Size and scope

• About 85% of the land in McLean County is farmland – compared to just 15% for all of the towns, cities, roads and bodies of water.
• A total of 1,416 farms cover 692,291 acres (an acre is about the size of a football field)
• For a full-time farmer to support a family, it takes about 1,000 – 1,200 acres of land

Economic impact

• McLean County farmers produce more than $457 million in grain and livestock each year, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture
• The average value of McLean County farmland is $11,000 to $14,000 per acre.
• USDA McLean County Census of Ag Profile – 2017
• McLean County’s Ag Economic Impact
  

 Sources: Census of Ag, Farm Business Farm Management, Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers