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FLORIDA 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 9,746,961 9,038,653 708,308
1990 12,938,071 12,023,514 914,557
Latest(1997) 14,653,945 13,596,144 1,057,801
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 23,692 24,088 18,554
1996 24,198 24,625 18,706
Change 2.1% 2.2% 0.8%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 26,683 26,969 21,638
1996 26,804 27,097 21,627
Change 0.5% 0.5% -0.1%
Poverty rate
1980 13.5 13.0 19.7
1990 12.7 12.4 17.1
Latest(1995-96) 15.2 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 7,544,762 7,140,052 404,710
1996 7,758,309 7,343,248 415,061
Unemployment Rate
1996 5.1 5.0 6.3
1997 4.8 4.7 6.0
Percent employment change
1994-95 1.9 1.8 3.4
1995-96 2.0 2.0 1.8
1996-97 2.5 2.6 1.2
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 15.1 14.7 22.8
Production 1.7 1.4 7.2
Farm Inputs 0.2 0.2 0.6
Proc. & Mark. 1.1 1.1 1.9
Whol.& Retail 11.9 11.9 12.6
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 34.6
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 10.8
of total land area 31.2%
CROPLAND (million acres) 3.8
of total farmland 35.7%
irrigated 46.4%
in pasture 25.3%
in Fed. farm program 0.1%
in Conservation Reserve 1.9%
WOODLAND (million acres) 1.9
of total farmland 17.9%
in pasture 56.5%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 4.5
of total farmland 41.4%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.5
of total farmland 5.1%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 306.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 70.4%
100 to 499 acres 20.8%
500 to 999 acres 4.1%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 2.2%
2,000 or more acres 2.5%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 79.1%
$50,000 to $99,999 6.4%
$100,000 to $499,999 9.8%
More than $500,000 4.7%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 26,662
Percent of total 75.7%
Part owner (farms) 5,853
Percent of total 16.6%
Tenant (farms) 2,689
Percent of total 7.6%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 30,852
Percent of total 87.6%
Partnerships (farms) 3,233
Percent of total 9.2%
Non-family corporations (farms) 716
Percent of total 2.0%
Others (farms) 403
Percent of total 1.1%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 55
Perc. w/ farming as their 47.0%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 39,000 40,000
Million $
Final crop output 4,809.8 4,969.6
+ Final animal output 1,120.4 1,177.1
+ Services and forestry 269.8 290.7
= Final agricultural sector output 6,199.9 6,437.4
- Intermediate consumption outlays 2,762.9 2,951.2
+ Net government transactions (143.3) (179.3)
= Gross value added 3,293.7 3,306.9
- Capital consumption 268.8 271.2
= NET VALUE ADDED 3,024.9 3,035.7
- Factor payments 1,212.0 1,266.6
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 829.4 844.9
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 53.0 69.1
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 329.6 352.6
= NET FARM INCOME 1,812.9 1,769.1
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 26,051.2 25,990.7
Real estate 22,195.7 22,137.9
Nonreal estate 3,855.5 3,852.7
FARM DEBT 3,948.5 3,895.1
Real estate 2,789.2 2,687.6
Nonreal estate 1,159.3 1,207.5
EQUITY 22,102.7 22,095.6
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 17.9 17.6
Debt/assets 15.2 15.0
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Oranges 21.0 71.7
2. Greenhouse and nursery 18.6 10.4
3. Cane for sugar 7.5 53.3
4. Dairy products 7.0 1.8
5. Tomatoes 6.2 23.8
All Commodities 3.0
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Fruits and prep. 2 615.0
2. Other 4 240.0
3. Vegetables and preps. 8 111.5
4. Feeds and fodders 9 66.1
5. Poultry and products 17 49.2
Overall 16 1,212.0
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. PALM BEACH 16.9% 891.2
2. DADE 6.8% 357.0
3. HENDRY 5.2% 273.3
4. COLLIER 5.0% 260.7
5. HILLSBOROUGH 4.9% 259.2
State Total 5,266.0
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