Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
1,117,072 |
3,089,044 |
4,206,116 |
| 1990 |
1,091,103 |
3,128,870 |
4,219,973 |
| 2000 |
1,128,309 |
3,340,667 |
4,468,976 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
1,133,552 |
3,159,652 |
4,293,204 |
More information on Louisiana 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 |
23,566 |
26,411 |
25,704 |
| 2006 |
25,103 |
34,266 |
31,821 |
| Percent change |
6.5 |
29.7 |
23.8 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
32,730 |
39,226 |
37,937 |
| 2006 |
34,089 |
42,736 |
40,956 |
| Percent change |
4.0 |
8.2 |
7.4 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
24.0 |
16.7 |
18.6 |
| 1989 |
29.7 |
21.5 |
23.6 |
| 1999 |
24.2 |
18.1 |
19.6 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
24.5 |
18.8 |
20.2 |
More information on Louisiana 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 |
52.5 |
38.7 |
42.3 |
| 1990 |
40.5 |
28.7 |
31.7 |
| 2000 |
32.6 |
22.7 |
25.2 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
29.0 |
31.6 |
30.9 |
| 1990 |
34.1 |
30.8 |
31.7 |
| 2000 |
36.5 |
31.1 |
32.4 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
9.0 |
14.2 |
12.8 |
| 1990 |
15.2 |
22.3 |
20.5 |
| 2000 |
18.8 |
25.3 |
23.7 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
9.3 |
15.5 |
13.9 |
| 1990 |
10.2 |
18.1 |
16.1 |
| 2000 |
12.1 |
20.9 |
18.7 |
More information on Louisiana 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 |
485,478 |
1,962,053 |
2,447,531 |
| 2006 |
502,024 |
1,937,004 |
2,439,028 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
| 2007 |
4.5 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
More information on Louisiana 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 |
2.6 |
-36.5 |
-27.8 |
| 2005-2006 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
| 2006-2007 |
-0.2 |
50.7 |
34.5 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
18.8 |
13.5 |
14.5 |
| Production |
5.2 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
| Farm inputs |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| Processing & marketing |
2.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
9.9 |
11.1 |
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) |
27.88 |
27.88 |
27.88 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
7.84 |
8.37 |
7.83 |
| Percent of total land area |
28.1 |
30.0 |
28.1 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
5.55 |
5.57 |
5.07 |
| Percent of total farmland |
70.9 |
66.5 |
64.8 |
| Percent in pasture |
15.8 |
16.3 |
16.6 |
| Percent irrigated |
16.0 |
17.1 |
18.3 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
3.81 |
4.02 |
3.33 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
0.99 |
1.07 |
1.02 |
| Percent of total farmland |
12.6 |
12.8 |
13.0 |
| Percent in pasture |
39.5 |
32.0 |
29.5 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
0.99 |
1.10 |
1.19 |
| Percent of total farmland |
12.7 |
13.1 |
15.3 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.30 |
0.64 |
0.55 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.9 |
7.6 |
7.0 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.08 |
0.18 |
0.27 |
| Percent of total farmland |
1.0 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
306 |
275 |
286 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
50.9 |
57.0 |
57.7 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
32.0 |
29.1 |
28.4 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
9.6 |
7.0 |
6.7 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
5.2 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
58.8 |
65.2 |
66.5 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
18.0 |
16.0 |
16.3 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
6.5 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
13.8 |
10.9 |
9.0 |
| More than $500,000 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
13,751 |
17,769 |
17,184 |
| Percent of total |
53.6 |
58.4 |
62.7 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
8,018 |
8,753 |
7,358 |
| Percent of total |
31.3 |
28.8 |
26.8 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
3,883 |
3,903 |
2,871 |
| Percent of total |
15.1 |
12.8 |
10.5 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
22,310 |
26,736 |
24,915 |
| Percent of total |
87.0 |
87.9 |
90.9 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
972 |
1,214 |
952 |
| Percent of total |
3.8 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
2,032 |
2,141 |
1,323 |
| Percent of total |
7.9 |
7.0 |
4.8 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
133 |
120 |
89 |
| Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
205 |
214 |
134 |
| Percent of total |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
53.5 |
53.5 |
55.1 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
50.4 |
43.8 |
54.0 |
| Men (persons) |
23,786 |
27,908 |
24,866 |
| Women (persons) |
1,866 |
2,517 |
2,547 |
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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 |
26,800 |
26,800 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
1,224,805 |
1,301,260 |
| + Final animal output |
885,781 |
898,366 |
| + Services and forestry |
336,396 |
367,726 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
2,446,982 |
2,567,353 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,316,297 |
1,380,983 |
| + Net government transactions |
281,676 |
283,692 |
| = Gross value added |
1,412,361 |
1,470,062 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
251,920 |
261,811 |
| |
| = Net value added |
1,160,441 |
1,208,251 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
422,515 |
442,513 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
157,290 |
164,635 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
136,151 |
131,483 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
129,074 |
146,395 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
737,926 |
765,738 |
| |
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. Cotton |
308,258 |
14.1 |
5.0 |
| 2. Cane for sugar |
282,382 |
12.9 |
38.0 |
| 3. Rice |
210,051 |
9.6 |
11.8 |
| 4. Cattle and calves |
196,500 |
9.0 |
0.4 |
| 5. Soybeans |
162,950 |
7.5 |
1.0 |
| |
| All commodities |
2,186,180 |
|
0.9 |
| |
More information on Louisiana'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. Cotton and linters |
8 |
263.5 |
| 2. Rice |
3 |
135.8 |
| 3. Soybeans and products |
18 |
76.5 |
| 4. Feed grains and products |
20 |
47.3 |
| 5. Other |
30 |
35.0 |
| |
| Overall rank |
29 |
641.0 |
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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. Union Parish |
6.6 |
120.7 |
| 2. Lincoln Parish |
3.9 |
70.3 |
| 3. Rapides Parish |
3.7 |
66.7 |
| 4. Sabine Parish |
3.7 |
66.7 |
| 5. Franklin Parish |
3.3 |
59.5 |
| |
| State total |
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1,815.8 |
| |
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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