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MARYLAND 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 4,216,933 3,919,866 297,067
1990 4,780,753 4,438,172 342,581
Latest(1997) 5,094,289 4,721,646 372,643
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 27,202 27,693 20,896
1996 27,676 28,173 21,324
Change 1.7% 1.7% 2.0%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 30,161 30,791 22,089
1996 30,405 31,016 22,577
Change 0.8% 0.7% 2.2%
Poverty rate
1980 9.8 9.6 12.9
1990 8.3 8.1 11.1
Latest(1995-96) 10.2 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 2,790,325 2,588,303 202,022
1996 2,825,375 2,620,825 204,550
Unemployment Rate
1996 4.9 4.7 6.9
1997 5.1 4.9 7.2
Percent employment change
1994-95 1.0 1.0 1.1
1995-96 2.8 2.7 5.1
1996-97 -0.3 -0.4 1.5
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 12.2 11.6 20.4
Production 1.0 0.8 4.3
Farm Inputs 0.1 0.1 0.4
Proc. & Mark. 1.0 0.8 3.4
Whol.& Retail 9.9 9.7 12.0
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 6.2
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 2.2
of total land area 35.8%
CROPLAND (million acres) 1.7
of total farmland 74.8%
irrigated 3.4%
in pasture 10.2%
in Fed. farm program 0.9%
in Conservation Reserve 0.9%
WOODLAND (million acres) 0.4
of total farmland 16.7%
in pasture 15.5%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 0.1
of total farmland 4.2%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.1
of total farmland 4.3%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 171.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 59.7%
100 to 499 acres 32.7%
500 to 999 acres 4.9%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 2.0%
2,000 or more acres 0.7%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 72.3%
$50,000 to $99,999 6.9%
$100,000 to $499,999 17.1%
More than $500,000 3.7%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 8,080
Percent of total 62.0%
Part owner (farms) 3,429
Percent of total 26.3%
Tenant (farms) 1,528
Percent of total 11.7%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 11,770
Percent of total 90.3%
Partnerships (farms) 1,114
Percent of total 8.5%
Non-family corporations (farms) 68
Percent of total 0.5%
Others (farms) 85
Percent of total 0.7%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 54
Perc. w/ farming as their 53.5%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 14,300 13,700
Million $
Final crop output 526.9 684.6
+ Final animal output 818.6 890.7
+ Services and forestry 243.4 244.3
= Final agricultural sector output 1,588.9 1,819.6
- Intermediate consumption outlays 983.0 1,020.7
+ Net government transactions (24.8) (22.5)
= Gross value added 581.1 776.4
- Capital consumption 163.6 161.5
= NET VALUE ADDED 417.5 614.9
- Factor payments 225.0 242.3
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 108.0 113.1
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 41.9 50.0
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 75.1 79.2
= NET FARM INCOME 192.5 372.6
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 8,133.2 8,406.6
Real estate 6,798.5 7,107.7
Nonreal estate 1,334.7 1,298.9
FARM DEBT 966.9 981.9
Real estate 617.3 609.6
Nonreal estate 349.6 372.3
EQUITY 7,166.4 7,424.7
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 13.5 13.2
Debt/assets 11.9 11.7
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Broilers 33.4 3.6
2. Greenhouse and nursery 15.0 2.1
3. Dairy products 13.0 0.8
4. Corn 6.9 0.4
5. Soybean 6.1 0.5
All Commodities 0.8
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Poultry and products 11 87.9
2. Soybeans and products 19 69.0
3. Feed grains and products 17 58.3
4. Vegetables and preps. 21 18.7
5. Other 27 16.4
Overall 35 270.7
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. WICOMICO 14.1% 164.7
2. WORCESTER 11.2% 131.3
3. FREDERICK 9.3% 109.2
4. SOMERSET 8.8% 102.9
5. CAROLINE 7.3% 85.1
State Total 1,169.3
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