Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Wayne 
White 
Whiteside 
Will 
Williamson 
Winnebago 
Woodford 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
294 
581 
232 
449 
377 
252 
319 
364 
2007 
271 
430 
192 
429 
296 
188 
296 
308 
Any 
2012 
483 
606 
350 
661 
505 
450 
488 
594 
2007 
508 
803 
289 
703 
581 
428 
564 
624 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
47 
96 
58 
83 
65 
58 
45 
139 
2007 
79 
151 
57 
138 
115 
72 
102 
126 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
19 
21 
28 
43 
32 
71 
37 
53 
2007 
42 
39 
29 
68 
60 
35 
29 
74 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
58 
43 
21 
52 
74 
32 
151 
55 
2007 
68 
52 
22 
76 
75 
51 
85 
70 
200 days or more 
2012 
359 
446 
243 
483 
334 
289 
255 
347 
2007 
319 
561 
181 
421 
331 
270 
348 
354 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
15 
27 
9 
25 
20 
21 
22 
20 
2007 
18 
45 
22 
45 
26 
28 
24 
36 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
14 
45 
19 
41 
37 
33 
33 
42 
2007 
34 
91 
22 
60 
46 
62 
60 
53 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
89 
161 
54 
149 
127 
80 
86 
111 
2007 
53 
233 
72 
148 
134 
102 
123 
95 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
659 
954 
500 
895 
698 
568 
666 
785 
2007 
674 
864 
365 
879 
671 
424 
653 
748 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
27.1 
25.7 
26.6 
25.0 
23.3 
23.0 
25.8 
25.5 
2007 
27.5 
22.3 
23.4 
23.7 
23.7 
20.8 
22.8 
25.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
20 
5 
21 
10 
19 
16 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
6 
28 
15 
37 
36 
25 
28 
38 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
86 
141 
44 
129 
107 
63 
72 
97 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
676 
998 
518 
923 
729 
595 
691 
809 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.7 
27.6 
28.2 
27.0 
25.5 
24.7 
28.1 
27.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
17 
- 
14 
4 
- 
3 
11 
2007 
3 
13 
1 
7 
1 
1 
11 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
45 
83 
34 
55 
39 
18 
34 
59 
2007 
45 
85 
35 
68 
34 
33 
26 
52 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
83 
110 
57 
134 
63 
47 
62 
103 
2007 
89 
162 
53 
109 
82 
99 
108 
103 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
217 
197 
142 
296 
235 
209 
175 
201 
2007 
212 
317 
130 
394 
246 
145 
230 
274 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
98 
152 
49 
171 
131 
96 
113 
138 
2007 
132 
148 
73 
135 
162 
70 
134 
145 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
123 
185 
99 
147 
157 
102 
144 
145 
2007 
96 
144 
63 
134 
106 
78 
118 
70 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
75 
127 
79 
94 
89 
70 
112 
94 
2007 
74 
129 
31 
132 
79 
67 
84 
97 
70 years and over 
2012 
133 
316 
122 
199 
164 
160 
164 
207 
2007 
128 
235 
95 
153 
167 
123 
149 
184 
Average age 
2012 
56.6 
59.4 
58.7 
56.6 
58.3 
59.0 
59.3 
57.7 
2007 
56.1 
56.0 
56.4 
55.3 
57.6 
56.9 
56.9 
56.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
541 
687 
436 
785 
660 
502 
527 
719 
2007 
427 
575 
279 
750 
568 
333 
528 
587 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
40 
55 
32 
36 
57 
97 
52 
43 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
207 
341 
157 
288 
189 
145 
125 
261 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
45 
64 
34 
133 
113 
67 
88 
92 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
6 
30 
5 
22 
5 
6 
7 
38 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
186 
103 
147 
158 
170 
149 
128 
212 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
94 
124 
134 
181 
171 
57 
107 
148 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
3 
- 
14 
16 
14 
3 
37 
13 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
18 
16 
12 
28 
32 
12 
36 
14 
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 
742 
1,162 
562 
1,092 
842 
687 
765 
913 
acres, 2012 
328,993 
349,508 
304,947 
396,195 
227,824 
102,065 
173,634 
295,637 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
13 
17 
14 
36 
45 
8 
14 
10 
acres, 2012 
3,464 
24,791 
45,454 
21,300 
9,730 
646 
(D) 
2,021 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
654 
1,088 
508 
1,003 
739 
655 
688 
825 
2007 
627 
1,118 
404 
988 
725 
551 
768 
795 
acres, 2012 
233,098 
302,946 
223,952 
323,381 
189,189 
91,673 
146,973 
242,030 
2007 
229,253 
280,489 
197,430 
337,538 
167,573 
80,212 
144,122 
206,889 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
49 
51 
33 
49 
49 
24 
48 
55 
2007 
88 
86 
56 
90 
71 
50 
38 
83 
acres, 2012 
42,885 
47,361 
52,151 
49,941 
29,025 
7,331 
23,749 
34,408 
2007 
47,144 
42,726 
83,751 
41,087 
33,770 
12,204 
27,824 
44,653 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
57 
22 
15 
34 
71 
4 
24 
54 
2007 
48 
6 
14 
30 
71 
9 
32 
39 
acres, 2012 
77,920 
15,573 
31,450 
26,376 
14,149 
266 
5,628 
41,810 
2007 
75,621 
6,850 
15,295 
24,272 
18,810 
253 
6,649 
30,748 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
- 
3 
14 
- 
4 
5 
7 
3 
2007 
4 
8 
1 
11 
5 
- 
4 
4 
acres, 2012 
- 
215 
1,887 
- 
816 
2,669 
(D) 
624 
2007 
40 
1,599 
(D) 
772 
219 
- 
107 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
17 
23 
12 
24 
19 
14 
40 
21 
2007 
12 
15 
6 
13 
5 
6 
18 
11 
acres, 2012 
996 
2,423 
1,450 
3,544 
1,070 
1,482 
(D) 
4,111 
2007 
1,845 
1,591 
(D) 
1,664 
479 
1,455 
4,913 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 645 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
