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ALASKA FACT SHEET
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Population
Per-capita income
Earnings per job
Poverty rate
Total number of jobs
Unemployment rate
Percent employment change
Farm & farm related jobs
Top export commodities
Farm characteristics
Farm financial indicators
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POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME
State Metro Nonmetro
Population
1980 401,851 174,431 227,420
1990 550,043 226,338 323,705
Latest(1997) 609,311 251,047 358,264
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 24,793 28,802 21,927
1996 24,597 28,908 21,573
Change -0.8% 0.4% -1.6%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 32,276 34,382 30,538
1996 31,461 33,538 29,752
Change -2.5% -2.5% -2.6%
Poverty rate
1980 10.7 7.4 13.4
1990 9.0 7.1 10.4
Latest(1995-96) 7.7 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 368,376 166,550 201,826
1996 370,832 167,434 203,398
Unemployment Rate
1996 7.8 5.5 9.6
1997 7.9 5.8 9.5
Percent employment change
1994-95 0.0 -0.8 0.8
1995-96 2.5 2.1 2.9
1996-97 0.9 1.0 0.8
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 15.1 11.5 18.4
Production 2.9 0.7 4.9
Farm Inputs 0.1 0.2
Proc. & Mark. 2.4 0.4 4.2
Whol.& Retail 9.6 10.4 9.1
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 365.0
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 0.9
of total land area 0.3%
CROPLAND (million acres) 0.1
of total farmland 9.1%
irrigated 1.9%
in pasture 8.1%
in Fed. farm program 0.3%
in Conservation Reserve 22.9%
WOODLAND (million acres) 0.0
of total farmland 4.7%
in pasture 24.0%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 0.8
of total farmland 84.5%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.0
of total farmland 1.8%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 1803.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 44.0%
100 to 499 acres 36.9%
500 to 999 acres 8.0%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 3.7%
2,000 or more acres 7.4%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 88.5%
$50,000 to $99,999 4.9%
$100,000 to $499,999 6.1%
More than $500,000 0.6%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 326
Percent of total 63.7%
Part owner (farms) 127
Percent of total 24.8%
Tenant (farms) 59
Percent of total 11.5%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 448
Percent of total 87.5%
Partnerships (farms) 40
Percent of total 7.8%
Non-family corporations (farms) 12
Percent of total 2.3%
Others (farms) 12
Percent of total 2.3%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 51
Perc. w/ farming as their 53.3%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 520 510
Million $
Final crop output 23.9 23.3
+ Final animal output 6.2 6.6
+ Services and forestry 4.5 5.0
= Final agricultural sector output 34.6 35.0
- Intermediate consumption outlays 12.6 13.3
+ Net government transactions 0.3 (0.2)
= Gross value added 22.3 21.4
- Capital consumption 5.0 5.0
= NET VALUE ADDED 17.3 16.4
- Factor payments 6.1 6.1
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 3.9 3.9
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 1.0 1.0
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 1.2 1.2
= NET FARM INCOME 11.2 10.3
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 577.5 612.0
Real estate 255.2 268.3
Nonreal estate 322.3 343.7
FARM DEBT 11.8 12.7
Real estate 6.1 7.2
Nonreal estate 5.7 5.5
EQUITY 565.6 599.3
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 2.1 2.1
Debt/assets 2.1 2.1
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Greenhouse and nursery 61.1 0.1
2. Dairy products 8.8 0.0
3. Potatoes 5.7 0.0
4. Hay 4.5 0.0
5. Cattle and calves 2.7 0.0
All Commodities 0.0
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Other 45 0.4
2.
3.
4.
5.
Overall 50 0.4
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. South Central Area 65.6% 10.1
2. Interior Region 25.9% 4.0
3. Kenai Peninsula 5.3% 0.8
4. West.Coast & Island Chain 2.9% 0.5
5. Southeast Region 0.3% 0.1
State Total 15.4
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