Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
249,081 |
2,858,483 |
3,107,564 |
| 1990 |
276,617 |
3,010,499 |
3,287,116 |
| 2000 |
291,284 |
3,114,281 |
3,405,565 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
305,311 |
3,196,998 |
3,502,309 |
More information on Connecticut 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 |
39,081 |
50,480 |
49,489 |
| 2006 |
39,798 |
51,809 |
50,762 |
| Percent change |
1.8 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
39,702 |
62,113 |
60,583 |
| 2006 |
38,869 |
61,598 |
60,036 |
| Percent change |
-2.1 |
-0.8 |
-0.9 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
6.8 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
| 1989 |
5.5 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
| 1999 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
6.2 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
More information on Connecticut 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 |
33.4 |
29.3 |
29.7 |
| 1990 |
22.6 |
20.6 |
20.8 |
| 2000 |
16.4 |
16.0 |
16.0 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
35.0 |
34.3 |
34.4 |
| 1990 |
31.8 |
29.3 |
29.5 |
| 2000 |
32.9 |
28.0 |
28.5 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
14.8 |
15.3 |
15.3 |
| 1990 |
23.5 |
22.5 |
22.5 |
| 2000 |
26.3 |
23.9 |
24.1 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
16.7 |
21.0 |
20.7 |
| 1990 |
22.1 |
27.6 |
27.2 |
| 2000 |
24.4 |
32.1 |
31.4 |
More information on Connecticut 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 |
149,484 |
2,040,182 |
2,189,666 |
| 2006 |
153,607 |
2,082,455 |
2,236,062 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
| 2007 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
More information on Connecticut 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 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
| 2005-2006 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
| 2006-2007 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
13.9 |
10.5 |
10.8 |
| Production |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
| Farm inputs |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Processing & marketing |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
9.6 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
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) |
3.10 |
3.10 |
3.10 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
0.36 |
0.41 |
0.36 |
| Percent of total land area |
11.6 |
13.1 |
11.5 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
0.19 |
0.20 |
0.17 |
| Percent of total farmland |
53.7 |
49.4 |
47.8 |
| Percent in pasture |
17.3 |
16.0 |
13.7 |
| Percent irrigated |
2.8 |
3.8 |
5.9 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
0.14 |
0.15 |
0.13 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
0.12 |
0.14 |
0.13 |
| Percent of total farmland |
32.8 |
34.4 |
35.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
16.8 |
13.6 |
16.0 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
| Percent of total farmland |
5.1 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
| Percent of total farmland |
8.4 |
10.7 |
10.4 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Percent of total farmland |
0.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
105 |
83 |
85 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
70.1 |
76.6 |
77.0 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
26.7 |
21.2 |
20.2 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
2.5 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
59.5 |
66.7 |
67.3 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
21.0 |
18.0 |
17.7 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
6.2 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
10.1 |
7.7 |
7.4 |
| More than $500,000 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
2,153 |
3,268 |
2,886 |
| Percent of total |
62.8 |
66.6 |
68.9 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
1,000 |
1,185 |
955 |
| Percent of total |
29.2 |
24.2 |
22.8 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
274 |
452 |
350 |
| Percent of total |
8.0 |
9.2 |
8.4 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
2,778 |
4,040 |
3,436 |
| Percent of total |
81.1 |
82.4 |
82.0 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
252 |
347 |
300 |
| Percent of total |
7.4 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
326 |
435 |
341 |
| Percent of total |
9.5 |
8.9 |
8.1 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
37 |
39 |
38 |
| Percent of total |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
34 |
44 |
76 |
| Percent of total |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
55.0 |
55.0 |
55.4 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
53.3 |
45.4 |
49.6 |
| Men (persons) |
2,922 |
4,096 |
3,323 |
| Women (persons) |
505 |
809 |
868 |
| |
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 |
4,200 |
4,200 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
370,951 |
374,388 |
| + Final animal output |
156,985 |
153,656 |
| + Services and forestry |
92,802 |
95,291 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
620,737 |
623,335 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
218,493 |
223,548 |
| + Net government transactions |
-11,163 |
-15,271 |
| = Gross value added |
391,081 |
384,516 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
54,678 |
57,171 |
| |
| = Net value added |
336,403 |
327,345 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
138,889 |
144,504 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
121,563 |
125,007 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-4,743 |
-5,535 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
22,069 |
25,032 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
197,514 |
182,841 |
| |
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. Greenhouse/nursery |
247,880 |
47.3 |
1.5 |
| 2. Dairy products |
52,272 |
10.0 |
0.2 |
| 3. Chicken eggs |
33,840 |
6.5 |
0.8 |
| 4. Aquaculture |
17,440 |
3.3 |
1.9 |
| 5. Tobacco |
14,900 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
| |
| All commodities |
523,611 |
|
0.2 |
| |
More information on Connecticut'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 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Other |
25 |
47.8 |
| 2. Tobacco unmfd. |
8 |
36.6 |
| 3. Dairy products |
36 |
3.7 |
| 4. Poultry and products |
33 |
3.4 |
| 5. Seeds |
40 |
2.1 |
| |
| Overall rank |
41 |
98.1 |
| |
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 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Hartford County |
26.9 |
126.8 |
| 2. New London County |
26.1 |
122.9 |
| 3. New Haven County |
12.1 |
57.2 |
| 4. Middlesex County |
9.4 |
44.2 |
| 5. Windham County |
6.6 |
31.1 |
| |
| State total |
|
470.6 |
| |
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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