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NORTH DAKOTA 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 652,717 234,335 418,382
1990 638,800 257,388 381,412
Latest(1997) 640,883 275,233 365,650
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 18,946 21,136 17,330
1996 20,479 22,031 19,323
Change 8.1% 4.2% 11.5%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 19,939 22,777 17,410
1996 21,603 23,344 20,043
Change 8.3% 2.5% 15.1%
Poverty rate
1980 12.6 9.5 14.4
1990 14.4 11.5 16.3
Latest(1995-96) 11.5 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 424,974 200,262 224,712
1996 433,377 204,806 228,571
Unemployment Rate
1996 3.1 2.3 3.8
1997 2.5 2.0 3.0
Percent employment change
1994-95 0.6 -1.0 2.0
1995-96 2.8 3.7 2.0
1996-97 1.5 2.9 0.3
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 23.6 16.5 30.1
Production 9.8 2.6 16.3
Farm Inputs 1.6 1.2 2.1
Proc. & Mark. 2.2 1.7 2.6
Whol.& Retail 10.0 11.0 9.1
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 44.2
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 39.4
of total land area 89.3%
CROPLAND (million acres) 27.5
of total farmland 69.7%
irrigated 0.7%
in pasture 6.2%
in Fed. farm program 2.0%
in Conservation Reserve 7.7%
WOODLAND (million acres) 0.3
of total farmland 0.9%
in pasture 60.4%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 10.3
of total farmland 26.1%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 1.3
of total farmland 3.4%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 1267.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 9.6%
100 to 499 acres 22.5%
500 to 999 acres 21.6%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 28.1%
2,000 or more acres 18.3%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 51.2%
$50,000 to $99,999 20.9%
$100,000 to $499,999 26.2%
More than $500,000 1.7%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 9,898
Percent of total 31.8%
Part owner (farms) 16,058
Percent of total 51.6%
Tenant (farms) 5,167
Percent of total 16.6%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 27,418
Percent of total 88.1%
Partnerships (farms) 3,504
Percent of total 11.3%
Non-family corporations (farms) 24
Percent of total 0.1%
Others (farms) 177
Percent of total 0.6%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 50
Perc. w/ farming as their 80.9%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 32,000 31,000
Million $
Final crop output 2,417.4 3,275.0
+ Final animal output 574.3 523.6
+ Services and forestry 263.0 300.4
= Final agricultural sector output 3,254.7 4,099.0
- Intermediate consumption outlays 1,580.5 1,719.3
+ Net government transactions 128.8 185.1
= Gross value added 1,803.0 2,564.8
- Capital consumption 501.7 491.7
= NET VALUE ADDED 1,301.3 2,073.1
- Factor payments 960.7 1,109.1
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 95.5 105.0
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 543.9 671.9
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 321.3 332.2
= NET FARM INCOME 340.5 964.0
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 21,329.4 22,307.8
Real estate 14,428.9 15,407.8
Nonreal estate 6,900.5 6,900.0
FARM DEBT 3,720.6 3,880.9
Real estate 1,639.8 1,658.9
Nonreal estate 2,080.7 2,222.0
EQUITY 17,608.9 18,426.9
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 21.1 21.1
Debt/assets 17.4 17.4
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Wheat 45.4 16.1
2. Cattle and calves 8.6 0.9
3. Barley 8.5 30.5
4. Sunflower 5.8 48.0
5. Sugar beets 4.6 16.1
All Commodities 1.7
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Wheat and products 2 458.7
2. Feed grains and products 13 152.3
3. Sunflower seed and oil 1 127.7
4. Vegetables and preps. 9 102.2
5. Soybeans and products 18 95.2
Overall 19 1,083.4
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. CASS 5.9% 160.8
2. WALSH 5.0% 137.8
3. GRAND FORKS 4.9% 133.6
4. RICHLAND 4.8% 130.8
5. PEMBINA 4.2% 114.2
State Total 2,745.8
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