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WEST VIRGINIA 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 1,950,186 795,556 1,154,630
1990 1,793,477 748,160 1,045,317
Latest(1997) 1,815,787 759,268 1,056,519
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 17,997 20,578 16,142
1996 18,225 20,918 16,290
Change 1.3% 1.7% 0.9%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 24,696 26,525 23,000
1996 24,550 26,531 22,707
Change -0.6% 0.0% -1.3%
Poverty rate
1980 15.0 11.7 17.3
1990 19.7 15.1 23.0
Latest(1995-96) 17.6 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 843,673 405,869 437,804
1996 853,386 411,259 442,127
Unemployment Rate
1996 7.5 5.6 9.0
1997 6.9 5.4 8.2
Percent employment change
1994-95 1.0 1.3 0.8
1995-96 2.8 2.7 2.9
1996-97 0.5 0.9 0.1
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 14.9 13.9 15.8
Production 3.0 1.4 4.5
Farm Inputs 0.2 0.3 0.2
Proc. & Mark. 1.3 1.0 1.6
Whol.& Retail 10.2 11.0 9.6
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 15.4
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 3.3
of total land area 21.2%
CROPLAND (million acres) 1.3
of total farmland 39.6%
irrigated 0.2%
in pasture 51.1%
in Fed. farm program 0.2%
in Conservation Reserve 0.4%
WOODLAND (million acres) 1.3
of total farmland 40.5%
in pasture 36.3%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 0.5
of total farmland 15.8%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.1
of total farmland 4.0%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 192.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 43.2%
100 to 499 acres 49.4%
500 to 999 acres 5.6%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 1.4%
2,000 or more acres 0.4%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 93.8%
$50,000 to $99,999 2.5%
$100,000 to $499,999 3.0%
More than $500,000 0.7%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 12,428
Percent of total 73.0%
Part owner (farms) 3,866
Percent of total 22.7%
Tenant (farms) 726
Percent of total 4.3%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 15,928
Percent of total 93.6%
Partnerships (farms) 977
Percent of total 5.7%
Non-family corporations (farms) 35
Percent of total 0.2%
Others (farms) 80
Percent of total 0.5%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 56
Perc. w/ farming as their 42.1%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 20,000 20,000
Million $
Final crop output 79.1 70.5
+ Final animal output 309.8 302.4
+ Services and forestry 92.0 98.7
= Final agricultural sector output 480.9 471.5
- Intermediate consumption outlays 278.1 295.9
+ Net government transactions (8.0) (9.1)
= Gross value added 194.7 166.6
- Capital consumption 91.8 93.1
= NET VALUE ADDED 102.9 73.5
- Factor payments 61.8 63.2
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 25.4 25.8
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 3.2 3.1
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 33.2 34.3
= NET FARM INCOME 41.1 10.3
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 3,682.9 3,792.1
Real estate 2,913.2 3,018.9
Nonreal estate 769.7 773.2
FARM DEBT 391.4 392.4
Real estate 270.1 264.2
Nonreal estate 121.3 128.2
EQUITY 3,291.5 3,399.7
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 11.9 11.5
Debt/assets 10.6 10.4
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Broilers 38.1 1.0
2. Cattle and calves 12.4 0.1
3. Dairy products 9.7 0.1
4. Turkeys 9.6 1.2
5. Chicken eggs 5.8 0.4
All Commodities 0.2
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Poultry and products 21 25.0
2. Tobacco unmfd. 15 2.0
3. Wheat and products 35 1.8
4. Fruits and prep. 25 1.6
5. Other 46 0.3
Overall 45 30.7
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. HARDY 18.6% 67.6
2. PENDLETON 13.9% 50.7
3. GREENBRIER 9.3% 34.0
4. GRANT 6.3% 22.8
5. BERKELEY 5.9% 21.4
State Total 364.2
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