Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Shelby 
Stark 
Stephenson 
Tazewell 
Union 
Vermilion 
Wabash 
Warren 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
554 
153 
506 
389 
230 
407 
99 
286 
2007 
420 
147 
444 
381 
230 
395 
78 
282 
Any 
2012 
728 
195 
581 
553 
393 
549 
114 
319 
2007 
765 
225 
734 
617 
390 
619 
147 
362 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
98 
43 
69 
105 
47 
87 
22 
54 
2007 
133 
45 
119 
157 
84 
122 
31 
70 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
27 
13 
23 
25 
60 
37 
12 
18 
2007 
53 
16 
38 
31 
26 
70 
5 
22 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
90 
23 
83 
74 
63 
57 
13 
46 
2007 
103 
35 
74 
91 
38 
66 
18 
61 
200 days or more 
2012 
513 
116 
406 
349 
223 
368 
67 
201 
2007 
476 
129 
503 
338 
242 
361 
93 
209 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
39 
11 
34 
40 
16 
26 
5 
38 
2007 
24 
15 
33 
12 
11 
27 
10 
16 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
60 
30 
50 
39 
31 
32 
8 
28 
2007 
29 
17 
80 
36 
43 
55 
12 
22 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
158 
47 
119 
85 
80 
90 
30 
68 
2007 
147 
49 
144 
124 
84 
122 
24 
76 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,025 
260 
884 
778 
496 
808 
170 
471 
2007 
985 
291 
921 
826 
482 
810 
179 
530 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.8 
23.5 
25.5 
27.4 
23.8 
26.7 
26.0 
25.9 
2007 
25.3 
24.0 
23.4 
26.1 
22.7 
25.0 
23.7 
26.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
29 
4 
21 
31 
11 
26 
2 
29 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
52 
20 
39 
36 
24 
28 
- 
24 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
148 
45 
103 
73 
71 
67 
28 
56 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,053 
279 
924 
802 
517 
835 
183 
496 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.3 
25.6 
28.0 
28.9 
25.4 
28.3 
28.2 
28.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
9 
10 
4 
3 
4 
. 
12 
2007 
8 
1 
6 
2 
7 
3 
2 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
107 
34 
75 
54 
25 
37 
17 
44 
2007 
72 
18 
70 
70 
22 
48 
16 
38 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
146 
43 
89 
77 
44 
79 
27 
66 
2007 
143 
61 
169 
111 
42 
125 
37 
69 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
297 
84 
289 
193 
126 
200 
51 
118 
2007 
337 
102 
344 
269 
151 
250 
59 
163 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
195 
43 
146 
117 
60 
154 
25 
87 
2007 
150 
41 
149 
128 
91 
167 
35 
89 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
139 
58 
167 
156 
108 
204 
32 
82 
2007 
159 
64 
137 
115 
75 
125 
35 
91 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
127 
29 
108 
105 
69 
130 
37 
77 
2007 
107 
32 
119 
105 
104 
67 
14 
54 
70 years and over 
2012 
269 
48 
203 
236 
188 
148 
24 
119 
2007 
209 
53 
184 
198 
128 
229 
27 
138 
Average age 
2012 
57.0 
53.9 
57.0 
59.4 
60.9 
58.7 
56.6 
57.2 
2007 
56.0 
54.9 
54.8 
56.7 
58.8 
57.5 
53.6 
57.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
926 
274 
779 
726 
423 
714 
153 
481 
2007 
677 
235 
743 
613 
317 
658 
134 
433 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
86 
12 
45 
37 
60 
62 
12 
34 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
423 
73 
233 
351 
85 
170 
46 
184 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
77 
65 
58 
109 
43 
105 
5 
42 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
14 
12 
3 
7 
- 
8 
2 
26 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
157 
67 
199 
156 
164 
282 
32 
124 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
207 
70 
218 
107 
70 
177 
68 
103 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
29 
4 
47 
10 
9 
9 
2 
8 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
19 
16 
46 
19 
12 
25 
- 
16 
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 
1,241 
328 
1,057 
913 
608 
924 
204 
577 
acres, 2012 
381,093 
155,614 
345,499 
325,163 
114,392 
426,492 
101,685 
315,489 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
23 
5 
25 
40 
18 
25 
3 
14 
acres, 2012 
5,811 
5,896 
9,921 
12,415 
11,997 
1 6,759 
617 
4,950 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
1,144 
295 
971 
839 
555 
851 
183 
523 
2007 
1,036 
290 
1,050 
851 
539 
877 
194 
565 
acres, 2012 
298,217 
120,351 
275,084 
272,667 
89,358 
370,062 
64,027 
282,132 
2007 
291,856 
108,824 
252,387 
237,227 
93,272 
361,774 
74,308 
236,838 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
45 
29 
60 
45 
30 
45 
19 
43 
2007 
96 
44 
80 
88 
56 
74 
19 
46 
acres, 2012 
23,086 
27,613 
36,830 
22,608 
21,850 
29,718 
28,707 
27,380 
2007 
48,969 
36,238 
61,996 
41,264 
22,150 
54,626 
22,361 
32,713 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
66 
10 
38 
45 
17 
24 
7 
29 
2007 
33 
22 
37 
43 
13 
30 
12 
23 
acres, 2012 
76,883 
1 1 ,897 
37,662 
40,894 
7,235 
18,810 
13,454 
24,904 
2007 
41,821 
18,322 
21,347 
47,310 
5,506 
29,545 
17,692 
23,537 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
5 
3 
- 
- 
2 
7 
- 
- 
2007 
9 
3 
1 
2 
4 
10 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
5,136 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
7,209 
- 
- 
2007 
3,385 
2,520 
(D) 
(D) 
297 
1,282 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
22 
11 
18 
13 
19 
29 
4 
10 
2007 
11 
13 
10 
14 
8 
23 
- 
8 
acres, 2012 
2,461 
(D) 
2,905 
1,207 
(D) 
8,607 
236 
3,995 
2007 
1,257 
3,871 
(D) 
(D) 
1,137 
10,148 
- 
(D) 
--continued 
644 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
