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MAINE 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 1,125,043 452,313 672,730
1990 1,227,928 494,995 732,933
Latest(1997) 1,242,051 495,783 746,268
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 20,711 22,738 19,354
1996 21,087 23,200 19,679
Change 1.8% 2.0% 1.7%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 23,328 25,077 21,845
1996 23,345 25,217 21,753
Change 0.1% 0.6% -0.4%
Poverty rate
1980 13.0 11.7 13.8
1990 10.8 10.2 11.2
Latest(1995-96) 11.2 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 720,031 330,443 389,588
1996 728,543 334,808 393,735
Unemployment Rate
1996 5.1 4.2 5.7
1997 5.4 4.3 6.1
Percent employment change
1994-95 6.2 5.9 6.5
1995-96 4.6 4.6 4.5
1996-97 -1.5 -0.7 -2.0
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 16.8 16.0 17.5
Production 2.4 1.3 3.4
Farm Inputs 0.1 0.1 0.1
Proc. & Mark. 3.2 3.5 3.0
Whol.& Retail 10.7 10.8 10.6
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 19.8
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 1.3
of total land area 6.4%
CROPLAND (million acres) 0.6
of total farmland 44.5%
irrigated 1.8%
in pasture 13.1%
in Fed. farm program 0.1%
in Conservation Reserve 2.5%
WOODLAND (million acres) 0.6
of total farmland 47.3%
in pasture 8.6%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 0.0
of total farmland 2.4%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.1
of total farmland 5.9%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 218.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 42.9%
100 to 499 acres 46.7%
500 to 999 acres 7.8%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 2.1%
2,000 or more acres 0.6%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 76.6%
$50,000 to $99,999 7.8%
$100,000 to $499,999 13.8%
More than $500,000 1.9%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 3,733
Percent of total 64.6%
Part owner (farms) 1,774
Percent of total 30.7%
Tenant (farms) 269
Percent of total 4.7%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 5,379
Percent of total 93.1%
Partnerships (farms) 325
Percent of total 5.6%
Non-family corporations (farms) 36
Percent of total 0.6%
Others (farms) 36
Percent of total 0.6%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 53
Perc. w/ farming as their 51.6%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 7,600 7,400
Million $
Final crop output 210.3 240.6
+ Final animal output 254.7 263.3
+ Services and forestry 47.3 45.1
= Final agricultural sector output 512.4 548.9
- Intermediate consumption outlays 289.1 277.3
+ Net government transactions (9.0) (18.6)
= Gross value added 214.2 253.1
- Capital consumption 55.5 55.1
= NET VALUE ADDED 158.7 198.0
- Factor payments 107.6 111.1
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 70.4 73.8
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 11.2 9.9
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 25.9 27.5
= NET FARM INCOME 51.2 86.8
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 2,082.0 2,074.7
Real estate 1,469.7 1,479.9
Nonreal estate 612.3 594.7
FARM DEBT 337.6 349.7
Real estate 117.6 123.4
Nonreal estate 220.0 226.3
EQUITY 1,744.4 1,725.0
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 19.4 20.3
Debt/assets 16.2 16.9
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Potatoes 21.3 3.8
2. Dairy products 20.9 0.4
3. Chicken eggs 17.9 1.8
4. Aquaculture 9.9 6.2
5. Blueberries 6.1 20.9
All Commodities 0.2
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Vegetables and preps. 17 30.1
2. Poultry and products 26 4.7
3. Fruits and prep. 21 3.3
4. Other 44 0.5
5.
Overall 44 38.6
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. AROOSTOOK 28.5% 122.8
2. ANDROSCOGGIN 18.8% 81.0
3. KENNEBEC 8.5% 36.5
4. WASHINGTON 8.4% 36.0
5. PENOBSCOT 6.7% 28.8
State Total 430.3
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