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DELAWARE 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 594,338 496,334 98,004
1990 666,168 552,939 113,229
Latest(1997) 731,581 597,547 134,034
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 26,862 28,222 20,610
1996 27,782 29,283 21,016
Change 3.4% 3.8% 2.0%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 33,616 35,810 22,103
1996 34,260 36,533 22,422
Change 1.9% 2.0% 1.4%
Poverty rate
1980 11.9 11.5 13.6
1990 8.7 8.3 10.7
Latest(1995-96) 9.5 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 441,511 370,847 70,664
1996 450,824 378,196 72,628
Unemployment Rate
1996 5.2 5.3 4.5
1997 4.0 4.1 3.9
Percent employment change
1994-95 0.7 0.2 2.8
1995-96 -1.3 -1.5 -0.4
1996-97 0.8 0.9 0.7
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 13.8 11.1 29.1
Production 1.1 0.6 3.7
Farm Inputs 0.2 0.1 0.8
Proc. & Mark. 2.4 1.0 10.5
Whol.& Retail 9.7 8.9 14.1
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 1.3
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 0.6
of total land area 47.1%
CROPLAND (million acres) 0.5
of total farmland 84.0%
irrigated 12.5%
in pasture 1.9%
in Fed. farm program 0.7%
in Conservation Reserve 0.2%
WOODLAND (million acres) 0.1
of total farmland 11.2%
in pasture 8.5%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 0.0
of total farmland 0.9%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.0
of total farmland 3.8%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 224.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 60.7%
100 to 499 acres 28.2%
500 to 999 acres 6.1%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 3.4%
2,000 or more acres 1.6%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 51.7%
$50,000 to $99,999 6.9%
$100,000 to $499,999 31.1%
More than $500,000 10.4%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 1,607
Percent of total 61.0%
Part owner (farms) 788
Percent of total 29.9%
Tenant (farms) 238
Percent of total 9.0%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 2,398
Percent of total 91.1%
Partnerships (farms) 213
Percent of total 8.1%
Non-family corporations (farms) 9
Percent of total 0.3%
Others (farms) 13
Percent of total 0.5%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 53
Perc. w/ farming as their 59.9%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 2,500 2,500
Million $
Final crop output 150.7 199.2
+ Final animal output 519.9 570.0
+ Services and forestry 84.3 86.3
= Final agricultural sector output 754.8 855.4
- Intermediate consumption outlays 557.3 609.4
+ Net government transactions (4.3) (2.6)
= Gross value added 193.2 243.4
- Capital consumption 34.6 34.8
= NET VALUE ADDED 158.6 208.6
- Factor payments 65.4 70.5
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 27.6 28.9
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 13.3 15.8
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 24.5 25.9
= NET FARM INCOME 93.2 138.1
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 1,742.7 1,859.4
Real estate 1,434.4 1,564.2
Nonreal estate 308.3 295.2
FARM DEBT 313.9 307.2
Real estate 164.6 153.2
Nonreal estate 149.3 154.0
EQUITY 1,428.8 1,552.1
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 22.0 19.8
Debt/assets 18.0 16.5
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Broilers 69.2 3.7
2. Soybean 5.4 0.2
3. Corn 4.6 0.1
4. Greenhouse and nursery 3.6 0.2
5. Dairy products 2.7 0.0
All Commodities 0.4
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Poultry and products 10 89.9
2. Soybeans and products 25 29.5
3. Wheat and products 28 14.8
4. Vegetables and preps. 22 12.3
5. Other 43 0.6
Overall 37 147.0
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. SUSSEX 72.8% 407.7
2. KENT 20.0% 111.8
3. NEW CASTLE 7.2% 40.3
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State Total 559.8
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