Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Illinois

CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Illinois


CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022


Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, Illinois

RankPracticeAcresPercent
1Grass plantings - introduced181,15421.5%
2Pollinator habitat105,58612.5%
3Filter strips97,63111.6%
4Riparian buffers93,98911.2%
5Wildlife habitat78,6589.3%
6Upland bird habitat buffers57,7806.9%
7Grass plantings - native42,7445.1%
8Wetland restoration - floodplain34,7034.1%
9Tree plantings - hardwoods31,3343.7%
10Grass waterways30,1023.6%
11State acres for wildlife enhancement26,6643.2%
12Existing grass24,5282.9%
13Wetland restoration - non-floodplain11,9351.4%
14Bottomland hardwood trees5,7270.7%
15Shallow water for wildlife4,0090.5%
16Wildlife food plots3,6150.4%
17Existing trees3,5290.4%
18Field windbreaks1,7650.2%
19Tree plantings - softwoods1,3630.2%
20Farmable wetland program - buffer1,1310.1%
21Contour grass strips7610.1%
22Wetland restoration701< 0.1%
23Farmable wetland program - wetland662< 0.1%
24Rare and declining habitat518< 0.1%
25CRP grasslands - introduced grasses450< 0.1%
26Marginal pasture buffers - wildlife168< 0.1%
27Shelterbelts90< 0.1%
28Living snow fences38< 0.1%
29Farmable wetland program - constructed wetlands32< 0.1%
30Wildlife corridors22< 0.1%
31Marginal pasture buffers - wetland20< 0.1%
32Diversions and erosion control structures7< 0.1%
33CRP grasslands - native grasses3< 0.1%
34Salinity reducing Vegetation1< 0.1%
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 Total Acres841,391 

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022

RankStateCRP Rental Payments, 2017-2022
1Iroquois County, Illinois$29,863,334
2Mason County, Illinois$27,149,356
3Pike County, Illinois$23,521,555
4Whiteside County, Illinois$22,811,308
5Montgomery County, Illinois$22,668,799
6Wayne County, Illinois$19,950,004
7Vermilion County, Illinois$19,794,940
8Livingston County, Illinois$19,681,310
9Henry County, Illinois$19,444,071
10McLean County, Illinois$18,798,872
11Mercer County, Illinois$18,149,226
12Cumberland County, Illinois$17,879,261
13Bureau County, Illinois$17,815,767
14Greene County, Illinois$17,482,611
15Hancock County, Illinois$17,220,034
16Cass County, Illinois$16,723,868
17Logan County, Illinois$16,286,257
18Brown County, Illinois$15,587,478
19La Salle County, Illinois$15,563,438
20Macoupin County, Illinois$15,443,179
21Stephenson County, Illinois$15,400,148
22Jo Daviess County, Illinois$15,352,735
23Clay County, Illinois$15,261,925
24Marion County, Illinois$14,712,213
25Champaign County, Illinois$14,530,282
26Adams County, Illinois$14,450,077
27Effingham County, Illinois$14,415,175
28Shelby County, Illinois$14,203,578
29Tazewell County, Illinois$13,931,277
30Christian County, Illinois$13,790,735
31Carroll County, Illinois$13,619,676
32Fulton County, Illinois$13,535,015
33Knox County, Illinois$12,792,494
34Jasper County, Illinois$12,771,614
35Crawford County, Illinois$12,705,973
36Hamilton County, Illinois$12,359,649
37Ford County, Illinois$11,977,377
38Sangamon County, Illinois$11,874,335
39Fayette County, Illinois$11,756,058
40Union County, Illinois$11,609,536
41Henderson County, Illinois$11,367,159
42Morgan County, Illinois$10,978,586
43Coles County, Illinois$9,718,392
44Rock Island County, Illinois$9,670,959
45Calhoun County, Illinois$9,655,476
46Clark County, Illinois$9,556,022
47Woodford County, Illinois$9,419,753
48Winnebago County, Illinois$9,082,441
49Jefferson County, Illinois$9,022,636
50Menard County, Illinois$8,617,067
51DeKalb County, Illinois$8,603,619
52Bond County, Illinois$8,390,644
53Ogle County, Illinois$8,348,033
54Scott County, Illinois$7,755,519
55White County, Illinois$7,643,166
56Lee County, Illinois$7,585,756
57Jersey County, Illinois$7,423,315
58Schuyler County, Illinois$7,394,103
59Edgar County, Illinois$7,311,548
60De Witt County, Illinois$7,041,620
61Johnson County, Illinois$6,974,513
62Peoria County, Illinois$6,704,813
63Richland County, Illinois$6,491,944
64Stark County, Illinois$5,926,399
65Macon County, Illinois$5,753,247
66Douglas County, Illinois$5,722,471
67McDonough County, Illinois$5,483,328
68Pope County, Illinois$5,415,391
69Piatt County, Illinois$5,205,999
70Jackson County, Illinois$5,171,668
71Warren County, Illinois$4,978,121
72Massac County, Illinois$4,874,366
73Franklin County, Illinois$4,863,074
74Marshall County, Illinois$4,798,408
75Randolph County, Illinois$4,684,150
76Grundy County, Illinois$4,629,231
77Kankakee County, Illinois$4,609,802
78Clinton County, Illinois$4,331,049
79Lawrence County, Illinois$4,157,916
80Pulaski County, Illinois$3,947,095
81Moultrie County, Illinois$3,862,799
82Saline County, Illinois$3,730,629
83Edwards County, Illinois$3,495,183
84Putnam County, Illinois$2,864,669
85Williamson County, Illinois$2,759,320
86Perry County, Illinois$2,718,594
87Monroe County, Illinois$2,677,694
88Madison County, Illinois$2,556,085
89Washington County, Illinois$2,277,791
90Wabash County, Illinois$2,218,432
91Hardin County, Illinois$2,099,497
92Gallatin County, Illinois$1,788,232
93Alexander County, Illinois$1,693,298
94Saint Clair County, Illinois$1,369,702
95McHenry County, Illinois$1,128,704
96Boone County, Illinois$1,069,678
97Will County, Illinois$591,344
98Kendall County, Illinois$523,433
99Kane County, Illinois$320,467
100Lake County, Illinois$23,533
101Cook County, Illinois$0
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Illinois, 2022

Land in Illinois, 2022

Land typeAcres
Number of Farms:71,123
Total Acres in Farms:26,292,041
Cropland Acres:22,913,841
Permanent pasture and rangeland:742,228
Woodland Acres:1,758,270

Livestock in Illinois, 2022

LivestockNumber of Animals
Layers inventory 7,278,610
Hogs and pigs inventory5,204,135
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold1,121,454
Cattle and calves inventory962,040
Sheep and lambs inventory50,943

Crops in Illinois, 2022

 

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