Farms in Illinois

Farms in Illinois was 71,123 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is the 5th highest of 50 states in 2022.

2022, count71,123
Rank5th of 50US states ranked
Series high79,1121997
Series low71,1232022
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Farms in Illinois, 1997 to 2022

70K72K74K76K78K80K1997200220072012201720221997: 79,112 count2002: 73,027 count2007: 76,860 count2012: 75,087 count2017: 72,651 count2022: 71,123 count
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-11.
All 6 values
Periodcount
202271,123
201772,651
201275,087
200776,860
200273,027
199779,112

Compared with United States

Place2022
Illinois71,123
United States1,900,487

Rankings

Definition

Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

How to cite

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Farms, Illinois, 1997 to 2022) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

MLA 9

Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Farms, Illinois, 1997 to 2022. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/farms/illinois. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Farms, Illinois, 1997 to 2022. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/farms/illinois.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Farms, Illinois, 1997 to 2022 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/farms/illinois (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{department_farms_illinois_2022,
  author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Farms, Illinois, 1997 to 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  publisher = {Data Commons},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/farms/illinois. Publisher attribution: Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}
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What is the farms in Illinois?

Farms in Illinois was 71,123 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is the 5th highest of 50 states in 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest farms in Illinois?

79,112 in 1997, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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