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ALABAMA 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 3,894,025 2,560,161 1,333,864
1990 4,040,389 2,709,530 1,330,859
Latest(1997) 4,319,154 2,925,447 1,393,707
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 19,714 21,112 16,790
1996 20,056 21,495 17,042
Change 1.7% 1.8% 1.5%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 26,123 27,883 21,685
1996 26,263 27,955 21,925
Change 0.5% 0.3% 1.1%
Poverty rate
1980 18.9 16.7 23.0
1990 18.3 16.2 22.8
Latest(1995-96) 17.1 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 2,247,763 1,609,613 638,150
1996 2,272,111 1,634,675 637,436
Unemployment Rate
1996 5.1 4.2 7.1
1997 5.1 4.2 7.0
Percent employment change
1994-95 1.2 1.4 1.0
1995-96 3.0 3.6 1.7
1996-97 3.8 4.3 2.6
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 19.5 15.5 29.8
Production 2.9 1.7 6.2
Farm Inputs 0.4 0.2 0.8
Proc. & Mark. 5.2 2.5 12.3
Whol.& Retail 10.4 10.8 9.4
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 32.5
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 8.5
of total land area 26.0%
CROPLAND (million acres) 4.2
of total farmland 50.1%
irrigated 1.9%
in pasture 36.2%
in Fed. farm program 0.8%
in Conservation Reserve 6.4%
WOODLAND (million acres) 2.8
of total farmland 33.0%
in pasture 32.3%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 1.1
of total farmland 13.3%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.3
of total farmland 3.6%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 223.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 53.1%
100 to 499 acres 37.0%
500 to 999 acres 5.9%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 2.6%
2,000 or more acres 1.4%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 82.7%
$50,000 to $99,999 4.4%
$100,000 to $499,999 10.1%
More than $500,000 2.8%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 24,686
Percent of total 65.1%
Part owner (farms) 10,860
Percent of total 28.7%
Tenant (farms) 2,359
Percent of total 6.2%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 34,799
Percent of total 91.8%
Partnerships (farms) 2,843
Percent of total 7.5%
Non-family corporations (farms) 124
Percent of total 0.3%
Others (farms) 139
Percent of total 0.4%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 55
Perc. w/ farming as their 41.5%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 47,000 45,000
Million $
Final crop output 658.3 869.7
+ Final animal output 2,154.0 2,301.5
+ Services and forestry 660.9 659.7
= Final agricultural sector output 3,473.1 3,831.0
- Intermediate consumption outlays 1,933.8 2,104.3
+ Net government transactions 20.3 44.3
= Gross value added 1,559.6 1,771.1
- Capital consumption 302.5 302.3
= NET VALUE ADDED 1,257.2 1,468.8
- Factor payments 392.4 394.7
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 124.2 126.5
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 135.9 125.6
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 132.2 142.6
= NET FARM INCOME 864.8 1,074.1
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 14,320.2 14,614.6
Real estate 11,168.7 11,636.5
Nonreal estate 3,151.5 2,978.1
FARM DEBT 1,558.2 1,605.3
Real estate 757.6 796.1
Nonreal estate 800.6 809.1
EQUITY 12,762.0 13,009.3
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 12.2 12.3
Debt/assets 10.9 11.0
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Broilers 51.5 11.7
2. Cattle and calves 9.0 0.9
3. Cotton 8.2 3.4
4. Chicken eggs 7.1 4.7
5. Greenhouse and nursery 5.9 1.7
All Commodities 1.6
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Poultry and products 4 281.4
2. Cotton and linters 9 100.4
3. Soybeans and products 23 41.6
4. Peanuts and products 3 33.7
5. Live animals and meat exc. poultry 27 23.0
Overall 28 534.9
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. CULLMAN 10.0% 237.5
2. DE KALB 6.9% 162.2
3. MARSHALL 5.7% 135.6
4. BLOUNT 4.1% 96.9
5. COFFEE 4.0% 94.6
State Total 2,369.2
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