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UTAH 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 1,461,037 1,128,328 332,709
1990 1,722,850 1,335,817 387,033
Latest(1997) 2,059,148 1,575,696 483,452
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 18,755 19,515 16,241
1996 19,384 20,200 16,702
Change 3.4% 3.5% 2.8%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 24,399 25,264 21,080
1996 24,696 25,593 21,240
Change 1.2% 1.3% 0.8%
Poverty rate
1980 10.3 9.7 12.2
1990 11.4 10.6 14.1
Latest(1995-96) 8.1 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 1,169,489 927,773 241,716
1996 1,223,163 971,278 251,885
Unemployment Rate
1996 3.5 3.1 4.7
1997 3.1 2.9 4.0
Percent employment change
1994-95 0.3 0.2 0.7
1995-96 3.6 3.6 3.5
1996-97 3.5 3.5 3.6
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 13.4 11.9 19.8
Production 1.7 0.8 5.7
Farm Inputs 0.2 0.1 0.4
Proc. & Mark. 1.6 1.3 2.4
Whol.& Retail 9.7 9.4 10.8
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 52.6
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 9.6
of total land area 18.3%
CROPLAND (million acres) 2.1
of total farmland 21.8%
irrigated 54.6%
in pasture 26.8%
in Fed. farm program 0.5%
in Conservation Reserve 8.6%
WOODLAND (million acres) 0.7
of total farmland 7.5%
in pasture 85.9%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 6.6
of total farmland 68.9%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.2
of total farmland 1.9%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 712.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 56.6%
100 to 499 acres 26.4%
500 to 999 acres 6.9%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 4.3%
2,000 or more acres 5.8%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 81.6%
$50,000 to $99,999 7.3%
$100,000 to $499,999 9.4%
More than $500,000 1.7%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 8,212
Percent of total 60.7%
Part owner (farms) 4,229
Percent of total 31.3%
Tenant (farms) 1,079
Percent of total 8.0%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 11,614
Percent of total 85.9%
Partnerships (farms) 1,616
Percent of total 12.0%
Non-family corporations (farms) 81
Percent of total 0.6%
Others (farms) 209
Percent of total 1.6%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 55
Perc. w/ farming as their 46.4%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 13,400 13,400
Million $
Final crop output 226.9 231.5
+ Final animal output 605.8 669.9
+ Services and forestry 132.5 152.0
= Final agricultural sector output 965.2 1,053.4
- Intermediate consumption outlays 497.8 545.2
+ Net government transactions (7.8) (12.8)
= Gross value added 459.6 495.4
- Capital consumption 119.3 122.3
= NET VALUE ADDED 340.3 373.1
- Factor payments 161.3 159.4
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 92.1 90.9
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 12.4 11.8
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 56.8 56.7
= NET FARM INCOME 179.0 213.7
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 7,982.4 8,522.1
Real estate 6,640.1 7,145.0
Nonreal estate 1,342.3 1,377.0
FARM DEBT 689.5 938.6
Real estate 349.4 364.4
Nonreal estate 340.1 574.1
EQUITY 7,292.9 7,583.5
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 9.5 12.4
Debt/assets 8.6 11.0
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Cattle and calves 27.9 0.7
2. Dairy products 25.1 0.9
3. Hay 8.9 2.1
4. Wheat 4.3 0.3
5. Greenhouse and nursery 3.7 0.3
All Commodities 0.4
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Live animals and meat exc. poultry 20 49.6
2. Hides and skins 12 45.3
3. Dairy products 20 10.3
4. Fats, oils and greases 16 6.8
5. Fruits and prep. 20 4.3
Overall 39 124.5
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. CACHE 12.1% 87.9
2. UTAH 12.1% 87.7
3. BOX ELDER 11.6% 84.2
4. SANPETE 10.5% 75.9
5. MILLARD 8.2% 59.5
State Total 725.2
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