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PENNSYLVANIA 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 11,864,720 10,066,825 1,797,895
1990 11,882,842 10,084,324 1,798,518
Latest(1997) 12,019,661 10,156,730 1,862,931
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 24,239 25,184 19,051
1996 24,851 25,840 19,448
Change 2.5% 2.6% 2.1%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 30,239 31,204 23,830
1996 30,443 31,408 23,989
Change 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
Poverty rate
1980 10.5 10.4 10.9
1990 11.1 10.9 12.5
Latest(1995-96) 11.9 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 6,483,077 5,634,736 848,341
1996 6,552,150 5,699,906 852,244
Unemployment Rate
1996 5.3 5.0 6.9
1997 5.2 4.9 6.8
Percent employment change
1994-95 0.6 0.5 1.4
1995-96 1.7 1.8 0.9
1996-97 1.5 1.5 1.4
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 14.3 13.7 18.9
Production 1.4 1.0 3.8
Farm Inputs 0.2 0.2 0.3
Proc. & Mark. 2.4 2.2 3.9
Whol.& Retail 10.0 9.9 10.4
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 28.7
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 7.2
of total land area 25.1%
CROPLAND (million acres) 5.0
of total farmland 69.9%
irrigated 0.5%
in pasture 14.7%
in Fed. farm program 0.5%
in Conservation Reserve 1.2%
WOODLAND (million acres) 1.4
of total farmland 19.8%
in pasture 18.0%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 0.4
of total farmland 5.7%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.3
of total farmland 4.7%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 160.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 49.2%
100 to 499 acres 45.6%
500 to 999 acres 4.2%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 0.9%
2,000 or more acres 0.2%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 68.2%
$50,000 to $99,999 11.7%
$100,000 to $499,999 17.8%
More than $500,000 2.3%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 25,983
Percent of total 57.9%
Part owner (farms) 14,161
Percent of total 31.6%
Tenant (farms) 4,726
Percent of total 10.5%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 40,533
Percent of total 90.3%
Partnerships (farms) 4,063
Percent of total 9.1%
Non-family corporations (farms) 129
Percent of total 0.3%
Others (farms) 145
Percent of total 0.3%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 52
Perc. w/ farming as their 60.1%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 50,000 50,000
Million $
Final crop output 1,152.8 1,365.5
+ Final animal output 2,588.9 2,845.7
+ Services and forestry 423.5 425.1
= Final agricultural sector output 4,165.2 4,636.4
- Intermediate consumption outlays 2,357.1 2,367.7
+ Net government transactions (151.4) (157.6)
= Gross value added 1,656.8 2,111.1
- Capital consumption 550.1 551.9
= NET VALUE ADDED 1,106.7 1,559.2
- Factor payments 576.9 613.2
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 406.5 425.7
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords (24.2) (18.1)
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 194.7 205.6
= NET FARM INCOME 529.8 945.9
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 21,141.0 22,078.6
Real estate 16,155.9 16,962.1
Nonreal estate 4,985.1 5,116.5
FARM DEBT 2,496.1 2,530.7
Real estate 1,433.9 1,433.9
Nonreal estate 1,062.3 1,096.8
EQUITY 18,644.9 19,547.9
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 13.4 13.0
Debt/assets 11.8 11.5
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Dairy products 40.1 7.2
2. Cattle and calves 8.1 1.0
3. Greenhouse and nursery 7.6 2.9
4. Chicken eggs 7.1 6.2
5. * Mushrooms, agaricus 6.1 50.9
All Commodities 2.0
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Live animals and meat exc. poultry 11 145.1
2. Other 14 86.6
3. Poultry and products 12 70.8
4. Hides and skins 10 48.8
5. Dairy products 4 46.8
Overall 26 542.3
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. LANCASTER 19.1% 680.9
2. CHESTER 7.9% 282.6
3. BERKS 6.7% 237.7
4. FRANKLIN 4.7% 168.5
5. LEBANON 3.7% 131.8
State Total 3,570.2
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