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ILLINOIS FACT SHEET
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Population
Per-capita income
Earnings per job
Poverty rate
Total number of jobs
Unemployment rate
Percent employment change
Farm & farm related jobs
Top export commodities
Farm characteristics
Farm financial indicators
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POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME
State Metro Nonmetro
Population
1980 11,427,409 9,460,567 1,966,842
1990 11,430,602 9,573,799 1,856,803
Latest(1997) 11,895,849 10,008,868 1,886,981
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 26,192 27,666 18,456
1996 26,855 28,315 19,154
Change 2.5% 2.3% 3.8%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 32,378 34,173 21,045
1996 32,779 34,481 21,921
Change 1.2% 0.9% 4.2%
Poverty rate
1980 11.0 11.0 11.0
1990 11.9 11.5 14.0
Latest(1995-96) 12.3 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 6,847,256 5,911,074 936,182
1996 6,948,725 6,007,242 941,483
Unemployment Rate
1996 5.3 5.1 6.5
1997 4.7 4.5 5.9
Percent employment change
1994-95 1.4 1.6 0.3
1995-96 0.7 0.9 -0.4
1996-97 1.0 1.4 -1.0
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 13.8 12.5 22.1
Production 1.7 0.7 7.8
Farm Inputs 0.6 0.4 1.5
Proc. & Mark. 1.7 1.6 2.7
Whol.& Retail 9.3 9.3 9.6
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 35.6
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 27.3
of total land area 76.6%
CROPLAND (million acres) 24.2
of total farmland 88.7%
irrigated 1.4%
in pasture 3.7%
in Fed. farm program 2.2%
in Conservation Reserve 1.9%
WOODLAND (million acres) 1.6
of total farmland 5.7%
in pasture 32.5%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 0.7
of total farmland 2.5%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.8
of total farmland 3.1%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 351.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 33.9%
100 to 499 acres 41.8%
500 to 999 acres 16.5%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 6.6%
2,000 or more acres 1.1%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 56.5%
$50,000 to $99,999 14.9%
$100,000 to $499,999 26.3%
More than $500,000 2.3%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 34,158
Percent of total 44.0%
Part owner (farms) 29,217
Percent of total 37.7%
Tenant (farms) 14,235
Percent of total 18.3%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 67,877
Percent of total 87.5%
Partnerships (farms) 8,997
Percent of total 11.6%
Non-family corporations (farms) 236
Percent of total 0.3%
Others (farms) 500
Percent of total 0.6%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 52
Perc. w/ farming as their 61.7%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 77,000 76,000
Million $
Final crop output 5,580.6 7,672.6
+ Final animal output 1,877.8 1,991.5
+ Services and forestry 605.7 612.6
= Final agricultural sector output 8,064.1 10,276.7
- Intermediate consumption outlays 4,062.8 4,268.5
+ Net government transactions 69.0 (88.2)
= Gross value added 4,070.3 5,920.0
- Capital consumption 1,016.9 1,013.7
= NET VALUE ADDED 3,053.4 4,906.3
- Factor payments 2,212.6 2,651.0
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 309.9 301.8
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 1,226.9 1,644.3
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 675.8 704.8
= NET FARM INCOME 840.7 2,255.3
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 64,629.9 68,477.9
Real estate 53,507.4 57,088.4
Nonreal estate 11,122.6 11,389.5
FARM DEBT 8,084.9 8,664.6
Real estate 4,690.2 4,880.8
Nonreal estate 3,394.8 3,783.8
EQUITY 56,545.0 59,813.2
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 14.3 14.5
Debt/assets 12.5 12.7
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Corn 39.1 16.4
2. Soybean 30.7 17.1
3. Hogs 11.4 8.2
4. Cattle and calves 6.2 1.8
5. Dairy products 3.8 1.5
All Commodities 4.5
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Soybeans and products 2 1,549.5
2. Feed grains and products 2 1,300.4
3. Other 3 265.0
4. Live animals and meat exc. poultry 6 213.3
5. Wheat and products 11 150.5
Overall 3 3,748.1
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. MCLEAN 2.7% 198.2
2. IROQUOIS 2.6% 187.9
3. LIVINGSTON 2.4% 175.2
4. HENRY 2.3% 170.8
5. BUREAU 2.3% 169.3
State Total 7,336.9
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