Illinois, Crop Production & Agriculture
Illinois produces 4 major field crops across 11.2M acres. The top crop is Corn with 10.2B bu.
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Major Crops
11.2M acres
Total Acreage
Corn
Top Crop
Crop Production in Illinois
Frequently Asked Questions
Illinois grows 4 major field crops: Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Oats.
Corn is Illinois's top crop with 10.2B bu produced across 90K acres.
Data from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Production in bushels, bales, or tons depending on crop.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the USDA NASS Quick Stats database. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
Every number on this page links back to the USDA NASS Quick Stats database; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. crops and states with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Source: USDA NASS Quick Stats, 2026.