There were 71,123 farms and ranches in Illinois, down 2.1% from 2017, with an average size of 370 acres, down 0.5%, on 26.3 million acres of farmland, down 2.6%.

Illinois farms and ranches produced $26.4 billion in agricultural products, up from $17 billion in 2017.

Illinois farms had an average income of $140,625. Farms and ranches received total income of $27.8 billion, as farm production expenses rose to $17.8 billion, with $10 billion in net income.

Illinois farms with internet access continued to rise from 76.9% in 2017 to 79.1% in 2022.

In Illinois, 2,674 farms sold directly to consumers, with sales of $53 million. Value of sales increased 19.6% from 2017.

In Illinois, 11,655 farms had sales of $500,000 or more and sold $21.8 billion of all ag products in the state; 38,726 Illinois farms had sales of less than $50,000 and sold $327 million of all ag products in the state.

The average age of all Illinois producers was 58.6, up from 58 in 2017.

There were 32,538 Illinois farmers with 10 or fewer years of experience, with an average age of 46.4.

The number of Illinois producers under age 35 was 10,632, comprising 8.8% of all producers. The 8,270 Illinois farms with young producers making decisions tend to be larger than average in both acres and sales.

There were 33,927 female producers, accounting for 28% of all Illinois producers.