Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Randolph 
Richland 
Rock Island 
St. Clair 
Saline 
Sangamon 
Schuyler 
Scott 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
345 
219 
325 
269 
200 
495 
243 
120 
2007 
311 
188 
252 
271 
174 
424 
197 
127 
Any 
2012 
448 
335 
341 
463 
283 
597 
299 
236 
2007 
522 
391 
448 
624 
323 
729 
337 
223 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
58 
35 
48 
57 
31 
86 
58 
31 
2007 
103 
65 
69 
134 
62 
139 
66 
42 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
45 
12 
15 
10 
28 
29 
19 
13 
2007 
26 
17 
49 
38 
15 
31 
16 
16 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
45 
21 
34 
106 
35 
136 
34 
34 
2007 
65 
51 
56 
84 
42 
56 
39 
28 
200 days or more 
2012 
300 
267 
244 
290 
189 
346 
188 
158 
2007 
328 
258 
274 
368 
204 
503 
216 
137 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
9 
9 
20 
15 
10 
16 
8 
2007 
21 
6 
15 
25 
17 
29 
18 
11 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
27 
30 
37 
41 
16 
63 
26 
13 
2007 
48 
33 
64 
34 
39 
57 
22 
19 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
83 
55 
84 
50 
53 
107 
83 
41 
2007 
121 
98 
77 
78 
64 
181 
101 
39 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
669 
460 
536 
621 
399 
912 
417 
294 
2007 
643 
442 
544 
758 
377 
886 
393 
281 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.8 
24.7 
24.5 
28.3 
24.4 
26.9 
22.8 
25.1 
2007 
23.9 
24.0 
22.1 
25.6 
22.8 
22.9 
22.9 
23.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
10 
8 
4 
20 
12 
10 
11 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
26 
34 
36 
17 
50 
24 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
82 
50 
80 
38 
46 
89 
74 
33 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
682 
470 
548 
638 
408 
943 
433 
310 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.2 
26.2 
26.0 
29.2 
26.3 
28.5 
24.3 
27.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
8 
1 
- 
2 
4 
3 
- 
2007 
1 
4 
1 
- 
- 
7 
8 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
48 
31 
32 
48 
29 
49 
29 
17 
2007 
69 
40 
38 
45 
16 
41 
22 
16 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
114 
92 
55 
53 
35 
78 
56 
51 
2007 
113 
114 
76 
133 
67 
116 
58 
54 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
211 
133 
124 
203 
102 
206 
118 
86 
2007 
222 
146 
183 
262 
128 
319 
125 
93 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
106 
69 
119 
118 
64 
189 
62 
42 
2007 
116 
77 
112 
105 
60 
210 
72 
34 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
91 
58 
100 
85 
80 
170 
69 
47 
2007 
100 
72 
102 
106 
70 
166 
72 
34 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
84 
63 
74 
109 
56 
135 
41 
25 
2007 
76 
47 
75 
84 
59 
118 
55 
47 
70 years and over 
2012 
139 
100 
161 
116 
115 
261 
164 
88 
2007 
136 
79 
113 
160 
97 
176 
122 
70 
Average age 
2012 
56.2 
56.1 
59.4 
57.6 
59.6 
60.0 
60.0 
57.8 
2007 
55.1 
53.7 
56.5 
56.0 
57.7 
57.0 
58.1 
56.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
489 
344 
500 
516 
303 
807 
311 
263 
2007 
472 
344 
445 
527 
246 
760 
241 
216 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
48 
17 
35 
51 
35 
49 
17 
10 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
297 
145 
141 
140 
78 
168 
183 
102 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
31 
35 
108 
66 
29 
145 
53 
22 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
7 
8 
6 
8 
7 
9 
10 
2 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
99 
35 
146 
126 
125 
205 
67 
79 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
46 
107 
104 
147 
64 
241 
41 
52 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
8 
1 
4 
12 
7 
19 
3 
6 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
7 
15 
8 
12 
6 
84 
1 
20 
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 
754 
534 
638 
707 
472 
1,026 
498 
338 
acres, 2012 
250,331 
171,892 
140,233 
228,553 
134,600 
475,660 
169,254 
132,801 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
8 
12 
12 
20 
10 
38 
16 
19 
acres, 2012 
3,469 
4,934 
1,999 
8,593 
2,989 
27,478 
8,140 
10,619 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
668 
494 
594 
622 
422 
872 
450 
314 
2007 
699 
523 
616 
729 
430 
972 
434 
293 
acres, 2012 
185,024 
146,049 
128,354 
179,966 
109,697 
309,827 
134,181 
117,790 
2007 
180,764 
153,289 
(D) 
194,659 
88,192 
318,580 
136,372 
109,875 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
62 
14 
28 
52 
33 
102 
48 
21 
2007 
105 
16 
64 
99 
54 
102 
58 
36 
acres, 2012 
39,761 
13,839 
8,715 
47,039 
22,190 
136,157 
28,548 
13,688 
2007 
49,769 
10,950 
35,663 
62,102 
24,550 
139,337 
39,703 
14,088 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
23 
21 
30 
37 
19 
65 
17 
9 
2007 
19 
24 
14 
41 
5 
56 
28 
13 
acres, 2012 
32,177 
25,633 
8,221 
23,069 
6,667 
58,815 
14,878 
14,557 
2007 
18,096 
37,521 
7,904 
48,002 
2,978 
55,564 
29,137 
1 1 ,286 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
6 
1 
2 
2 
1 
11 
12 
2 
2007 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
9 
3 
1 
acres, 2012 
4,511 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,488 
2,089 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,000 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
34 
24 
12 
19 
8 
42 
15 
10 
2007 
8 
15 
6 
25 
8 
14 
11 
7 
acres, 2012 
17,123 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,756 
2,397 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,513 
1,672 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 643 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
