenry 
McLean 
Macon 
Macoupin 
Madison 
Marion 
Marshall 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
382 
431 
573 
302 
502 
476 
433 
182 
2007 
310 
353 
526 
250 
453 
426 
403 
166 
Any 
2012 
358 
480 
916 
372 
688 
634 
719 
258 
2007 
451 
682 
987 
458 
734 
803 
674 
334 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
61 
93 
150 
94 
95 
81 
138 
44 
2007 
79 
104 
188 
130 
180 
148 
132 
88 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
42 
39 
66 
44 
59 
51 
15 
16 
2007 
43 
46 
90 
24 
64 
44 
40 
26 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
25 
66 
103 
57 
68 
71 
60 
33 
2007 
35 
104 
158 
68 
85 
90 
80 
39 
200 days or more 
2012 
230 
282 
597 
177 
466 
431 
506 
165 
2007 
294 
428 
551 
236 
405 
521 
422 
181 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
37 
24 
29 
21 
45 
38 
28 
7 
2007 
15 
9 
66 
18 
42 
35 
38 
14 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
40 
53 
85 
18 
47 
34 
46 
14 
2007 
33 
65 
66 
43 
45 
71 
68 
26 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
84 
119 
154 
60 
143 
106 
117 
38 
2007 
133 
150 
181 
96 
142 
158 
158 
69 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
579 
715 
1,221 
575 
955 
932 
961 
381 
2007 
580 
811 
1,200 
551 
958 
965 
813 
391 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.2 
23.6 
26.9 
26.8 
25.4 
26.4 
25.3 
27.9 
2007 
24.0 
21.8 
24.8 
23.3 
25.2 
23.5 
23.0 
24.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
33 
13 
23 
14 
31 
35 
28 
4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
33 
53 
80 
17 
44 
29 
34 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
71 
102 
118 
50 
113 
98 
112 
31 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
603 
743 
1,268 
593 
1,002 
948 
978 
391 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.3 
25.6 
29.2 
28.8 
27.6 
27.7 
27.1 
30.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
6 
3 
2 
8 
11 
- 
3 
- 
2007 
6 
3 
8 
6 
8 
12 
11 
4 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
55 
34 
88 
33 
75 
36 
58 
7 
2007 
43 
17 
79 
23 
63 
57 
41 
32 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
83 
99 
150 
41 
122 
107 
82 
50 
2007 
114 
87 
189 
80 
147 
140 
146 
73 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
160 
193 
297 
139 
271 
251 
281 
99 
2007 
195 
320 
431 
226 
321 
330 
261 
122 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
82 
146 
245 
106 
182 
213 
154 
57 
2007 
91 
219 
241 
104 
160 
209 
123 
88 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
84 
134 
210 
103 
175 
171 
162 
79 
2007 
97 
139 
165 
108 
129 
174 
156 
59 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
77 
88 
184 
85 
112 
123 
152 
62 
2007 
82 
103 
169 
48 
140 
114 
127 
41 
70 years and over 
2012 
193 
214 
313 
159 
242 
209 
260 
86 
2007 
133 
147 
231 
113 
219 
193 
212 
81 
Average age 
2012 
57.8 
59.0 
58.3 
59.7 
57.3 
58.5 
59.4 
59.4 
2007 
56.2 
57.1 
55.9 
56.2 
56.8 
56.3 
57.4 
55.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
498 
733 
1,175 
513 
895 
797 
766 
345 
2007 
475 
762 
1,042 
484 
691 
738 
586 
301 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
37 
79 
55 
30 
58 
61 
143 
14 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
281 
176 
529 
106 
491 
375 
230 
95 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
58 
68 
134 
109 
83 
82 
73 
39 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
60 
6 
101 
6 
10 
25 
23 
11 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
70 
229 
296 
198 
109 
200 
113 
105 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
36 
196 
183 
115 
198 
100 
183 
100 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
13 
34 
18 
30 
29 
10 
16 
13 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
11 
54 
30 
23 
42 
13 
37 
12 
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 
716 
872 
1,414 
628 
1,153 
1,069 
1,124 
420 
acres, 2012 
282,596 
225,020 
642,260 
312,910 
416,717 
279,805 
255,771 
202,287 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
16 
44 
69 
12 
17 
32 
27 
10 
acres, 2012 
11,364 
14,074 
27,361 
5,395 
7,845 
14,332 
8,262 
9,098 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
643 
697 
1,271 
554 
1,035 
945 
1,049 
370 
2007 
645 
811 
1,291 
586 
1,014 
1,061 
951 
419 
acres, 2012 
225,246 
169,978 
542,960 
256,104 
300,603 
184,942 
198,205 
175,818 
2007 
221,646 
135,813 
514,679 
213,212 
258,391 
203,413 
189,925 
170,832 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
38 
73 
94 
40 
56 
65 
46 
27 
2007 
68 
92 
156 
62 
98 
68 
69 
64 
acres, 2012 
22,538 
44,966 
88,742 
43,739 
66,983 
66,298 
31,935 
19,631 
2007 
31,277 
55,040 
100,942 
39,747 
64,946 
37,644 
36,736 
23,024 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
36 
112 
70 
34 
69 
71 
22 
9 
2007 
38 
95 
46 
42 
59 
78 
29 
9 
acres, 2012 
36,186 
16,850 
48,690 
28,226 
62,552 
54,025 
21,281 
1 1 ,492 
2007 
53,283 
17,317 
54,547 
33,309 
69,132 
68,185 
29,880 
8,228 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
21 
6 
4 
7 
6 
8 
1 
2007 
2 
25 
- 
1 
- 
3 
9 
1 
acres, 2012 
371 
1,531 
1,859 
2,280 
5,938 
433 
11,206 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
2,584 
- 
(D) 
- 
130 
1,740 
(D) 
Other - ceoperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
20 
8 
48 
42 
23 
23 
27 
33 
2007 
8 
12 
20 
17 
16 
19 
19 
7 
acres, 2012 
7,703 
886 
10,040 
6,227 
2,516 
1,437 
4,201 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
4,830 
5,816 
(D) 
1,759 
3,564 
2,398 
(D) 
-continued 
640 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
