# Land in farms in Macon County

Land in farms in Macon County was 259,085 acres in 2022. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

- Indicator id: `farmland_area`
- Place id: `us-county-17115`
- Unit: acres
- Definition: Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.
- Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/), via Data Commons (https://datacommons.org)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/usda-nass
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, may be freely reproduced; USDA NASS acknowledgment requested)
- Citation: Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/land-in-farms/macon-county-illinois
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=farmland_area&place=us-county-17115

| Period | acres |
|---|---:|
| 2022 | 259,085 |
| 2017 | 277,429 |
| 2012 | 336,576 |
| 2007 | 290,603 |
| 2002 | 320,646 |
| 1997 | 326,532 |