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 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
661,597 |
5,677,158 |
6,338,755 |
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 (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
22,947 |
32,378 |
31,367 |
| 2006 |
23,423 |
32,942 |
31,936 |
| Percent change |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
35,382 |
44,867 |
44,120 |
| 2006 |
35,271 |
45,122 |
44,353 |
| Percent change |
-0.3 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
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| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
21.3 |
12.0 |
13.2 |
| 1989 |
26.0 |
14.3 |
15.7 |
| 1999 |
21.7 |
12.9 |
13.9 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
22.1 |
13.5 |
14.4 |
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 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 |
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 |
| 2005 |
252,308 |
2,949,551 |
3,201,859 |
| 2006 |
262,604 |
3,103,597 |
3,366,201 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
5.4 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
| 2007 |
5.2 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
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 |
| 2004-2005 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
| 2005-2006 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
| 2006-2007 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
17.2 |
12.3 |
12.7 |
| Production |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
| Farm inputs |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Processing & marketing |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
13.6 |
10.7 |
10.9 |
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) |
72.73 |
72.73 |
72.73 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
35.04 |
27.17 |
26.59 |
| Percent of total land area |
48.2 |
37.4 |
36.6 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
1.34 |
1.35 |
1.26 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.8 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
| Percent in pasture |
8.3 |
9.2 |
16.9 |
| Percent irrigated |
67.4 |
75.3 |
70.4 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
0.91 |
1.03 |
0.89 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
3.32 |
0.07 |
0.03 |
| Percent of total farmland |
9.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| Percent in pasture |
97.0 |
72.0 |
41.3 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
29.63 |
23.88 |
23.24 |
| Percent of total farmland |
84.6 |
87.9 |
87.4 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.74 |
1.86 |
2.05 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.1 |
6.9 |
7.7 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Percent of total farmland |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
5,173 |
3,194 |
3,645 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
53.5 |
59.1 |
65.7 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
18.7 |
18.9 |
16.7 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
9.1 |
8.3 |
6.1 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
6.3 |
5.6 |
4.6 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
12.5 |
8.1 |
6.9 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
52.9 |
60.5 |
64.3 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
19.0 |
18.0 |
15.1 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
6.8 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
13.4 |
8.8 |
7.6 |
| More than $500,000 |
8.2 |
8.1 |
8.8 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
4,302 |
6,241 |
5,723 |
| Percent of total |
63.5 |
73.4 |
78.5 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
1,468 |
1,264 |
904 |
| Percent of total |
21.7 |
14.9 |
12.4 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
1,003 |
1,002 |
667 |
| Percent of total |
14.8 |
11.8 |
9.1 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
4,779 |
6,126 |
5,695 |
| Percent of total |
70.6 |
72.0 |
78.1 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
521 |
689 |
518 |
| Percent of total |
7.7 |
8.1 |
7.1 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
1,091 |
1,256 |
841 |
| Percent of total |
16.1 |
14.8 |
11.5 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
110 |
123 |
75 |
| Percent of total |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
272 |
313 |
165 |
| Percent of total |
4.0 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
54.3 |
55.1 |
54.9 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
53.3 |
48.2 |
58.9 |
| Men (persons) |
5,941 |
6,985 |
5,774 |
| Women (persons) |
832 |
1,522 |
1,520 |
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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 |
10,100 |
10,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
1,660,982 |
1,545,271 |
| + Final animal output |
1,445,908 |
1,324,358 |
| + Services and forestry |
562,957 |
587,839 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
3,669,847 |
3,457,468 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,824,032 |
1,985,878 |
| + Net government transactions |
72,600 |
45,295 |
| = Gross value added |
1,918,415 |
1,516,884 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
228,184 |
254,454 |
| |
| = Net value added |
1,690,231 |
1,262,430 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
441,698 |
488,741 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
440,223 |
467,730 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-100,927 |
-94,957 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
102,402 |
115,968 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
1,248,533 |
773,689 |
| |
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 |
737,453 |
25.6 |
1.5 |
| 2. Dairy products |
504,448 |
17.5 |
2.2 |
| 3. Lettuce |
388,929 |
13.5 |
19.4 |
| 4. Cotton |
169,900 |
5.9 |
2.8 |
| 5. Hay |
143,674 |
5.0 |
2.9 |
| |
| All commodities |
2,879,224 |
|
1.2 |
| |
More information on Arizona'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 2006 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Cotton and linters |
11 |
122.5 |
| 2. Vegetables and preparations |
10 |
105.0 |
| 3. Dairy products |
13 |
39.7 |
| 4. Other |
27 |
39.6 |
| 5. Fruits and preparations |
9 |
39.3 |
| |
| Overall rank |
33 |
520.2 |
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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. Yuma County |
33.5 |
802.4 |
| 2. Maricopa County |
30.9 |
740.2 |
| 3. Pinal County |
17.7 |
424.8 |
| 4. La Paz County |
3.6 |
86.6 |
| 5. Graham County |
3.4 |
81.9 |
| |
| State total |
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2,395.4 |
| |
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, June 2005, 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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