POPULATION: Total and farm, Illinois and United States, census years 1920-90
| Year | United States | Illinois | ||||
| Total population |
Farm population | Total population |
Farm population | |||
| Number | % of total | Number | % of total | |||
| Thousands | Percent | Thousands | Percent | |||
| 1920 | 106,022 | 31,974 | 30.2 | 6,574 | 1,107 | 16.8 |
| 1930 | 123,203 | 30,529 | 24.8 | 7,630 | 1,002 | 13.1 |
| 1940 | 132,165 | 30,547 | 23.1 | 7,897 | 979 | 12.4 |
| 1950 | 151,326 | 23,048 | 15.2 | 8,712 | 763 | 8.8 |
| 1960 | 179,323 | 13,445 | 7.5 | 10,081 | 621 | 6.2 |
| 1970 | 203,301 | 8,292 | 4.1 | 11,113 | 429 | 3.8 |
| 1980 | 226,546 | 5,618 | 2.5 | 11,427 | 314 | 2.7 |
| 1990 | 248,710 | 3,872 | 1.6 | 11,431 | 207 | 1.8 |
| Source: Decennial Census, Bureau of the Census. | ||||||
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS: Value of exports of selected commodities, Illinois, 1993-97
| Commodities | Fiscal year ending September 30 | 1997 as % of total |
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| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | ||
| Feed grains & products | 1,065.2 | 1,149.3 | 1,522.1 | 1,627.5 | 1,300.4 | 34.7 |
| Soybeans & products | 1,126.3 | 1,167.2 | 1,226.5 | 1,375.4 | 1,549.5 | 41.3 |
| Live animals & meat (excl. poultry) | 159.1 | 163.3 | 146.3 | 251.6 | 213.3 | 5.7 |
| Wheat & products | 118.7 | 96.5 | 107.0 | 217.7 | 150.5 | 4.0 |
| Feeds & fodders | 71.4 | 83.5 | 83.8 | 80.3 | 89.6 | 2.4 |
| Hides & skins | 41.4 | 45.7 | 23.6 | 54.2 | 50.1 | 1.3 |
| Seeds | 47.9 | 47.4 | 43.7 | 47.7 | 57.6 | 1.5 |
| Fats, oils, & greases | 21.6 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 27.9 | 21.3 | 0.6 |
| Vegetables | 32.3 | 27.4 | 29.4 | 25.0 | 31.5 | 0.8 |
| Total | 2,923.5 | 3,060.7 | 3,457.9 | 3,973.9 | 3,748.1 | |
| Source:Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States, ERS, USDA. | ||||||
AGRICULTURAL EXPORT SHARES: Rank of top ten states, 1988-97
| State | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | |
| California | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Iowa | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Illinois | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Nebraska | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Texas | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Kansas | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Arkansas | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | - | 8 |
| Washington | - | 9 | - | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Indiana | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| N. Dakota | - | - | - | - | 9 | 8 | - | - | 10 | - |
| Missouri | 9 | 10 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Source: Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States, ERS, USDA. | ||||||||||
| Illinois Agricultural Statistics Service Annual Summary - 1998 |
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