Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
213,339 |
4,003,594 |
4,216,933 |
| 1990 |
244,802 |
4,536,666 |
4,781,468 |
| 2000 |
276,055 |
5,020,431 |
5,296,486 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
300,315 |
5,318,029 |
5,618,344 |
More information on Maryland 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 |
34,957 |
43,448 |
43,001 |
| 2006 |
35,569 |
44,249 |
43,788 |
| Percent change |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
36,269 |
51,733 |
50,876 |
| 2006 |
36,092 |
51,534 |
50,674 |
| Percent change |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
12.7 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
| 1989 |
10.5 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
| 1999 |
10.0 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
10.3 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
More information on Maryland 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)
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
44.4 |
31.9 |
32.6 |
| 1990 |
28.1 |
21.2 |
21.6 |
| 2000 |
18.9 |
16.0 |
16.2 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
33.0 |
32.5 |
32.5 |
| 1990 |
36.6 |
27.7 |
28.1 |
| 2000 |
36.8 |
26.1 |
26.7 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
11.1 |
14.8 |
14.6 |
| 1990 |
20.2 |
24.0 |
23.8 |
| 2000 |
24.5 |
25.7 |
25.7 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
11.9 |
20.8 |
20.4 |
| 1990 |
15.1 |
27.1 |
26.5 |
| 2000 |
19.8 |
32.1 |
31.4 |
More information on Maryland 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 |
185,234 |
3,155,941 |
3,341,175 |
| 2006 |
190,172 |
3,222,948 |
3,413,120 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
| 2007 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
More information on Maryland 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 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
| 2005-2006 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
| 2006-2007 |
-0.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
17.2 |
11.1 |
11.5 |
| Production |
2.8 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
| Farm inputs |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Processing & marketing |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
10.4 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
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) |
6.20 |
6.20 |
6.29 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
2.22 |
2.19 |
2.08 |
| Percent of total land area |
35.8 |
35.3 |
33.0 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
1.66 |
1.62 |
1.49 |
| Percent of total farmland |
74.8 |
73.8 |
71.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
10.2 |
9.5 |
7.2 |
| Percent irrigated |
3.4 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
1.40 |
1.38 |
1.28 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
0.37 |
0.36 |
0.36 |
| Percent of total farmland |
16.7 |
16.2 |
17.2 |
| Percent in pasture |
15.5 |
12.2 |
12.5 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.12 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.2 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.10 |
0.12 |
0.11 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.3 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.06 |
| Percent of total farmland |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
171 |
165 |
170 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
59.7 |
62.6 |
63.7 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
32.7 |
30.0 |
28.5 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
4.9 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
49.9 |
53.5 |
60.5 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
22.0 |
20.0 |
16.8 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
5.5 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
17.1 |
14.6 |
11.8 |
| More than $500,000 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
8,080 |
8,530 |
8,479 |
| Percent of total |
62.0 |
64.4 |
69.5 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
3,429 |
3,315 |
2,704 |
| Percent of total |
26.3 |
25.0 |
22.2 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
1,528 |
1,409 |
1,015 |
| Percent of total |
11.7 |
10.6 |
8.3 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
11,129 |
11,308 |
10,577 |
| Percent of total |
85.4 |
85.3 |
86.7 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
641 |
741 |
642 |
| Percent of total |
4.9 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
1,114 |
1,039 |
763 |
| Percent of total |
8.5 |
7.8 |
6.3 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
68 |
71 |
84 |
| Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
85 |
95 |
132 |
| Percent of total |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
53.9 |
54.9 |
55.9 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
53.5 |
49.2 |
57.2 |
| Men (persons) |
11,500 |
11,640 |
10,281 |
| Women (persons) |
1,537 |
1,614 |
1,917 |
| |
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 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
719,483 |
797,107 |
| + Final animal output |
937,019 |
1,128,241 |
| + Services and forestry |
413,720 |
459,802 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
2,070,222 |
2,385,150 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,041,801 |
1,159,578 |
| + Net government transactions |
4,947 |
-25,411 |
| = Gross value added |
1,033,368 |
1,200,161 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
222,990 |
233,162 |
| |
| = Net value added |
810,378 |
966,999 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
244,989 |
236,653 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
140,993 |
121,595 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
13,597 |
18,353 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
90,399 |
96,705 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
565,389 |
730,346 |
| |
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 |
732,274 |
37.1 |
3.4 |
| 2. Greenhouse/nursery |
396,127 |
20.1 |
2.3 |
| 3. Dairy products |
207,600 |
10.5 |
0.6 |
| 4. Corn |
137,856 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
| 5. Soybeans |
94,029 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
| |
| All commodities |
1,972,248 |
|
0.7 |
| |
More information on Maryland'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. Other |
19 |
94.6 |
| 2. Poultry and products |
14 |
89.8 |
| 3. Wheat and products |
33 |
46.3 |
| 4. Soybeans and products |
21 |
43.8 |
| 5. Feed grains and products |
26 |
41.6 |
| |
| Overall rank |
35 |
357.5 |
| |
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. Wicomico County |
13.5 |
174.6 |
| 2. Somerset County |
9.8 |
127.3 |
| 3. Worcester County |
9.5 |
123.5 |
| 4. Caroline County |
8.1 |
104.4 |
| 5. Frederick County |
7.5 |
96.8 |
| |
| State total |
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1,293.3 |
| |
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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