Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
504,196 |
620,847 |
1,125,043 |
| 1990 |
534,811 |
693,117 |
1,227,928 |
| 2000 |
538,643 |
736,280 |
1,274,923 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
546,863 |
769,593 |
1,316,456 |
More information on Maine 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 |
29,475 |
35,872 |
33,207 |
| 2007 |
30,067 |
36,791 |
33,991 |
| Percent change |
4.0 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
32,528 |
40,253 |
37,257 |
| 2007 |
32,782 |
40,555 |
37,561 |
| Percent change |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
15.0 |
11.3 |
13.0 |
| 1989 |
12.9 |
9.2 |
10.8 |
| 1999 |
12.8 |
9.6 |
10.9 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
14.3 |
10.6 |
12.2 |
More information on Maine 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 |
32.8 |
30.2 |
31.3 |
| 1990 |
23.1 |
19.7 |
21.2 |
| 2000 |
16.6 |
13.2 |
14.6 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
40.0 |
38.8 |
39.3 |
| 1990 |
39.5 |
35.2 |
37.1 |
| 2000 |
39.2 |
33.9 |
36.2 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
14.2 |
15.7 |
15.0 |
| 1990 |
21.5 |
24.1 |
23.0 |
| 2000 |
24.8 |
27.5 |
26.3 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
13.2 |
15.4 |
14.4 |
| 1990 |
16.0 |
21.0 |
18.8 |
| 2000 |
19.4 |
25.4 |
22.9 |
More information on Maine 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) |
19,753,294 |
19,751,393 |
19,745,809 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
1,313,066 |
1,369,768 |
1,347,566 |
| Percent of total land area |
6.6 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
580,260 |
536,839 |
529,253 |
| Percent of total farmland |
44.2 |
39.2 |
39.3 |
| Percent in pasture |
12.6 |
8.9 |
7.0 |
| Percent irrigated |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
426,711 |
394,121 |
393,738 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
613,812 |
702,555 |
660,679 |
| Percent of total farmland |
46.7 |
51.3 |
49.0 |
| Percent in pasture |
7.1 |
5.5 |
4.0 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
31,888 |
40,967 |
62,014 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.4 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
87,106 |
89,407 |
95,620 |
| Percent of total farmland |
6.6 |
6.5 |
7.1 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
27,418 |
26,259 |
32,812 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
177 |
190 |
166 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
52.8 |
56.1 |
61.6 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
39.9 |
35.9 |
32.1 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
5.3 |
5.5 |
4.1 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
1.5 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
65.1 |
70.8 |
68.9 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
18.9 |
15.5 |
17.6 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
5.4 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
8.7 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
| More than $500,000 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
5,055 |
5,242 |
6,074 |
| Percent of total |
68.3 |
72.8 |
74.7 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
1,931 |
1,604 |
1,681 |
| Percent of total |
26.1 |
22.3 |
20.7 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
418 |
350 |
381 |
| Percent of total |
5.6 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
6,557 |
6,377 |
6,956 |
| Percent of total |
88.6 |
88.6 |
85.5 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
405 |
371 |
506 |
| Percent of total |
5.5 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
347 |
321 |
544 |
| Percent of total |
4.7 |
4.5 |
6.7 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
51 |
51 |
46 |
| Percent of total |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
44 |
76 |
84 |
| Percent of total |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
53.8 |
53.7 |
56.4 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
44.9 |
47.4 |
43.5 |
| Men |
6,250 |
5,637 |
6,093 |
| Women |
1,154 |
1,559 |
2,043 |
| |
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 |
8,100 |
8,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
351,473 |
325,547 |
| + Final animal output |
298,606 |
335,208 |
| + Services and forestry |
82,843 |
83,160 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
732,922 |
743,916 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
343,123 |
365,421 |
| + Net government transactions |
-17,728 |
-23,260 |
| = Gross value added |
372,071 |
355,235 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
65,127 |
68,377 |
| |
| = Net value added |
306,944 |
286,858 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
127,196 |
119,628 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
96,272 |
92,182 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-774 |
-2,930 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
31,698 |
30,376 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
179,748 |
167,230 |
| |
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. Potatoes |
145,121 |
21.5 |
3.9 |
| 2. Dairy products |
123,786 |
18.3 |
0.4 |
| 3. Chicken eggs |
104,436 |
15.5 |
1.3 |
| 4. Greenhouse/nursery |
55,578 |
8.2 |
0.3 |
| 5. Blueberries |
54,850 |
8.1 |
9.3 |
| |
| All commodities |
675,738 |
|
0.2 |
| |
More information on Maine'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. Vegetables and preparations |
18 |
44.3 |
| 2. Fruits and preparations |
9 |
44.2 |
| 3. Other |
38 |
14.0 |
| 4. Feeds and fodders |
40 |
7.7 |
| 5. Poultry and products |
30 |
5.9 |
| |
| Overall rank |
42 |
120.9 |
| |
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. Aroostook County |
23.7 |
146,516 |
| 2. Androscoggin County |
11.1 |
68,445 |
| 3. Washington County |
10.7 |
66,133 |
| 4. Kennebec County |
10.3 |
63,521 |
| 5. Somerset County |
8.7 |
53,404 |
| |
| State total |
|
617,190 |
| |
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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