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ARIZONA 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 2,716,546 2,263,606 452,940
1990 3,665,339 3,105,847 559,492
Latest(1997) 4,554,966 3,878,589 676,377
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 20,802 21,782 15,270
1996 21,335 22,335 15,641
Change 2.6% 2.5% 2.4%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 26,863 27,522 21,896
1996 27,184 27,823 22,238
Change 1.2% 1.1% 1.6%
Poverty rate
1980 13.2 11.7 21.2
1990 15.7 14.1 25.1
Latest(1995-96) 18.3 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 2,289,194 2,021,157 268,037
1996 2,395,857 2,121,625 274,232
Unemployment Rate
1996 5.5 4.8 10.6
1997 4.6 4.0 9.5
Percent employment change
1994-95 12.8 13.0 11.1
1995-96 -0.6 -0.2 -3.2
1996-97 -0.9 -0.8 -1.9
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 13.3 12.9 16.5
Production 1.2 1.1 2.3
Farm Inputs 0.2 0.1 0.2
Proc. & Mark. 0.6 0.6 0.3
Whol.& Retail 11.2 10.9 13.6
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 72.7
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 35.0
of total land area 48.2%
CROPLAND (million acres) 1.3
of total farmland 3.8%
irrigated 71.2%
in pasture 8.3%
in Fed. farm program 1.9%
in Conservation Reserve 1.0%
WOODLAND (million acres) 3.3
of total farmland 9.5%
in pasture 97.0%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 29.6
of total farmland 84.6%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.7
of total farmland 2.1%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 5173.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 53.5%
100 to 499 acres 18.7%
500 to 999 acres 9.1%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 6.3%
2,000 or more acres 12.5%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 71.6%
$50,000 to $99,999 6.8%
$100,000 to $499,999 13.4%
More than $500,000 8.2%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 4,302
Percent of total 63.5%
Part owner (farms) 1,468
Percent of total 21.7%
Tenant (farms) 1,003
Percent of total 14.8%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 5,300
Percent of total 78.3%
Partnerships (farms) 1,091
Percent of total 16.1%
Non-family corporations (farms) 110
Percent of total 1.6%
Others (farms) 272
Percent of total 4.0%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 54
Perc. w/ farming as their 53.3%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 7,400 7,500
Million $
Final crop output 1,338.7 1,330.9
+ Final animal output 805.3 815.7
+ Services and forestry 142.1 167.6
= Final agricultural sector output 2,286.0 2,314.2
- Intermediate consumption outlays 1,121.3 1,131.6
+ Net government transactions (28.9) 18.2
= Gross value added 1,135.9 1,200.8
- Capital consumption 89.1 91.7
= NET VALUE ADDED 1,046.8 1,109.1
- Factor payments 386.1 387.5
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 243.6 240.3
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 35.3 42.7
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 107.2 104.5
= NET FARM INCOME 660.8 721.6
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 14,559.2 15,282.7
Real estate 13,376.4 14,080.4
Nonreal estate 1,182.8 1,202.3
FARM DEBT 1,209.0 1,056.9
Real estate 484.0 472.4
Nonreal estate 725.0 584.5
EQUITY 13,350.3 14,225.8
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 9.1 7.4
Debt/assets 8.3 6.9
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Cattle and calves 17.9 1.2
2. Dairy products 16.6 1.5
3. Cotton 15.8 4.5
4. Lettuce 14.2 21.4
5. Cantaloups 3.9 21.1
All Commodities 1.1
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Cotton and linters 8 112.8
2. Vegetables and preps. 12 63.0
3. Live animals and meat exc. poultry 21 44.0
4. Fruits and prep. 9 39.5
5. Wheat and products 26 27.3
Overall 32 369.8
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. MARICOPA 33.3% 504.9
2. YUMA 26.5% 402.2
3. PINAL 21.3% 322.8
4. LA PAZ 4.1% 61.6
5. COCHISE 3.1% 47.3
State Total 1,515.4
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