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CONNECTICUT 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 3,107,564 2,858,483 249,081
1990 3,287,116 3,010,499 276,617
Latest(1997) 3,269,858 2,983,647 286,211
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 33,382 34,008 26,787
1996 34,174 34,832 27,288
Change 2.4% 2.4% 1.9%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 37,406 38,084 28,175
1996 37,688 38,380 28,290
Change 0.8% 0.8% 0.4%
Poverty rate
1980 8.0 8.1 6.8
1990 6.8 6.9 5.5
Latest(1995-96) 10.7 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 1,957,561 1,823,610 133,951
1996 1,986,544 1,850,334 136,210
Unemployment Rate
1996 5.7 5.8 5.6
1997 5.1 5.1 5.1
Percent employment change
1994-95 -1.3 -1.4 -0.5
1995-96 0.3 0.2 0.5
1996-97 0.8 0.8 0.7
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 11.1 10.8 15.5
Production 0.7 0.7 1.7
Farm Inputs 0.1 0.1 0.1
Proc. & Mark. 0.8 0.7 2.4
Whol.& Retail 9.2 9.1 10.5
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 3.1
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 0.4
of total land area 11.6%
CROPLAND (million acres) 0.2
of total farmland 53.7%
irrigated 3.1%
in pasture 17.3%
in Fed. farm program 0.3%
in Conservation Reserve 0.5%
WOODLAND (million acres) 0.1
of total farmland 32.8%
in pasture 16.8%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 0.0
of total farmland 5.1%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.0
of total farmland 8.4%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 105.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 70.1%
100 to 499 acres 26.7%
500 to 999 acres 2.5%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 0.6%
2,000 or more acres 0.2%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 80.7%
$50,000 to $99,999 6.2%
$100,000 to $499,999 10.1%
More than $500,000 3.0%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 2,153
Percent of total 62.8%
Part owner (farms) 1,000
Percent of total 29.2%
Tenant (farms) 274
Percent of total 8.0%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 3,030
Percent of total 88.4%
Partnerships (farms) 326
Percent of total 9.5%
Non-family corporations (farms) 37
Percent of total 1.1%
Others (farms) 34
Percent of total 1.0%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 55
Perc. w/ farming as their 53.3%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 3,800 3,800
Million $
Final crop output 227.7 227.0
+ Final animal output 224.4 238.7
+ Services and forestry 56.5 54.7
= Final agricultural sector output 508.6 520.4
- Intermediate consumption outlays 200.2 192.0
+ Net government transactions (18.4) (19.3)
= Gross value added 290.0 309.2
- Capital consumption 43.6 44.0
= NET VALUE ADDED 246.3 265.1
- Factor payments 106.0 111.4
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 89.9 94.2
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 0.3 0.4
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 15.8 16.8
= NET FARM INCOME 140.3 153.7
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 2,432.4 2,651.1
Real estate 2,145.5 2,362.9
Nonreal estate 286.9 288.2
FARM DEBT 199.6 210.9
Real estate 82.5 80.1
Nonreal estate 117.1 130.8
EQUITY 2,232.8 2,440.2
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 8.9 8.6
Debt/assets 8.2 8.0
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Greenhouse and nursery 25.1 1.1
2. Dairy products 16.1 0.3
3. Aquaculture 12.6 8.0
4. Chicken eggs 11.9 1.2
5. Cattle and calves 2.3 0.0
All Commodities 0.2
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Tobacco unmfd. 7 70.6
2. Dairy products 27 3.9
3. Poultry and products 28 3.1
4. Other 35 2.7
5. Fruits and prep. 28 0.1
Overall 40 80.4
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. NEW LONDON 29.0% 97.7
2. HARTFORD 27.0% 90.8
3. WINDHAM 10.0% 33.8
4. NEW HAVEN 9.6% 32.2
5. LITCHFIELD 8.9% 30.1
State Total 337.0
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