Crop History for Mercer County, Illinois

2008–2025 · USDA Cropland Data Layer

Top Crops (2025)

Corn

38.9%

Soybeans

27.6%

Deciduous_Forest

9.9%

Grassland/Pasture

8.9%

Open_Water

2.8%

Developed/Low_Intensity

2.6%

Woody_Wetlands

2.5%

Herbaceous_Wetlands

2.0%

Developed/Open_Space

1.8%

Alfalfa

0.9%

Dominant Crop by Year

2008: Corn

36.2%

2009: Corn

38.2%

2010: Corn

39.2%

2011: Corn

42.4%

2012: Corn

38.5%

2013: Corn

37.8%

2014: Corn

36.7%

2015: Corn

37.3%

2016: Corn

38.8%

2017: Corn

38.2%

2018: Corn

37.1%

2019: Corn

37.8%

2020: Corn

39.7%

2021: Corn

37.6%

2022: Corn

36.3%

2023: Corn

37.4%

2024: Corn

37.6%

2025: Corn

38.9%

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