MISSOURI FACT SHEET

mo.gif (8323 bytes) 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

 


POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME


 
                                         State       Metro      Nonmetro
 Population
     1980                              4,916,766    3,313,821     1,602,945
     1990                              5,116,901    3,490,693     1,626,208
     Latest(1997)                      5,402,058    3,669,224     1,732,834
 
 Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
     1995                                 22,452       25,149        16,721
     1996                                 22,984       25,638        17,368
 Change                                      2.4%         1.9%          3.9%
 
 Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
     1995                                 26,420       29,654        18,022
     1996                                 26,776       29,829        18,835
 Change                                      1.3%         0.6%          4.5%
 
 Poverty rate
     1980                                   12.2         10.0          16.7
     1990                                   13.3         11.1          18.4
     Latest(1995-96)                         9.5           N/A           N/A
 
 Total Number of Jobs
     1995                              3,215,882    2,321,787       894,095
     1996                              3,274,178    2,364,837       909,341
 
 Unemployment Rate
     1996                                    4.6          4.0           5.8
     1997                                    4.2          3.7           5.5
 
 Percent employment change
     1994-95                                 4.9          4.8           5.2
     1995-96                                 2.8          2.7           3.2
     1996-97                                -0.1          0.1          -0.7
 
 Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
 
  Total                                     16.8         13.3          26.1
     Production                              4.2          1.4          11.4
     Farm Inputs                             0.5          0.3           1.0
     Proc. & Mark.                           2.3          1.5           4.3
     Whol.& Retail                           9.4          9.6           9.1
 


FARM CHARACTERISTICS


                           1992 Census of Agriculture
 
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres)                                        44.1
   TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres)                                      28.5
      of total land area                                               64.8%
 
      CROPLAND (million acres)                                         19.2
         of total farmland                                             67.4%
            irrigated                                                   3.7%
            in pasture                                                 28.1%
            in Fed. farm program                                        1.1%
            in Conservation Reserve                                     5.4%
 
      WOODLAND (million acres)                                          4.5
         of total farmland                                             15.8%
            in pasture                                                 53.4%
 
      PASTURELAND (million acres)                                       3.7
         of total farmland                                             13.1%
 
      OTHER LAND (million acres)                                        1.1
         of total farmland                                              3.8%
 
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres)                                             291.0
 
FARMS BY SIZE
        1 to 99 acres                                                  36.5%
 
        100 to 499 acres                                               47.5%
 
        500 to 999 acres                                               10.5%
 
        1,000 to 1,999 acres                                            4.4%
 
        2,000 or more acres                                             1.2%
 
FARMS BY SALES
        Less than $50,000                                              81.5%
 
        $50,000 to $99,999                                              7.7%
 
        $100,000 to $499,999                                            9.8%
 
        More than $500,000                                              1.1%
 
TENURE OF FARMERS
     Full owner (farms)                                              63,421
        Percent of total                                               64.7%
 
     Part owner (farms)                                              26,498
        Percent of total                                               27.0%
 
     Tenant (farms)                                                   8,163
        Percent of total                                                8.3%
 
FARM ORGANIZATION
     Individuals/family corporations (farms)                         88,847
        Percent of total                                               90.6%
 
     Partnerships (farms)                                             8,537
        Percent of total                                                8.7%
 
     Non-family corporations (farms)                                    212
        Percent of total                                                0.2%
 
     Others (farms)                                                     486
        Percent of total                                                0.5%
 
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.)                                                 54
Perc. w/ farming as their                                              50.2%
     principal occupation

FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS


 
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
                    Year                                1995         1996
Number of farms                                       105,000       104,000
 
                                                           Million $
  Final crop output                                   1,827.3       2,922.5
+ Final animal output                                 2,331.6       2,417.8
+ Services and forestry                                 562.3         581.3
= Final agricultural sector output                    4,721.2       5,921.7
 
- Intermediate consumption outlays                    2,934.7       3,116.8
+ Net government transactions                           107.7         143.4
= Gross value added                                   1,894.3       2,948.2
 
- Capital consumption                                   706.2         708.5
 
= NET VALUE ADDED                                     1,188.0       2,239.7
 
- Factor payments                                       882.3       1,045.1
    Employee compensation (total hired labor)           196.3         191.1
    Net rent received by nonoperator landlords          257.5         400.7
    Real estate and nonreal estate interest             428.5         453.2
 
= NET FARM INCOME                                       305.7       1,194.6

 
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31:                    1995          1996
 
FARM ASSETS                                          32,934.0      34,597.9
     Real estate                                     24,083.2      25,572.8
     Nonreal estate                                   8,850.8       9,025.1
 
FARM DEBT                                             5,213.6       5,565.9
     Real estate                                      3,091.8       3,229.0
     Nonreal estate                                   2,121.8       2,336.9
 
       EQUITY                                        27,720.4      29,031.9
 
 RATIOS                                                          Percent
     Debt/equity                                         18.8          19.2
     Debt/assets                                         15.8          16.1

 
 TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
 
                                              % of State Tot.      % of US
Commodity                                     Farm Receipts        Tot.Val.
 
 1.   Soybean                                            20.1           6.1
 2.   Corn                                               13.5           3.1
 3.   Hogs                                               13.1           5.1
 4.   Cattle and calves                                  12.6           2.0
 5.   Broilers                                            8.0           2.8
 
                                     All Commodities                    2.4
 
 
 TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
                                                     Rank Among
                                                       States       Value
  Commodity
                                                                   Million $
 1.   Soybeans and products                                 6         582.0
 2.   Feed grains and products                              7         354.4
 3.   Wheat and products                                    8         177.2
 4.   Poultry and products                                  9         108.7
 5.   Cotton and linters                                   11          75.2
 
                                     Overall               11       1,543.3
 
 
 TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
 
                                              Percent of State's
                                              Total Receipts       Million $
 
 1.   STODDARD                                            2.7%        117.3
 2.   BARRY                                               2.3%         98.1
 3.   NEW MADRID                                          2.2%         95.7
 4.   NEWTON                                              2.0%         88.0
 5.   SALINE                                              2.0%         87.2
 
                                     State Total                    4,303.1