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NEW YORK 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 17,558,165 16,144,352 1,413,813
1990 17,990,778 16,515,608 1,475,170
Latest(1997) 18,137,226 16,643,503 1,493,723
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 28,516 29,406 18,633
1996 29,221 30,143 18,968
Change 2.5% 2.5% 1.8%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 37,870 39,018 23,278
1996 38,513 39,689 23,458
Change 1.7% 1.7% 0.8%
Poverty rate
1980 13.4 13.4 13.4
1990 13.0 13.0 12.9
Latest(1995-96) 16.6 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 9,677,100 8,971,380 705,720
1996 9,752,283 9,045,737 706,546
Unemployment Rate
1996 6.2 6.2 6.3
1997 6.4 6.4 6.3
Percent employment change
1994-95 0.2 0.2 -0.4
1995-96 0.9 1.0 0.2
1996-97 2.2 2.2 1.8
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 12.2 11.8 17.0
Production 0.9 0.6 4.0
Farm Inputs 0.1 0.1 0.3
Proc. & Mark. 1.6 1.6 1.6
Whol.& Retail 9.3 9.2 10.7
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 30.2
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 7.5
of total land area 24.7%
CROPLAND (million acres) 4.9
of total farmland 65.4%
irrigated 1.0%
in pasture 14.6%
in Fed. farm program 0.7%
in Conservation Reserve 1.0%
WOODLAND (million acres) 1.5
of total farmland 20.7%
in pasture 19.0%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 0.6
of total farmland 7.4%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.5
of total farmland 6.5%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 231.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 37.8%
100 to 499 acres 51.3%
500 to 999 acres 8.4%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 2.1%
2,000 or more acres 0.4%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 65.0%
$50,000 to $99,999 12.3%
$100,000 to $499,999 20.4%
More than $500,000 2.3%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 18,924
Percent of total 58.6%
Part owner (farms) 11,417
Percent of total 35.3%
Tenant (farms) 1,965
Percent of total 6.1%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 28,711
Percent of total 88.9%
Partnerships (farms) 3,284
Percent of total 10.2%
Non-family corporations (farms) 156
Percent of total 0.5%
Others (farms) 155
Percent of total 0.5%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 53
Perc. w/ farming as their 61.7%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 36,000 36,000
Million $
Final crop output 964.0 1,002.5
+ Final animal output 1,878.9 2,068.9
+ Services and forestry 257.7 240.5
= Final agricultural sector output 3,100.6 3,311.9
- Intermediate consumption outlays 1,680.6 1,671.8
+ Net government transactions (168.3) (171.4)
= Gross value added 1,251.7 1,468.7
- Capital consumption 420.0 413.8
= NET VALUE ADDED 831.7 1,055.0
- Factor payments 558.9 592.5
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 388.0 406.4
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords (0.9) 4.4
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 171.8 181.7
= NET FARM INCOME 272.8 462.5
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 12,710.3 13,167.1
Real estate 8,663.6 9,034.1
Nonreal estate 4,046.7 4,133.0
FARM DEBT 2,177.6 2,112.0
Real estate 859.8 842.8
Nonreal estate 1,317.7 1,269.2
EQUITY 10,532.7 11,055.1
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 20.7 19.1
Debt/assets 17.1 16.0
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Dairy products 55.6 7.4
2. Greenhouse and nursery 7.8 2.1
3. Apples 4.5 7.4
4. Corn 4.0 0.5
5. Cattle and calves 3.3 0.3
All Commodities 1.5
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Other 16 81.6
2. Fruits and prep. 5 80.2
3. Vegetables and preps. 11 70.5
4. Feed grains and products 16 59.7
5. Dairy products 5 45.8
Overall 30 395.5
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. SUFFOLK 5.1% 133.8
2. WYOMING 4.0% 105.0
3. ST LAWRENCE 3.6% 94.2
4. CAYUGA 3.6% 94.0
5. WAYNE 3.4% 90.1
State Total 2,622.0
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