Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
513,844 |
272,846 |
786,690 |
| 1990 |
521,188 |
277,877 |
799,065 |
| 2000 |
587,132 |
315,063 |
902,195 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
626,089 |
341,351 |
967,440 |
More information on Montana 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 |
30,538 |
34,529 |
31,946 |
| 2007 |
31,861 |
35,732 |
33,225 |
| Percent change |
8.7 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
31,591 |
37,859 |
33,913 |
| 2007 |
32,227 |
38,191 |
34,433 |
| Percent change |
4.0 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
13.3 |
10.3 |
12.3 |
| 1989 |
17.2 |
14.0 |
16.1 |
| 1999 |
15.5 |
12.8 |
14.6 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
14.8 |
12.8 |
14.1 |
More information on Montana 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 |
27.1 |
22.8 |
25.6 |
| 1990 |
20.5 |
16.2 |
19.0 |
| 2000 |
13.7 |
11.2 |
12.8 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
38.0 |
37.6 |
38.0 |
| 1990 |
34.1 |
32.3 |
33.5 |
| 2000 |
31.7 |
30.5 |
31.3 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
18.7 |
19.6 |
19.0 |
| 1990 |
27.0 |
29.1 |
27.7 |
| 2000 |
31.5 |
31.5 |
31.5 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
16.1 |
20.0 |
17.5 |
| 1990 |
18.5 |
22.3 |
19.8 |
| 2000 |
23.0 |
26.9 |
24.4 |
More information on Montana 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) |
92,999,006 |
93,153,553 |
93,134,579 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
58,445,339 |
59,612,403 |
61,388,462 |
| Percent of total land area |
62.8 |
64.0 |
65.9 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
18,238,158 |
18,315,514 |
18,241,710 |
| Percent of total farmland |
31.2 |
30.7 |
29.7 |
| Percent in pasture |
9.0 |
9.4 |
9.2 |
| Percent irrigated |
8.9 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
9,792,216 |
8,742,111 |
9,163,867 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
2,051,629 |
2,200,562 |
2,284,011 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
| Percent in pasture |
83.9 |
77.2 |
77.9 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
37,186,473 |
38,241,382 |
40,003,265 |
| Percent of total farmland |
63.6 |
64.2 |
65.2 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
969,079 |
854,945 |
859,476 |
| Percent of total farmland |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
2,767,625 |
3,533,432 |
3,561,031 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
2,115 |
2,139 |
2,079 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
29.1 |
30.8 |
32.2 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
22.7 |
22.8 |
24.8 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
11.1 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
12.2 |
10.9 |
9.9 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
24.9 |
25.5 |
23.2 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
43.4 |
50.4 |
53.2 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
24.4 |
20.7 |
16.9 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
12.4 |
10.9 |
8.3 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
18.1 |
16.2 |
17.8 |
| More than $500,000 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
15,101 |
17,013 |
18,812 |
| Percent of total |
54.7 |
61.0 |
63.7 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
9,268 |
8,674 |
8,480 |
| Percent of total |
33.5 |
31.1 |
28.7 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
3,263 |
2,183 |
2,232 |
| Percent of total |
11.8 |
7.8 |
7.6 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
21,674 |
22,448 |
22,625 |
| Percent of total |
78.4 |
80.5 |
76.6 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
3,185 |
2,607 |
3,353 |
| Percent of total |
11.5 |
9.4 |
11.4 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
2,250 |
2,192 |
2,839 |
| Percent of total |
8.1 |
7.9 |
9.6 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
132 |
123 |
156 |
| Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
391 |
500 |
551 |
| Percent of total |
1.4 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
53.7 |
55.4 |
57.8 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
61.0 |
63.5 |
50.7 |
| Men |
24,755 |
24,203 |
24,938 |
| Women |
2,877 |
3,667 |
4,586 |
| |
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 |
29,500 |
29,500 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
1,302,295 |
1,732,236 |
| + Final animal output |
1,348,714 |
1,184,720 |
| + Services and forestry |
696,988 |
788,118 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
3,347,997 |
3,705,074 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,782,212 |
1,962,131 |
| + Net government transactions |
51,623 |
85,713 |
| = Gross value added |
1,617,408 |
1,828,657 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
466,620 |
496,672 |
| |
| = Net value added |
1,150,788 |
1,331,985 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
563,176 |
642,884 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
195,818 |
191,211 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
145,431 |
240,506 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
221,927 |
211,167 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
587,612 |
689,101 |
| |
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. Wheat |
1,191,321 |
41.1 |
6.8 |
| 2. Cattle and calves |
1,003,050 |
34.6 |
2.1 |
| 3. Barley |
175,016 |
6.0 |
17.2 |
| 4. Hay |
114,569 |
3.9 |
1.5 |
| 5. Dairy products |
57,950 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
| |
| All commodities |
2,901,657 |
|
0.9 |
| |
More information on Montana'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. Wheat and products |
3 |
889.4 |
| 2. Feeds and fodders |
7 |
154.0 |
| 3. Feed grains and products |
25 |
85.2 |
| 4. Vegetables and preparations |
13 |
75.4 |
| 5. Seeds |
18 |
18.0 |
| |
| Overall rank |
28 |
1,256.1 |
| |
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. Yellowstone County |
5.9 |
164,647 |
| 2. Chouteau County |
5.3 |
147,243 |
| 3. Richland County |
3.8 |
106,957 |
| 4. Fergus County |
3.6 |
101,167 |
| 5. Teton County |
3.5 |
97,705 |
| |
| State total |
|
2,803,062 |
| |
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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