Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
365,652 |
2,350,894 |
2,716,546 |
| 1990 |
448,668 |
3,216,560 |
3,665,228 |
| 2000 |
591,147 |
4,539,485 |
5,130,632 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
667,880 |
5,832,300 |
6,500,180 |
More information on Arizona 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 |
24,156 |
34,271 |
33,205 |
| 2007 |
24,391 |
33,815 |
32,833 |
| Percent change |
1.9 |
-2.7 |
-2.2 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
35,666 |
45,863 |
45,066 |
| 2007 |
35,296 |
44,657 |
43,927 |
| Percent change |
-2.1 |
-5.3 |
-5.1 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
21.3 |
12.0 |
13.2 |
| 1989 |
26.0 |
14.3 |
15.7 |
| 1999 |
21.7 |
12.9 |
13.9 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
19.3 |
13.4 |
14.1 |
More information on Arizona 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 |
37.2 |
26.3 |
27.6 |
| 1990 |
31.8 |
20.0 |
21.3 |
| 2000 |
25.7 |
18.2 |
19.0 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
34.0 |
34.3 |
34.3 |
| 1990 |
29.6 |
25.7 |
26.1 |
| 2000 |
29.2 |
23.7 |
24.3 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
17.4 |
21.1 |
20.6 |
| 1990 |
27.3 |
32.9 |
32.2 |
| 2000 |
32.2 |
33.2 |
33.1 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
10.9 |
18.3 |
17.4 |
| 1990 |
11.3 |
21.5 |
20.3 |
| 2000 |
13.0 |
24.9 |
23.5 |
More information on Arizona 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 |
| 2006 |
266,726 |
3,145,170 |
3,411,896 |
| 2007 |
274,704 |
3,245,953 |
3,520,657 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2007 |
5.2 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
| 2008 |
7.2 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
More information on Arizona 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 |
| 2005-2006 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
| 2006-2007 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
| 2007-2008 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
72,731,030 |
72,726,122 |
72,696,492 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
27,169,627 |
26,586,577 |
26,117,899 |
| Percent of total land area |
37.4 |
36.6 |
35.9 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
1,354,820 |
1,261,894 |
1,205,425 |
| Percent of total farmland |
5.0 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
9.2 |
16.9 |
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| Percent irrigated |
75.3 |
70.4 |
68.3 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
1,026,359 |
887,966 |
832,406 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
66,748 |
32,450 |
279,779 |
| Percent of total farmland |
0.2 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
| Percent in pasture |
72.0 |
41.3 |
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| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
23,883,937 |
23,240,467 |
22,900,777 |
| Percent of total farmland |
87.9 |
87.4 |
87.7 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
1,864,124 |
2,051,766 |
1,731,918 |
| Percent of total farmland |
6.9 |
7.7 |
6.6 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
- |
2,880 |
|
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
3,194 |
3,645 |
1,670 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
59.1 |
65.7 |
84.3 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
18.9 |
16.7 |
7.7 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
8.3 |
6.1 |
2.8 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
5.6 |
4.6 |
2.0 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
8.1 |
6.9 |
3.3 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
60.5 |
64.3 |
81.4 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
18.0 |
15.1 |
9.6 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
2.3 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
8.8 |
7.6 |
3.2 |
| More than $500,000 |
8.1 |
8.8 |
3.5 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
6,241 |
5,723 |
13,989 |
| Percent of total |
73.4 |
78.5 |
89.5 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
1,264 |
904 |
913 |
| Percent of total |
14.9 |
12.4 |
5.8 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
1,002 |
667 |
735 |
| Percent of total |
11.8 |
9.1 |
4.7 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
6,126 |
5,695 |
13,721 |
| Percent of total |
72.0 |
78.1 |
87.7 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
689 |
518 |
612 |
| Percent of total |
8.1 |
7.1 |
3.9 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
1,256 |
841 |
962 |
| Percent of total |
14.8 |
11.5 |
6.2 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
123 |
75 |
117 |
| Percent of total |
1.4 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
313 |
165 |
225 |
| Percent of total |
3.7 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
55.1 |
54.9 |
58.5 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
48.2 |
58.9 |
61.1 |
| Men |
6,985 |
5,774 |
9,617 |
| Women |
1,522 |
1,520 |
6,020 |
| |
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 |
15,600 |
15,600 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
1,992,077 |
1,935,613 |
| + Final animal output |
1,664,885 |
1,527,272 |
| + Services and forestry |
570,748 |
600,816 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
4,227,710 |
4,063,701 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
2,459,694 |
2,551,425 |
| + Net government transactions |
11,429 |
7,835 |
| = Gross value added |
1,779,444 |
1,520,111 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
231,792 |
239,924 |
| |
| = Net value added |
1,547,652 |
1,280,187 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
549,701 |
528,836 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
453,983 |
443,300 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-22,710 |
-28,134 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
118,428 |
113,670 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
997,951 |
751,351 |
| |
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. Dairy products |
763,136 |
22.0 |
2.2 |
| 2. Cattle and calves |
637,016 |
18.4 |
1.3 |
| 3. Greenhouse/nursery |
417,748 |
12.1 |
2.6 |
| 4. Lettuce |
373,290 |
10.8 |
18.8 |
| 5. Hay |
260,926 |
7.5 |
3.5 |
| |
| All commodities |
3,464,560 |
|
1.1 |
| |
More information on Arizona'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. Cotton and linters |
10 |
148.3 |
| 2. Wheat and products |
31 |
103.1 |
| 3. Vegetables and preparations |
9 |
100.3 |
| 4. Live animals and meat |
23 |
61.5 |
| 5. Fruits and preparations |
10 |
43.8 |
| |
| Overall rank |
33 |
660.6 |
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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 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Yuma County |
29.7 |
959,968 |
| 2. Maricopa County |
25.2 |
813,491 |
| 3. Pinal County |
24.7 |
799,811 |
| 4. La Paz County |
4.2 |
136,593 |
| 5. Cochise County |
3.6 |
117,130 |
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| State total |
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3,234,552 |
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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 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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