Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
155,621 |
246,230 |
401,851 |
| 1990 |
206,302 |
343,741 |
550,043 |
| 2000 |
224,487 |
402,445 |
626,932 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
223,622 |
462,671 |
686,293 |
More information on Alaska population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
35,801 |
41,221 |
39,436 |
| 2007 |
36,667 |
41,685 |
40,042 |
| Percent change |
4.8 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
44,840 |
53,651 |
50,602 |
| 2007 |
45,701 |
53,535 |
50,830 |
| Percent change |
3.8 |
-0.4 |
0.9 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
14.6 |
8.3 |
10.7 |
| 1989 |
11.6 |
7.5 |
9.0 |
| 1999 |
11.9 |
8.0 |
9.4 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
13.0 |
8.2 |
9.8 |
More information on Alaska poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
25.5 |
12.5 |
17.5 |
| 1990 |
19.0 |
10.0 |
13.4 |
| 2000 |
15.2 |
9.7 |
11.7 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
37.0 |
40.1 |
38.9 |
| 1990 |
31.9 |
26.9 |
28.7 |
| 2000 |
32.1 |
25.5 |
27.9 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
19.4 |
24.5 |
22.6 |
| 1990 |
30.2 |
37.6 |
34.9 |
| 2000 |
32.1 |
37.8 |
35.7 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
18.2 |
22.8 |
21.1 |
| 1990 |
18.9 |
25.5 |
23.0 |
| 2000 |
20.7 |
27.0 |
24.7 |
More information on Alaska education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
365,039,087 |
366,048,788 |
366,013,154 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
881,045 |
900,715 |
881,585 |
| Percent of total land area |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
94,810 |
98,131 |
86,238 |
| Percent of total farmland |
10.8 |
10.9 |
9.8 |
| Percent in pasture |
8.2 |
9.1 |
8.2 |
| Percent irrigated |
2.8 |
0.0 |
|
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
34,227 |
31,824 |
30,772 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
110,916 |
42,244 |
41,698 |
| Percent of total farmland |
12.6 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
| Percent in pasture |
68.6 |
13.8 |
10.2 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
655,852 |
730,478 |
737,746 |
| Percent of total farmland |
74.4 |
81.1 |
83.7 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
19,467 |
29,862 |
15,903 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.2 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
25,400 |
29,175 |
28,298 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
1,608 |
1,479 |
1,285 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
45.4 |
51.7 |
59.2 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
38.1 |
32.2 |
27.7 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
6.0 |
6.7 |
5.5 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
4.7 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
5.7 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
59.9 |
59.4 |
58.7 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
26.1 |
23.3 |
23.2 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
7.5 |
9.2 |
8.5 |
| More than $500,000 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
332 |
431 |
492 |
| Percent of total |
60.6 |
70.8 |
71.7 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
136 |
92 |
110 |
| Percent of total |
24.8 |
15.1 |
16.0 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
80 |
86 |
84 |
| Percent of total |
14.6 |
14.1 |
12.2 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
458 |
497 |
550 |
| Percent of total |
83.6 |
81.6 |
80.2 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
21 |
27 |
43 |
| Percent of total |
3.8 |
4.4 |
6.3 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
43 |
30 |
42 |
| Percent of total |
7.8 |
4.9 |
6.1 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
15 |
9 |
9 |
| Percent of total |
2.7 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
11 |
46 |
42 |
| Percent of total |
2.0 |
7.6 |
6.1 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
53.3 |
55.2 |
56.2 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
55.8 |
60.8 |
53.2 |
| Men |
453 |
492 |
518 |
| Women |
95 |
117 |
168 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
680 |
680 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
27,347 |
24,131 |
| + Final animal output |
6,677 |
5,083 |
| + Services and forestry |
7,759 |
9,141 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
41,782 |
38,355 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
21,416 |
22,683 |
| + Net government transactions |
2,126 |
3,008 |
| = Gross value added |
22,492 |
18,680 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
6,555 |
6,933 |
| |
| = Net value added |
15,937 |
11,747 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
6,799 |
6,553 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
5,647 |
5,504 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-778 |
-807 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
1,930 |
1,856 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
9,138 |
5,194 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
| |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2008
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Greenhouse/nursery |
15,000 |
48.0 |
0.1 |
| 2. Hay |
3,465 |
11.1 |
0.0 |
| 3. Potatoes |
2,719 |
8.7 |
0.1 |
| 4. Cattle and calves |
1,877 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
| 5. Dairy products |
1,392 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
| |
| All commodities |
31,241 |
|
0.0 |
| |
More information on Alaska's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Other |
48 |
3.5 |
| 2. Seeds |
49 |
0.7 |
| 3. Feed grains and products |
43 |
0.2 |
| 4. Live animals and meat |
48 |
0.2 |
| 5. Hides and skins |
44 |
0.0 |
| |
| Overall rank |
50 |
4.6 |
| |
More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Anchorage Municipality |
55.7 |
31,752 |
| 2. Juneau City and Borough |
20.6 |
11,770 |
| 3. Fairbanks North Star Borough |
12.4 |
7,075 |
| 4. |
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| 5. |
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| |
| State total |
|
57,019 |
| |
More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2008, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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