Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
1,189,530 |
2,704,495 |
3,894,025 |
| 1990 |
1,197,590 |
2,842,997 |
4,040,587 |
| 2000 |
1,313,847 |
3,133,253 |
4,447,100 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
1,328,477 |
3,299,374 |
4,627,851 |
More information on Alabama 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 |
26,264 |
31,878 |
30,252 |
| 2006 |
26,712 |
32,587 |
30,894 |
| Percent change |
1.7 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
33,355 |
42,596 |
40,253 |
| 2006 |
32,733 |
42,707 |
40,188 |
| Percent change |
-1.9 |
0.3 |
-0.2 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
22.1 |
17.5 |
18.9 |
| 1989 |
21.7 |
16.9 |
18.3 |
| 1999 |
18.4 |
15.2 |
16.1 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
19.6 |
15.8 |
16.9 |
More information on Alabama 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 |
51.6 |
39.9 |
43.5 |
| 1990 |
40.9 |
29.9 |
33.1 |
| 2000 |
30.7 |
22.2 |
24.7 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
30.0 |
32.6 |
31.8 |
| 1990 |
30.2 |
29.1 |
29.4 |
| 2000 |
32.7 |
29.4 |
30.4 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
10.2 |
13.6 |
12.5 |
| 1990 |
18.6 |
23.1 |
21.7 |
| 2000 |
23.8 |
26.7 |
25.9 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
8.4 |
13.8 |
12.2 |
| 1990 |
10.3 |
17.9 |
15.7 |
| 2000 |
12.8 |
21.7 |
19.0 |
More information on Alabama education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2005 |
641,448 |
1,888,210 |
2,529,658 |
| 2006 |
653,973 |
1,936,069 |
2,590,042 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
| 2007 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
More information on Alabama 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 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
| 2005-2006 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
| 2006-2007 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
24.4 |
14.4 |
16.9 |
| Production |
5.1 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
| Farm inputs |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Processing & marketing |
6.8 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
10.3 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
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) |
32.48 |
32.48 |
32.48 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
8.45 |
9.52 |
8.90 |
| Percent of total land area |
26.0 |
29.3 |
27.4 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
4.24 |
4.44 |
3.73 |
| Percent of total farmland |
50.1 |
46.6 |
41.9 |
| Percent in pasture |
36.2 |
37.4 |
31.6 |
| Percent irrigated |
1.8 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
2.10 |
2.18 |
2.00 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
2.79 |
3.45 |
3.18 |
| Percent of total farmland |
33.0 |
36.2 |
35.7 |
| Percent in pasture |
32.3 |
25.5 |
25.3 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
1.12 |
1.16 |
1.51 |
| Percent of total farmland |
13.3 |
12.2 |
17.0 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.30 |
0.47 |
0.48 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.6 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.27 |
0.48 |
0.47 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.2 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
223 |
191 |
197 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
53.1 |
58.5 |
57.8 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
37.0 |
33.4 |
33.9 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
5.9 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
2.6 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
63.6 |
72.4 |
71.1 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
19.0 |
15.0 |
15.8 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
4.4 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
10.1 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
| More than $500,000 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
24,686 |
33,966 |
32,157 |
| Percent of total |
65.1 |
68.1 |
71.3 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
10,860 |
12,755 |
10,906 |
| Percent of total |
28.7 |
25.6 |
24.2 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
2,359 |
3,151 |
2,063 |
| Percent of total |
6.2 |
6.3 |
4.6 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
34,257 |
45,640 |
42,359 |
| Percent of total |
90.4 |
91.5 |
93.9 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
542 |
696 |
549 |
| Percent of total |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
2,843 |
3,138 |
1,882 |
| Percent of total |
7.5 |
6.3 |
4.2 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
124 |
126 |
109 |
| Percent of total |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
139 |
272 |
227 |
| Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
54.8 |
54.7 |
56.6 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
41.5 |
35.3 |
53.1 |
| Men (persons) |
35,019 |
45,262 |
40,305 |
| Women (persons) |
2,886 |
4,610 |
4,821 |
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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 |
| |
2006 |
2007 |
| |
| Number of farms |
43,000 |
43,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
777,434 |
773,704 |
| + Final animal output |
2,994,974 |
3,318,319 |
| + Services and forestry |
946,209 |
957,393 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
4,718,616 |
5,049,416 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
2,689,772 |
2,919,461 |
| + Net government transactions |
170,877 |
125,465 |
| = Gross value added |
2,199,722 |
2,255,421 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
396,097 |
411,459 |
| |
| = Net value added |
1,803,625 |
1,843,962 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
400,956 |
406,151 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
178,682 |
185,487 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
57,214 |
43,202 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
165,060 |
177,462 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
1,402,669 |
1,437,811 |
| |
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, 2007
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Broilers |
2,400,260 |
57.6 |
11.2 |
| 2. Cattle and calves |
431,410 |
10.4 |
0.9 |
| 3. Greenhouse/nursery |
340,390 |
8.2 |
2.0 |
| 4. Chicken eggs |
314,336 |
7.5 |
4.7 |
| 5. Cotton |
141,784 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
| |
| All commodities |
4,166,254 |
|
1.5 |
| |
More information on Alabama'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 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Poultry and products |
4 |
309.9 |
| 2. Cotton and linters |
11 |
91.2 |
| 3. Other |
22 |
79.2 |
| 4. Wheat and products |
36 |
32.0 |
| 5. Peanuts and products |
3 |
27.2 |
| |
| Overall rank |
32 |
615.6 |
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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. Cullman County |
10.3 |
337.5 |
| 2. DeKalb County |
8.2 |
268.3 |
| 3. Marshall County |
5.7 |
186.2 |
| 4. Coffee County |
4.1 |
134.0 |
| 5. Blount County |
3.5 |
114.2 |
| |
| State total |
|
3,264.9 |
| |
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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