Illinois
State Quick Facts
Population
12,549,689
Total State GDP
$1,025,667,200,000
State Land Area (Acres)
35,532,160
Land in Forest (Acres)
4,873,487
Land in Forest
14%
Land in Farms (Acres)
26,300,000
Land in Farms
74%
Number of Farms
70,700
Average Farm Size (acres)
372
Farm Real Estate Value (per acre)
9,300
Agricultural Cash Receipts
$28,997,523,000
Cash Receipts from Crops
$25,272,480,000
Cash Receipts from Animals
$3,725,043,000
Top Ag. Commodities
Corn
$14,243,556,000
Soybeans
$9,877,891,000
Hogs
$2,147,699,000
Cattle and Calves
$718,883,000
Miscellaneous Crops
$478,494,000
Top Ag. Exports
Soybeans
$5,506,142,762
Corn
$2,889,913,509
Feeds and Other Feed Grains
$1,772,883,379
Soybean Meal
$980,550,356
Vegetable Oils
$650,294,709
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Illinois Economic Contribution and Impact Research
In 2022, Illinois generated around $29.0 billion in agricultural cash receipts with the highest valued commodities being corn, soybeans, and hogs. That same year, the value of Illinois’s agricultural production and processing industries represented 3.5 percent of total state GDP. Some of the dollars generated by these industries end up being re-spent within the local economy, bringing additional value to the state through “multiplier effects.” Economic impact and contribution studies measure these effects, which can be broken down into direct, indirect, and induced economic effects.
Websites, reports, fact sheets, and articles related to the economic impacts and contributions of Illinois’ food, fiber, and forest industries can be found below.
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Information related to Illinois’s food, fiber, and forest industries can be found by visiting the following website(s):