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GEORGIA 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 5,462,982 3,507,344 1,955,638
1990 6,478,149 4,351,133 2,127,016
Latest(1997) 7,486,242 5,134,441 2,351,801
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 22,465 24,604 17,853
1996 23,028 25,263 18,173
Change 2.5% 2.7% 1.8%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 28,539 30,813 22,536
1996 29,005 31,269 22,865
Change 1.6% 1.5% 1.5%
Poverty rate
1980 16.6 14.3 20.8
1990 14.9 12.4 19.4
Latest(1995-96) 13.5 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 4,215,323 3,057,011 1,158,312
1996 4,343,891 3,173,402 1,170,489
Unemployment Rate
1996 4.6 4.1 5.7
1997 4.5 4.1 5.7
Percent employment change
1994-95 2.0 2.1 1.5
1995-96 3.4 4.1 2.0
1996-97 4.5 4.6 4.3
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 17.6 14.7 25.5
Production 1.8 0.7 5.0
Farm Inputs 0.3 0.1 0.7
Proc. & Mark. 4.3 2.3 9.5
Whol.& Retail 10.6 11.0 9.5
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 37.1
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 10.0
of total land area 27.1%
CROPLAND (million acres) 5.5
of total farmland 54.6%
irrigated 13.2%
in pasture 21.7%
in Fed. farm program 1.0%
in Conservation Reserve 5.6%
WOODLAND (million acres) 3.3
of total farmland 33.2%
in pasture 22.7%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 0.8
of total farmland 8.2%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.4
of total farmland 4.0%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 246.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 51.2%
100 to 499 acres 36.5%
500 to 999 acres 7.3%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 3.5%
2,000 or more acres 1.5%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 76.8%
$50,000 to $99,999 5.9%
$100,000 to $499,999 13.1%
More than $500,000 4.2%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 27,673
Percent of total 67.9%
Part owner (farms) 10,136
Percent of total 24.9%
Tenant (farms) 2,950
Percent of total 7.2%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 37,106
Percent of total 91.0%
Partnerships (farms) 3,173
Percent of total 7.8%
Non-family corporations (farms) 176
Percent of total 0.4%
Others (farms) 304
Percent of total 0.8%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 55
Perc. w/ farming as their 46.2%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 45,000 43,000
Million $
Final crop output 2,354.6 2,462.4
+ Final animal output 2,784.5 3,253.3
+ Services and forestry 681.8 740.9
= Final agricultural sector output 5,821.0 6,456.6
- Intermediate consumption outlays 2,870.1 3,235.9
+ Net government transactions (40.2) 7.6
= Gross value added 2,910.7 3,228.3
- Capital consumption 340.3 338.4
= NET VALUE ADDED 2,570.4 2,889.9
- Factor payments 617.0 656.2
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 223.6 227.7
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 134.2 149.0
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 259.3 279.5
= NET FARM INCOME 1,953.4 2,233.7
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 17,968.5 18,470.0
Real estate 13,412.3 14,123.4
Nonreal estate 4,556.2 4,346.6
FARM DEBT 3,152.5 3,316.3
Real estate 1,688.4 1,756.9
Nonreal estate 1,464.2 1,559.5
EQUITY 14,816.0 15,153.6
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 21.3 21.9
Debt/assets 17.5 18.0
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Broilers 38.7 15.8
2. Cotton 13.7 10.4
3. Peanuts 6.8 40.0
4. Chicken eggs 6.1 7.3
5. Greenhouse and nursery 4.8 2.5
All Commodities 2.8
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Poultry and products 2 387.0
2. Cotton and linters 3 264.6
3. Other 9 145.1
4. Tobacco unmfd. 4 116.7
5. Peanuts and products 1 107.4
Overall 14 1,272.6
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. HALL 3.5% 124.1
2. COFFEE 2.7% 93.4
3. HABERSHAM 2.6% 91.8
4. JACKSON 2.5% 88.4
5. MITCHELL 2.4% 84.0
State Total 3,521.2
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