Counties in Illinois by farms

LaSalle County had the highest farms of 102 counties in 2007, at 1,622. DuPage County had the lowest, at 73. The median was 708 and the figure for Illinois was 76,860. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,622LaSalle County
Median708102 counties
Illinois76,860History

Map of counties, 2007

Adams County: 1,295 countAlexander County: 143 countBond County: 673 countBoone County: 540 countBrown County: 422 countBureau County: 1,189 countCalhoun County: 464 countCarroll County: 676 countCass County: 433 countChampaign County: 1,389 countChristian County: 910 countClark County: 588 countClay County: 707 countClinton County: 1,031 countColes County: 729 countCook County: 184 countCrawford County: 615 countCumberland County: 654 countDeKalb County: 930 countDe Witt County: 508 countDouglas County: 657 countDuPage County: 73 countEdgar County: 670 countEdwards County: 365 countEffingham County: 1,150 countFayette County: 1,132 countFord County: 524 countFranklin County: 785 countFulton County: 1,005 countGallatin County: 210 countGreene County: 600 countGrundy County: 450 countHamilton County: 685 countHancock County: 1,063 countHardin County: 145 countHenderson County: 400 countHenry County: 1,473 countIroquois County: 1,471 countJackson County: 810 countJasper County: 882 countJefferson County: 1,156 countJersey County: 519 countJo Daviess County: 1,016 countJohnson County: 568 countKane County: 759 countKankakee County: 835 countKendall County: 424 countKnox County: 904 countLake County: 396 countLaSalle County: 1,622 countLawrence County: 421 countLee County: 898 countLivingston County: 1,319 countLogan County: 710 countMcDonough County: 761 countMcHenry County: 1,035 countMcLean County: 1,513 countMacon County: 708 countMacoupin County: 1,187 countMadison County: 1,229 countMarion County: 1,077 countMarshall County: 500 countMason County: 447 countMassac County: 400 countMenard County: 411 countMercer County: 785 countMonroe County: 678 countMontgomery County: 1,029 countMorgan County: 740 countMoultrie County: 520 countOgle County: 1,274 countPeoria County: 877 countPerry County: 589 countPiatt County: 480 countPike County: 967 countPope County: 346 countPulaski County: 276 countPutnam County: 167 countRandolph County: 833 countRichland County: 579 countRock Island County: 700 countSt. Clair County: 895 countSaline County: 497 countSangamon County: 1,153 countSchuyler County: 534 countScott County: 350 countShelby County: 1,185 countStark County: 372 countStephenson County: 1,178 countTazewell County: 998 countUnion County: 620 countVermilion County: 1,014 countWabash County: 225 countWarren County: 644 countWashington County: 779 countWayne County: 1,233 countWhite County: 481 countWhiteside County: 1,132 countWill County: 877 countWilliamson County: 616 countWinnebago County: 860 countWoodford County: 932 count
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count, 2007. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2007

LaSalle County: 1,622 countLaSalle County1,622McLean County: 1,513 countMcLean County1,513Henry County: 1,473 countHenry County1,473Iroquois County: 1,471 countIroquois County1,471Champaign County: 1,389 countChampaign County1,389Livingston County: 1,319 countLivingston County1,319Adams County: 1,295 countAdams County1,295Ogle County: 1,274 countOgle County1,274Wayne County: 1,233 countWayne County1,233Madison County: 1,229 countMadison County1,229Bureau County: 1,189 countBureau County1,189Macoupin County: 1,187 countMacoupin County1,187Shelby County: 1,185 countShelby County1,185Stephenson County: 1,178 countStephenson County1,178Jefferson County: 1,156 countJefferson County1,156Sangamon County: 1,153 countSangamon County1,153Effingham County: 1,150 countEffingham County1,150Fayette County: 1,132 countFayette County1,132Whiteside County: 1,132 countWhiteside County1,132Marion County: 1,077 countMarion County1,077Hancock County: 1,063 countHancock County1,063McHenry County: 1,035 countMcHenry County1,035Clinton County: 1,031 countClinton County1,031Montgomery County: 1,029 countMontgomery County1,029Jo Daviess County: 1,016 countJo Daviess County1,016Vermilion County: 1,014 countVermilion County1,014Fulton County: 1,005 countFulton County1,005Tazewell County: 998 countTazewell County998Pike County: 967 countPike County967Woodford County: 932 countWoodford County932DeKalb County: 930 countDeKalb County930Christian County: 910 countChristian County910Knox County: 904 countKnox County904Lee County: 898 countLee County898St. Clair County: 895 countSt. Clair County895Jasper County: 882 countJasper County882Peoria County: 877 countPeoria County877Will County: 877 countWill County877Winnebago County: 860 countWinnebago County860Kankakee County: 835 countKankakee County835LaSalle County: 1,622 countLaSalle County1,622McLean County: 1,513 countMcLean County1,513Henry County: 1,473 countHenry County1,473Iroquois County: 1,471 countIroquois County1,471Champaign County: 1,389 countChampaign County1,389Livingston County: 1,319 countLivingston County1,319Adams County: 1,295 countAdams County1,295Ogle County: 1,274 countOgle County1,274Wayne County: 1,233 countWayne County1,233Madison County: 1,229 countMadison County1,229Bureau County: 1,189 countBureau County1,189Macoupin County: 1,187 countMacoupin County1,187Shelby County: 1,185 countShelby County1,185Stephenson County: 1,178 countStephenson County1,178Jefferson County: 1,156 countJefferson County1,156Sangamon County: 1,153 countSangamon County1,153Effingham County: 1,150 countEffingham County1,150Fayette County: 1,132 countFayette County1,132Whiteside County: 1,132 countWhiteside County1,132Marion County: 1,077 countMarion County1,077Hancock County: 1,063 countHancock County1,063McHenry County: 1,035 countMcHenry County1,035Clinton County: 1,031 countClinton County1,031Montgomery County: 1,029 countMontgomery County1,029Jo Daviess County: 1,016 countJo Daviess County1,016Vermilion County: 1,014 countVermilion County1,014Fulton County: 1,005 countFulton County1,005Tazewell County: 998 countTazewell County998Pike County: 967 countPike County967Woodford County: 932 countWoodford County932DeKalb County: 930 countDeKalb County930Christian County: 910 countChristian County910Knox County: 904 countKnox County904Lee County: 898 countLee County898St. Clair County: 895 countSt. Clair County895Jasper County: 882 countJasper County882Peoria County: 877 countPeoria County877Will County: 877 countWill County877Winnebago County: 860 countWinnebago County860Kankakee County: 835 countKankakee County835
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2007
count
1LaSalle County1,622
2McLean County1,513
3Henry County1,473
4Iroquois County1,471
5Champaign County1,389
6Livingston County1,319
7Adams County1,295
8Ogle County1,274
9Wayne County1,233
10Madison County1,229
11Bureau County1,189
12Macoupin County1,187
13Shelby County1,185
14Stephenson County1,178
15Jefferson County1,156
16Sangamon County1,153
17Effingham County1,150
18Fayette County1,132
18Whiteside County1,132
20Marion County1,077
21Hancock County1,063
22McHenry County1,035
23Clinton County1,031
24Montgomery County1,029
25Jo Daviess County1,016
26Vermilion County1,014
27Fulton County1,005
28Tazewell County998
29Pike County967
30Woodford County932
31DeKalb County930
32Christian County910
33Knox County904
34Lee County898
35St. Clair County895
36Jasper County882
37Peoria County877
37Will County877
39Winnebago County860
40Kankakee County835
41Randolph County833
42Jackson County810
43Franklin County785
43Mercer County785
45Washington County779
46McDonough County761
47Kane County759
48Morgan County740
49Coles County729
50Logan County710
51Macon County708
52Clay County707
53Rock Island County700
54Hamilton County685
55Monroe County678
56Carroll County676
57Bond County673
58Edgar County670
59Douglas County657
60Cumberland County654
61Warren County644
62Union County620
63Williamson County616
64Crawford County615
65Greene County600
66Perry County589
67Clark County588
68Richland County579
69Johnson County568
70Boone County540
71Schuyler County534
72Ford County524
73Moultrie County520
74Jersey County519
75De Witt County508
76Marshall County500
77Saline County497
78White County481
79Piatt County480
80Calhoun County464
81Grundy County450
82Mason County447
83Cass County433
84Kendall County424
85Brown County422
86Lawrence County421
87Menard County411
88Henderson County400
88Massac County400
90Lake County396
91Stark County372
92Edwards County365
93Scott County350
94Pope County346
95Pulaski County276
96Wabash County225
97Gallatin County210
98Cook County184
99Putnam County167
100Hardin County145
101Alexander County143
102DuPage County73

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Illinois by farms, 2007) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Illinois by farms, 2007. 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/rankings/farms/illinois-counties?period=2007. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Illinois by farms, 2007. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/illinois-counties?period=2007.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Illinois by farms, 2007 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/illinois-counties?period=2007 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Illinois by farms, 2007}},
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LaSalle County, with 1,622 in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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DuPage County, with 73 in 2007.

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