Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
2,103,199 |
8,694,404 |
10,797,603 |
| 1990 |
2,104,959 |
8,742,156 |
10,847,115 |
| 2000 |
2,212,334 |
9,140,806 |
11,353,140 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
2,216,664 |
9,269,246 |
11,485,910 |
More information on Ohio 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 |
27,079 |
35,585 |
33,940 |
| 2007 |
27,568 |
36,120 |
34,468 |
| Percent change |
3.6 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
34,430 |
45,542 |
43,685 |
| 2007 |
34,750 |
45,720 |
43,892 |
| Percent change |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
11.0 |
10.1 |
10.3 |
| 1989 |
14.0 |
12.2 |
12.5 |
| 1999 |
11.0 |
10.5 |
10.6 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
13.3 |
13.0 |
13.1 |
More information on Ohio 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 |
36.7 |
32.2 |
33.0 |
| 1990 |
28.1 |
23.5 |
24.3 |
| 2000 |
20.0 |
16.3 |
17.0 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
45.0 |
39.5 |
40.5 |
| 1990 |
44.0 |
34.5 |
36.3 |
| 2000 |
45.6 |
33.8 |
36.1 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
9.8 |
13.6 |
12.8 |
| 1990 |
17.8 |
23.4 |
22.4 |
| 2000 |
22.2 |
26.6 |
25.8 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
9.0 |
14.8 |
13.7 |
| 1990 |
10.1 |
18.6 |
17.0 |
| 2000 |
12.2 |
23.2 |
21.1 |
More information on Ohio 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 |
1,139,604 |
5,680,209 |
6,819,813 |
| 2007 |
1,137,631 |
5,692,016 |
6,829,647 |
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| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2007 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
| 2008 |
7.2 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
More information on Ohio 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 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| 2006-2007 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| 2007-2008 |
-1.8 |
-0.9 |
-1.0 |
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
26,209,661 |
26,206,957 |
26,149,825 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
14,738,028 |
14,583,435 |
13,956,563 |
| Percent of total land area |
56.2 |
55.6 |
53.4 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
11,673,050 |
11,424,499 |
10,832,772 |
| Percent of total farmland |
79.2 |
78.3 |
77.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
8.0 |
6.1 |
3.2 |
| Percent irrigated |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
10,070,813 |
10,041,416 |
9,991,007 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
1,723,728 |
1,686,207 |
1,473,638 |
| Percent of total farmland |
11.7 |
11.6 |
10.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
22.1 |
20.1 |
18.9 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
638,618 |
796,078 |
1,046,728 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.3 |
5.5 |
7.5 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
702,632 |
676,651 |
603,425 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.8 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
404,531 |
365,636 |
385,442 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
187 |
187 |
184 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
54.6 |
58.7 |
61.6 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
36.6 |
32.3 |
29.5 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
5.8 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
53.1 |
60.0 |
56.3 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
25.4 |
21.8 |
20.5 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
7.9 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
11.8 |
9.9 |
11.8 |
| More than $500,000 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
48,953 |
52,168 |
51,174 |
| Percent of total |
62.2 |
67.1 |
67.5 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
22,773 |
20,863 |
20,629 |
| Percent of total |
28.9 |
26.8 |
27.2 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
7,011 |
4,766 |
4,058 |
| Percent of total |
8.9 |
6.1 |
5.3 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
69,123 |
70,890 |
66,382 |
| Percent of total |
87.8 |
91.1 |
87.5 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
1,976 |
1,689 |
2,749 |
| Percent of total |
2.5 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
6,986 |
4,549 |
5,737 |
| Percent of total |
8.9 |
5.8 |
7.6 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
193 |
154 |
207 |
| Percent of total |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
459 |
515 |
786 |
| Percent of total |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
52.5 |
53.8 |
55.7 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
42.2 |
55.9 |
43.1 |
| Men |
72,822 |
70,137 |
66,734 |
| Women |
5,915 |
7,660 |
9,127 |
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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 |
75,900 |
75,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
4,261,305 |
4,754,733 |
| + Final animal output |
2,545,632 |
2,799,892 |
| + Services and forestry |
1,016,977 |
1,198,994 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
7,823,914 |
8,753,619 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
4,242,397 |
4,712,580 |
| + Net government transactions |
-10,118 |
-2,443 |
| = Gross value added |
3,571,400 |
4,038,596 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
1,022,797 |
1,086,984 |
| |
| = Net value added |
2,548,603 |
2,951,612 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
1,026,577 |
999,215 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
508,938 |
462,412 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
136,574 |
176,847 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
381,065 |
359,956 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
1,522,026 |
1,952,397 |
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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
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| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Corn |
2,071,390 |
26.0 |
4.0 |
| 2. Soybeans |
1,874,494 |
23.5 |
6.5 |
| 3. Dairy products |
1,004,700 |
12.6 |
2.9 |
| 4. Chicken eggs |
585,489 |
7.3 |
7.1 |
| 5. Hogs |
434,662 |
5.4 |
2.7 |
| |
| All commodities |
7,979,401 |
|
2.5 |
| |
More information on Ohio'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. Soybeans and products |
7 |
1,053.6 |
| 2. Feed grains and products |
9 |
570.4 |
| 3. Wheat and products |
9 |
517.9 |
| 4. Other |
8 |
414.3 |
| 5. Poultry and products |
20 |
71.9 |
| |
| Overall rank |
16 |
2,915.2 |
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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 2007 |
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Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Mercer County |
7.6 |
535,189 |
| 2. Darke County |
6.8 |
479,752 |
| 3. Wayne County |
3.5 |
247,258 |
| 4. Hardin County |
2.6 |
181,824 |
| 5. Licking County |
2.2 |
155,695 |
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| State total |
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7,070,212 |
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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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