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Census of Agriculture

CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
(Click here for a PDF of 2012 Ag Census data for Kane County)

Census of Agriculture statistics for Kane County
Number of farms – 590 farms in 2012, 759 farms in 2007, 619 farms in 2002)
Land in farms – 168,541 acres in 2012, 192,372 acres in 2007, 198,227 acres in 2002)
Average size of farm – 286 acres in 2012, 253 acres in 2007, 320 acres in 2002)
Crop sales accounted for $165,018,000 of the total value in 2012.
Livestock sales accounted for $31,137,000 of the total value in 2012.
Market Value of Production, average per farm - $332,465 in 2012, $261,011 in 2007, $187,487 in 2002)

Illinois Department of Agriculture statistics
Illinois’ food and fiber industry employs nearly 1.5 million people – more than 24% of Illinois’ employment.
25% of Illinois’ exports come from the food and agriculture sector
Illinois ranks among the top five states in agricultural output
Illinois is the center of U.S. corn and soybean production
Illinois ranks fourth in hog production
Illinois farmers are increasingly raising fruits and vegetables to supply growing urban demand.