Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
1,383,367 |
3,533,399 |
4,916,766 |
| 1990 |
1,390,705 |
3,726,368 |
5,117,073 |
| 2000 |
1,525,249 |
4,069,962 |
5,595,211 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
1,564,150 |
4,314,265 |
5,878,415 |
More information on Missouri 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 (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
24,684 |
35,282 |
32,439 |
| 2006 |
24,978 |
35,636 |
32,789 |
| Percent change |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
27,638 |
44,524 |
40,499 |
| 2006 |
27,500 |
44,123 |
40,155 |
| Percent change |
-0.5 |
-0.9 |
-0.9 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
17.2 |
10.2 |
12.2 |
| 1989 |
18.9 |
11.3 |
13.3 |
| 1999 |
15.6 |
10.3 |
11.7 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
17.7 |
12.1 |
13.6 |
More information on Missouri 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 Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
44.6 |
33.3 |
36.5 |
| 1990 |
34.4 |
22.9 |
26.1 |
| 2000 |
24.7 |
16.4 |
18.7 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
37.0 |
36.1 |
36.3 |
| 1990 |
37.5 |
31.5 |
33.1 |
| 2000 |
39.4 |
30.2 |
32.7 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
9.7 |
14.8 |
13.3 |
| 1990 |
17.5 |
25.0 |
23.0 |
| 2000 |
22.9 |
28.6 |
27.0 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
8.9 |
15.9 |
13.9 |
| 1990 |
10.5 |
20.5 |
17.8 |
| 2000 |
13.0 |
24.8 |
21.6 |
More information on Missouri education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2005 |
857,181 |
2,739,286 |
3,596,467 |
| 2006 |
876,480 |
2,794,857 |
3,671,337 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
| 2007 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
More information on Missouri unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2004-2005 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
| 2005-2006 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
| 2006-2007 |
-0.7 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
23.8 |
13.7 |
16.1 |
| Production |
9.6 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
| Farm inputs |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| Processing & marketing |
2.9 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
10.2 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
44.06 |
44.06 |
44.09 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
28.55 |
30.20 |
29.95 |
| Percent of total land area |
64.8 |
68.6 |
67.9 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
19.23 |
19.93 |
18.88 |
| Percent of total farmland |
67.4 |
66.0 |
63.1 |
| Percent in pasture |
28.1 |
27.1 |
22.1 |
| Percent irrigated |
3.7 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
12.16 |
12.85 |
13.14 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
4.51 |
4.92 |
4.85 |
| Percent of total farmland |
15.8 |
16.3 |
16.2 |
| Percent in pasture |
53.4 |
48.7 |
47.0 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
3.73 |
3.94 |
4.85 |
| Percent of total farmland |
13.1 |
13.1 |
16.2 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
1.08 |
1.41 |
1.35 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.8 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
1.04 |
1.63 |
1.42 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.6 |
5.4 |
4.7 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
291 |
272 |
280 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
36.5 |
40.2 |
41.0 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
47.5 |
45.8 |
45.0 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
10.5 |
9.1 |
8.6 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
4.4 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
51.9 |
59.0 |
59.0 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
30.0 |
25.0 |
25.7 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
7.7 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
9.8 |
8.2 |
7.3 |
| More than $500,000 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
63,421 |
75,816 |
75,511 |
| Percent of total |
64.7 |
68.3 |
70.7 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
26,498 |
27,204 |
25,795 |
| Percent of total |
27.0 |
24.5 |
24.2 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
8,163 |
7,966 |
5,491 |
| Percent of total |
8.3 |
7.2 |
5.1 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
86,776 |
99,050 |
98,435 |
| Percent of total |
88.5 |
89.2 |
92.2 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
2,071 |
2,542 |
1,973 |
| Percent of total |
2.1 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
8,537 |
8,402 |
5,563 |
| Percent of total |
8.7 |
7.6 |
5.2 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
212 |
206 |
201 |
| Percent of total |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
486 |
786 |
625 |
| Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
53.8 |
54.4 |
56.0 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
50.2 |
42.8 |
57.2 |
| Men (persons) |
90,965 |
101,227 |
95,979 |
| Women (persons) |
7,117 |
9,759 |
10,818 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
105,000 |
105,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
2,144,311 |
2,735,603 |
| + Final animal output |
3,195,907 |
2,970,062 |
| + Services and forestry |
1,121,607 |
1,189,509 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
6,461,825 |
6,895,175 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
3,351,257 |
3,443,659 |
| + Net government transactions |
445,173 |
206,392 |
| = Gross value added |
3,555,741 |
3,657,908 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
983,967 |
1,029,984 |
| |
| = Net value added |
2,571,774 |
2,627,924 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
935,020 |
930,599 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
223,337 |
213,573 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
268,196 |
213,564 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
443,487 |
503,462 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
1,636,754 |
1,697,325 |
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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, 2006
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Cattle and calves |
1,227,732 |
21.8 |
2.5 |
| 2. Soybeans |
1,028,275 |
18.3 |
6.1 |
| 3. Corn |
733,827 |
13.1 |
3.4 |
| 4. Hogs |
580,784 |
10.3 |
4.1 |
| 5. Turkeys |
317,000 |
5.6 |
9.1 |
| |
| All commodities |
5,621,258 |
|
2.3 |
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More information on Missouri's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Soybeans and products |
7 |
718.1 |
| 2. Feed grains and products |
10 |
396.6 |
| 3. Live animals and meat |
10 |
246.9 |
| 4. Wheat and products |
14 |
212.6 |
| 5. Cotton and linters |
7 |
167.5 |
| |
| Overall rank |
15 |
2,063.6 |
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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 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Barry County |
4.0 |
201.4 |
| 2. Newton County |
2.8 |
137.6 |
| 3. Stoddard County |
2.6 |
127.4 |
| 4. McDonald County |
2.4 |
119.9 |
| 5. Lawrence County |
2.2 |
109.9 |
| |
| State total |
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4,983.3 |
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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 2006, 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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