Illinois State Fact Sheet

USDA Economic Research Service
http://www.ers.usda.gov/statefacts/

Data updated December 15, 2008

Population, Income, Education, and Employment

Population
  Rural * Urban * Total
Year
    1980 1,773,483 9,653,926 11,427,409
    1990 1,680,018 9,750,584 11,430,602
    2000 1,705,887 10,713,406 12,419,293
    2007 (latest estimates) 1,669,005 11,183,543 12,852,548

More information on Illinois population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.

Income
  Rural * Urban * Total
Per-capita income (2006 dollars)
    2005 26,670 39,334 37,666
    2006 27,001 40,126 38,409
    Percent change 1.2 2.0 2.0
 
Earnings per job (2006 dollars)
    2005 31,528 53,432 50,867
    2006 31,163 53,374 50,788
    Percent change -1.2 -0.1 -0.2
 
Poverty rate (percent)
    1979 11.1 11.0 11.0
    1989 14.0 11.6 11.9
    1999 11.4 10.6 10.7
    2007 (latest model-based estimates) 13.9 11.6 11.9

More information on Illinois poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423

Education (Persons 25 and older)
  Rural * Urban * Total
Percent not completing high school
    1980 38.7 32.5 33.5
    1990 27.5 23.1 23.8
    2000 20.0 18.3 18.6
 
Percent completing high school only
    1980 40.0 34.3 35.1
    1990 38.0 28.6 30.0
    2000 37.3 26.2 27.7
 
Percent completing some college
    1980 11.8 15.8 15.2
    1990 22.8 25.6 25.2
    2000 28.6 27.5 27.6
 
Percent completing college
    1980 10.0 17.4 16.2
    1990 11.7 22.7 21.0
    2000 14.1 28.0 26.1

More information on Illinois education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423

Employment
  Rural * Urban * Total
Total number of jobs
    2005 872,644 6,578,850 7,451,494
    2006 885,227 6,716,520 7,601,747
 
Unemployment rate (percent)
    2006 5.0 4.5 4.6
    2007 5.5 4.9 5.0

More information on Illinois unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
 
Percent employment change
    2004-2005 2.7 1.4 1.6
    2005-2006 2.7 3.3 3.2
    2006-2007 1.1 1.5 1.4
 

* Urban and rural (metro and nonmetro) defintions are based on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) June 2003 classification. See Measuring Rurality: New Definitions in 2003 for more information.
 
More information on socioeconomic conditions
• Rural Emphasis Page
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435.

Farm Characteristics

1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture
 
  1992 1997 2002
Total land area (million acres) 35.58 35.58 35.57
    Total farmland (million acres) 27.25 27.67 27.31
        Percent of total land area 76.6 77.8 76.8
 
        Cropland (million acres) 24.16 24.19 24.17
            Percent of total farmland 88.7 87.4 88.5
            Percent in pasture 3.7 3.6 2.2
            Percent irrigated 1.3 1.4 1.6
 
            Harvested Cropland
            (million acres)		 21.87 22.43 22.56
 
        Woodland (million acres) 1.56 1.74 1.54
            Percent of total farmland 5.7 6.3 5.6
            Percent in pasture 32.5 25.8 24.4
 
        Pastureland (million acres) 0.69 0.73 0.77
            Percent of total farmland 2.5 2.6 2.8
 
        Land in house lots, ponds,
        roads, wasteland, etc.
        (million acres)		 0.84 1.02 0.83
            Percent of total farmland 3.1 3.7 3.0
 
Conservation practices
        Farmland in conservation or
        wetlands reserve programs
        (million acres)		 0.47 0.74 0.92
            Percent of total farmland 1.7 2.7 3.4
 
Average farm size (acres) 351 350 374
 
Farms by size (percent)
            1 to 99 acres 33.9 39.1 41.0
            100 to 499 acres 41.8 37.6 35.0
            500 to 999 acres 16.5 14.7 13.5
            1000 to 1,999 acres 6.6 6.9 8.1
            2,000 or more acres 1.1 1.7 2.4
 
Farms by sales (percent)
            Less than $9,999 27.9 36.1 41.4
            $10,000 to $49,999 29.0 23.0 20.9
            $50,000 to $99,999 14.9 11.9 11.0
            $100,000 to $499,999 26.3 25.6 22.8
            More than $500,000 2.3 3.9 3.9
 
Tenure of farmers
        Full owner (farms) 34,158 39,332 39,565
            Percent of total 44.0 49.7 54.2
 
        Part owner (farms) 29,217 27,956 25,334
            Percent of total 37.7 35.3 34.7
 
        Tenant owner (farms) 14,235 11,824 8,128
            Percent of total 18.3 14.9 11.1
 
Farm organization
        Individuals/family, sole
        proprietorship (farms)		 65,752 67,182 64,468
            Percent of total 84.7 84.9 88.3
 
        Family-held corporations
        (farms)		 2,125 2,885 2,385
            Percent of total 2.7 3.6 3.3
 
        Partnerships (farms) 8,997 8,038 5,296
            Percent of total 11.6 10.2 7.3
 
        Non-family corporations (farms) 236 273 199
            Percent of total 0.3 0.3 0.3
 
        Others - cooperative, estate or
        trust, institutional, etc. (farms)		 500 734 679
            Percent of total 0.6 0.9 0.9
 
Characteristics of principal farm operators
        Average operator age (years) 51.7 53.2 55.1
        Percent with farming as their
         primary occupation		 61.7 54.4 64.1
        Men (persons) 73,985 74,423 67,774
        Women (persons) 3,625 4,689 5,253
 

More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.

Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.

Farm Financial Indicators

Farm income and value added data
  2006 2007
 
Number of farms 72,400 72,500
 
  Thousands $
       Final crop output 7,165,431 10,094,079
+     Final animal output 1,843,894 1,983,564
+     Services and forestry 1,146,635 1,201,744
=   Final agricultural sector output 10,155,961 13,279,387
 
-      Intermediate consumption outlays 5,381,504 6,475,560
+     Net government transactions 472,525 38,644
=   Gross value added 5,246,982 6,842,471
 
-      Capital consumption 1,281,291 1,319,672
 
=   Net value added 3,965,691 5,522,799
 
-    Factor payments 2,206,529 2,278,724
         Employee compensation (total hired labor) 416,294 488,048
         Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 1,046,378 992,061
         Real estate and nonreal estate interest 743,857 798,615
 
=   Net farm income 1,759,162 3,244,075
 

More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.

Farm balance sheet
 
• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
 

Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties

Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
  Value of receipts
thousand $		 Percent of state total
farm receipts		 Percent of US value
1. Corn 5,681,428 48.6 16.7
2. Soybeans 3,149,205 27.0 14.9
3. Hogs 809,249 6.9 5.5
4. Cattle and calves 730,989 6.3 1.5
5. Dairy products 375,285 3.2 1.1
 
All commodities 11,678,607   4.1
 

More information on Illinois's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.

Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007
  Rank among states Value
million $
1. Feed grains and products 2 1,894.9
2. Soybeans and products 2 1,494.9
3. Other 4 503.2
4. Live animals and meat 5 404.9
5. Wheat and products 15 209.6
 
Overall rank 4 4,719.5
 

More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.

Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002
  Percent of state total receipts Million $
1. Iroquois County 3.0 228.6
2. McLean County 2.7 207.2
3. Bureau County 2.7 203.9
4. Livingston County 2.4 183.3
5. Henry County 2.4 180.5
 
State total   7,676.2
 

More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.

Data Sources

Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.