Table 3 Rate of change of 2,4-D application and soybean area planted 2017–2023.

Adams

6281.8

28,350.7

351.3

138,000

139,000

0.7

Alexander

1565.9

12,709.8

711.7

34,400

62,315

81.1

Bond

3837.4

15,990.6

316.7

84,300

78,400

− 7.0

Boone

2098.5

9953.3

374.3

46,100

48,800

5.9

Brown

1670.6

6812.3

307.8

36,700

33,400

− 9.0

Bureau

7146.7

33,755.7

372.3

157,000

165,500

5.4

Calhoun

978.7

3977.3

306.4

21,500

19,500

− 9.3

Carroll

2144.0

9667.8

350.9

47,100

47,400

0.6

Cass

2995.2

12,196.9

307.2

65,800

59,800

− 9.1

Champaign

11,744.2

53,234.0

353.3

258,000

261,000

1.2

Christian

8330.2

34,367.5

312.6

183,000

168,500

− 7.9

Clark

4711.3

19,172.4

306.9

103,500

94,000

− 9.2

Clay

5075.5

20,396.2

301.9

111,500

100,000

− 10.3

Clinton

5052.7

21,212.0

319.8

111,000

104,000

− 6.3

Coles

5348.6

23,353.6

336.6

117,500

114,500

− 2.6

Cook

265.8

1860.6

600.0

5839

9122

56.2

Crawford

4165.1

18,132.2

335.3

91,500

88,900

− 2.8

Cumberland

3391.3

13,665.4

303.0

74,500

67,000

− 10.1

Dekalb

5712.8

24,883.3

335.6

125,500

122,000

− 2.8

Dewitt

4520.2

32,354.0

615.8

99,300

158,628

59.7

Douglas

5189.3

22,129.8

326.5

114,000

108,500

− 4.8

Dupage

91.6

540.1

489.8

2012

2648

31.6

Edgar

7624.6

31,920.0

318.6

167,500

156,500

− 6.6

Edwards

2175.9

10,238.9

370.6

47,800

50,200

5.0

Effingham

4643.1

19,233.6

314.2

102,000

94,300

− 7.5

Fayette

6896.3

28,452.7

312.6

151,500

139,500

− 7.9

Ford

6054.2

27,126.9

348.1

133,000

133,000

0.0

Franklin

3846.5

15,929.4

314.1

84,500

78,100

− 7.6

Fulton

5462.4

25,495.2

366.7

120,000

125,000

4.2

Gallatin

3892.0

21,840.9

461.2

85,500

107,084

25.2

Greene

4533.8

21,619.9

376.9

99,600

106,000

6.4

Grundy

4369.9

17,907.8

309.8

96,000

87,800

− 8.5

Hamilton

4597.5

24,750.3

438.3

101,000

121,348

20.1

Hancock

7169.4

32,531.9

353.8

157,500

159,500

1.3

Hardin

235.6

1775.4

653.4

5177

8705

68.2

Henderson

2767.6

12,135.7

338.5

60,800

59,500

− 2.1

Henry

8057.1

35,183.4

336.7

177,000

172,500

− 2.5

Iroquois

13200.8

58,944.9

346.5

290,000

289,000

− 0.3

Jackson

4410.9

21,228.3

381.3

96,900

104,080

7.4

Jasper

5348.6

22,537.8

321.4

117,500

110,500

− 6.0

Jefferson

4574.8

20,253.4

342.7

100,500

99,300

− 1.2

Jersey

2540.0

10,667.2

320.0

55,800

52,300

− 6.3

Jo Daviess

2148.6

9647.4

349.0

47,200

47,300

0.2

Johnson

1028.8

5746.8

458.6

22,600

28,176

24.7

Kane

2699.3

11,197.5

314.8

59,300

54,900

− 7.4

Kankakee

6372.8

28,146.7

341.7

140,000

138,000

− 1.4

Kendall

2936.1

12,013.3

309.2

64,500

58,900

− 8.7

Knox

5940.4

26,515.0

346.4

130,500

130,000

− 0.4

Lake

482.3

3418.0

608.7

10,595

7600

− 28.3

Lasalle

11,493.8

52,930.6

360.5

252,500

259,500

2.8

Lawrence

3823.7

16,357.7

327.8

84,000

80,200

− 4.5

Lee

5803.8

27,534.8

374.4

127,500

135,000

5.9

Livingston

13,064.3

57,721.1

341.8

287,000

283,000

− 1.4

Logan

7123.9

31,206.1

338.0

156,500

153,000

− 2.2

Macon

6281.8

45,080.4

617.6

138,000

221,024

60.2

Macoupin

7419.8

34,571.5

365.9

163,000

169,500

4.0

Madison

5462.4

22,843.7

318.2

120,000

112,000

− 6.7

Marion

4756.9

19,478.3

309.5

104,500

95,500

− 8.6

Marshall

3687.1

16,500.5

347.5

81,000

80,900

− 0.1

Mason

4374.5

18,254.6

317.3

96,100

89,500

− 6.9

Massac

1646.5

7261.0

341.0

36,171

35,600

− 1.6

McDonough

5530.7

26,107.1

372.0

121,500

128,000

5.3

Mchenry

2958.8

19,510.9

559.4

65,000

95,660

47.2

Mclean

14,179.5

61,596.4

334.4

311,500

302,000

− 3.0

Menard

3036.2

13,094.3

331.3

66,700

64,200

− 3.7

Mercer

4916.2

21,721.9

341.8

108,000

106,500

− 1.4

Monroe

3860.1

17,030.8

341.2

84,800

83,500

− 1.5

Montgomery

7123.9

32,124.0

350.9

156,500

157,500

0.6

Morgan

5667.3

24,271.4

328.3

124,500

119,000

− 4.4

Moultrie

3709.9

16,602.5

347.5

81,500

81,400

− 0.1

Ogle

5007.2

23,149.6

362.3

110,000

113,500

3.2

Peoria

3973.9

17,459.1

339.3

87,300

85,600

− 1.9

Perry

4278.9

17,805.9

316.1

94,000

87,300

− 7.1

Piatt

6008.7

24,169.5

302.2

132,000

118,500

− 10.2

Pike

5963.1

26,515.0

344.6

131,000

130,000

− 0.8

Pope

714.7

4496.4

529.2

15,700

22,045

40.4

Pulaski

2007.4

8811.1

338.9

44,100

43,200

− 2.0

Putnam

1229.0

5323.4

333.1

27,000

26,100

− 3.3

Randolph

5212.1

23,251.6

346.1

114,500

114,000

− 0.4

Richland

4165.1

16,949.2

306.9

91,500

83,100

− 9.2

Rock Island

2071.2

10,177.7

391.4

45,500

49,900

9.7

Saline

2599.2

11,299.5

334.7

57,100

55,400

− 3.0

Sangamon

7670.1

35,081.4

357.4

168,500

172,000

2.1

Schuyler

2890.5

11,952.2

313.5

63,500

58,600

− 7.7

Scott

2207.7

10,646.8

382.3

48,500

52,200

7.6

Shelby

8079.8

36,203.2

348.1

177,500

177,500

0.0

St. Clair

5143.8

22,129.8

330.2

113,000

108,500

− 4.0

Stark

3259.2

13,502.3

314.3

71,600

66,200

− 7.5

Stephenson

4074.1

16,418.9

303.0

89,500

80,500

− 10.1

Tazewell

5462.4

24,679.4

351.8

120,000

121,000

0.8

Union

1606.9

6791.9

322.7

35,300

33,300

− 5.7

Vermilion

9786.8

42,831.9

337.6

215,000

210,000

− 2.3

Wabash

2289.7

10,667.2

365.9

50,300

52,300

4.0

Warren

5485.2

42,096.6

667.5

120,500

206,395

71.3

Washington

6759.7

30,900.2

357.1

148,500

151,500

2.0

Wayne

7101.1

32,633.9

359.6

156,000

160,000

2.6

White

5849.3

24,781.3

323.7

128,500

121,500

− 5.4

Whiteside

4433.7

20,375.8

359.6

97,400

99,900

2.6

Will

5121.0

20,804.1

306.2

112,500

102,000

− 9.3

Williamson

1543.1

7301.8

373.2

33,900

35,800

5.6

Winnebago

2494.5

10973.1

339.9

54,800

53,800

− 1.8

Woodford

5599.0

23,761.5

324.4

123,000

116,500

− 5.3