Illinois farms by county
2022 Census of Agriculture · 102 counties
71,123 farms26,292,041 acres in farms370 acres per farm on average
Illinois farms sold $26.42 billion of products in 2022, sixth among the 50 states.
Among the states, it leads the nation in soybeans and ranks second in corn for grain.
Its average farm size is the 20th-largest among the states.
Which county leads each crop and animal
The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Illinois is for them nationally.
| Crop or animal | Leading county | Its share of the state | Counties with figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn for grain | Iroquois County | 2.9% | 100 |
| Soybeans | Iroquois County | 2.9% | 100 |
| Hogs and pigs | Mercer County | 6.2% | 78 |
| Laying hens | Bureau County | 1.8% | 90 |
| Wheat | Washington County | 9.4% | 96 |
| Horses and ponies | McHenry County | 5.6% | 102 |
| Vegetables | Mason County | 23.6% | 77 |
| Goats | McHenry County | 5.8% | 94 |
| Oats | DeKalb County | 25.2% | 31 |
| Beef cows | Jo Daviess County | 6.0% | 68 |
| Cattle and calves | Jo Daviess County | 5.3% | 99 |
| Turkeys | Lawrence County | 29.5% | 47 |
| Sheep and lambs | Henry County | 4.1% | 92 |
| Hay and haylage | Jo Daviess County | 5.3% | 102 |
Every county in Illinois
Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.
| County | Farms | Avg acres | Sales | Largest group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iroquois County | 1,544 | 433 | $772.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| McLean County | 1,488 | 401 | $721.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Livingston County | 1,448 | 419 | $712.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| LaSalle County | 1,706 | 354 | $614.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Champaign County | 1,330 | 410 | $583.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Bureau County | 1,138 | 400 | $564.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| DeKalb County | 807 | 438 | $543.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Sangamon County | 996 | 467 | $520.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Henry County | 1,270 | 354 | $508.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Ogle County | 919 | 383 | $476.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Knox County | 984 | 448 | $460.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Whiteside County | 1,005 | 334 | $453.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Vermilion County | 1,009 | 441 | $449.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Stephenson County | 998 | 306 | $447.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Montgomery County | 952 | 398 | $446.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Macoupin County | 1,235 | 371 | $444.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Logan County | 623 | 610 | $436.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Hancock County | 1,080 | 386 | $420.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Clinton County | 869 | 318 | $413.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Adams County | 1,311 | 323 | $409.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Christian County | 768 | 457 | $400.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Lee County | 829 | 456 | $400.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Tazewell County | 869 | 396 | $377.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Kankakee County | 738 | 436 | $367.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Washington County | 635 | 514 | $364.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Edgar County | 682 | 477 | $363.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Mercer County | 690 | 364 | $356.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Pike County | 1,018 | 473 | $353.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Woodford County | 997 | 279 | $344.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Carroll County | 665 | 394 | $344.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Shelby County | 1,199 | 300 | $335.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Mason County | 588 | 552 | $315.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Fulton County | 1,157 | 377 | $305.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Warren County | 660 | 424 | $304.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Ford County | 544 | 514 | $299.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Effingham County | 1,224 | 230 | $298.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Macon County | 570 | 455 | $291.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Kane County | 509 | 288 | $284.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| McDonough County | 658 | 422 | $278.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Wayne County | 901 | 336 | $272.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Jasper County | 817 | 302 | $262.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Lawrence County | 332 | 562 | $260.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Piatt County | 390 | 585 | $255.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Greene County | 709 | 451 | $254.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Morgan County | 753 | 376 | $254.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Peoria County | 989 | 281 | $249.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Clark County | 722 | 345 | $248.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Fayette County | 1,122 | 293 | $247.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| McHenry County | 828 | 223 | $244.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Jo Daviess County | 907 | 341 | $242.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| St. Clair County | 743 | 386 | $241.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Will County | 780 | 309 | $234.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Marion County | 881 | 280 | $232.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Madison County | 962 | 275 | $221.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Douglas County | 561 | 388 | $221.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Coles County | 673 | 319 | $197.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Marshall County | 491 | 421 | $196.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| White County | 434 | 596 | $195.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Moultrie County | 480 | 412 | $193.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Henderson County | 419 | 477 | $191.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Crawford County | 607 | 387 | $190.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Grundy County | 437 | 432 | $187.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Jackson County | 767 | 380 | $186.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Richland County | 548 | 391 | $186.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Stark County | 346 | 471 | $185.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| De Witt County | 436 | 413 | $184.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Randolph County | 744 | 342 | $173.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Winnebago County | 691 | 243 | $170.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Clay County | 671 | 339 | $168.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Cumberland County | 686 | 236 | $164.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Cass County | 395 | 397 | $156.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Kendall County | 383 | 337 | $154.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Boone County | 416 | 299 | $145.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Gallatin County | 162 | 1,077 | $145.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Schuyler County | 574 | 361 | $144.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Hamilton County | 534 | 418 | $143.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Rock Island County | 571 | 254 | $139.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Menard County | 356 | 437 | $137.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Jefferson County | 930 | 250 | $136.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Saline County | 393 | 405 | $134.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Monroe County | 533 | 370 | $132.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Franklin County | 569 | 306 | $129.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Bond County | 622 | 260 | $123.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Jersey County | 460 | 350 | $123.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Perry County | 479 | 363 | $110.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Scott County | 267 | 392 | $101.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Edwards County | 313 | 377 | $88.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Wabash County | 177 | 668 | $86.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Brown County | 449 | 364 | $84.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Massac County | 350 | 363 | $70.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Pulaski County | 166 | 601 | $61.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Putnam County | 166 | 312 | $58.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Union County | 601 | 234 | $54.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Williamson County | 563 | 184 | $52.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Lake County | 306 | 105 | $47.0M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Calhoun County | 462 | 230 | $46.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Johnson County | 568 | 190 | $28.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Alexander County | 145 | 431 | $27.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Cook County | 154 | 67 | $22.4M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Pope County | 332 | 233 | $18.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| DuPage County | 60 | 14 | $7.3M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Hardin County | 128 | 267 | $6.4M | Poultry and eggs |
Five years earlier
| Measure | 2017 | Change to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Farms | 72,651 | −2.1% |
| Land in farms, acres | 27,006,288 | −2.6% |
| Average farm size, acres | 372 | −0.5% |
| Farm products sold (current dollars) | $17.01 billion | +55.3% |
Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.