Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
202,790 |
1,258,247 |
1,461,037 |
| 1990 |
214,826 |
1,508,024 |
1,722,850 |
| 2000 |
263,136 |
1,970,033 |
2,233,169 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
298,219 |
2,438,205 |
2,736,424 |
More information on Utah 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 |
24,584 |
30,752 |
30,076 |
| 2007 |
25,001 |
30,422 |
29,831 |
| Percent change |
3.4 |
-2.1 |
-1.6 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
32,200 |
40,530 |
39,678 |
| 2007 |
32,901 |
40,418 |
39,651 |
| Percent change |
4.4 |
-0.6 |
-0.1 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
12.6 |
9.9 |
10.3 |
| 1989 |
15.4 |
10.8 |
11.4 |
| 1999 |
13.5 |
8.8 |
9.4 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
13.3 |
9.3 |
9.8 |
More information on Utah 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 |
25.9 |
19.0 |
20.0 |
| 1990 |
20.5 |
14.0 |
14.9 |
| 2000 |
15.6 |
11.8 |
12.3 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
39.0 |
35.5 |
36.0 |
| 1990 |
33.3 |
26.3 |
27.2 |
| 2000 |
30.6 |
23.8 |
24.6 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
21.9 |
24.6 |
24.2 |
| 1990 |
31.3 |
36.3 |
35.7 |
| 2000 |
36.2 |
37.1 |
37.0 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
13.7 |
20.9 |
19.9 |
| 1990 |
14.8 |
23.3 |
22.3 |
| 2000 |
17.5 |
27.3 |
26.1 |
More information on Utah 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 |
| 2006 |
164,006 |
1,438,563 |
1,602,569 |
| 2007 |
170,694 |
1,503,213 |
1,673,907 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2007 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
| 2008 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
More information on Utah 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 |
5.5 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
| 2006-2007 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
| 2007-2008 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
52,587,615 |
52,571,936 |
52,553,947 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
12,008,137 |
11,731,228 |
11,094,700 |
| Percent of total land area |
22.8 |
22.3 |
21.1 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
2,078,213 |
2,067,437 |
1,837,904 |
| Percent of total farmland |
17.3 |
17.6 |
16.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
26.7 |
29.1 |
21.9 |
| Percent irrigated |
42.3 |
37.7 |
42.8 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
1,113,756 |
961,037 |
964,702 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
356,201 |
332,884 |
385,193 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.0 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
| Percent in pasture |
64.6 |
63.2 |
63.6 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
9,220,467 |
9,007,771 |
8,601,640 |
| Percent of total farmland |
76.8 |
76.8 |
77.5 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
353,256 |
323,136 |
269,963 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
243,382 |
207,609 |
207,420 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
760 |
768 |
664 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
61.6 |
65.2 |
66.2 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
23.9 |
20.8 |
20.6 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
6.0 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
59.9 |
66.4 |
65.1 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
23.7 |
18.1 |
20.1 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
5.9 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
7.1 |
| More than $500,000 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
10,155 |
10,504 |
11,797 |
| Percent of total |
64.2 |
68.7 |
70.6 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
4,569 |
3,930 |
3,971 |
| Percent of total |
28.9 |
25.7 |
23.8 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
1,086 |
848 |
932 |
| Percent of total |
6.9 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
12,955 |
13,108 |
13,614 |
| Percent of total |
81.9 |
85.8 |
81.5 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
759 |
562 |
917 |
| Percent of total |
4.8 |
3.7 |
5.5 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
1,652 |
1,315 |
1,645 |
| Percent of total |
10.4 |
8.6 |
9.9 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
111 |
68 |
97 |
| Percent of total |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
333 |
229 |
427 |
| Percent of total |
2.1 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
55.1 |
55.2 |
57.4 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
39.7 |
48.7 |
38.0 |
| Men |
14,926 |
14,054 |
14,903 |
| Women |
884 |
1,228 |
1,797 |
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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 |
16,700 |
16,500 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
444,224 |
530,842 |
| + Final animal output |
974,223 |
956,059 |
| + Services and forestry |
418,625 |
434,826 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
1,837,073 |
1,921,727 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,006,820 |
1,026,490 |
| + Net government transactions |
-9,184 |
735 |
| = Gross value added |
821,069 |
895,972 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
240,755 |
253,384 |
| |
| = Net value added |
580,314 |
642,588 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
260,574 |
259,856 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
175,647 |
171,514 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
13,089 |
19,389 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
71,838 |
68,953 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
319,740 |
382,732 |
| |
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 |
319,465 |
21.1 |
0.9 |
| 2. Cattle and calves |
301,492 |
19.9 |
0.6 |
| 3. Hay |
261,257 |
17.3 |
3.5 |
| 4. Hogs |
167,601 |
11.1 |
1.0 |
| 5. Greenhouse/nursery |
121,840 |
8.0 |
0.8 |
| |
| All commodities |
1,514,542 |
|
0.5 |
| |
More information on Utah'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. Wheat and products |
28 |
142.4 |
| 2. Hides and skins |
6 |
86.6 |
| 3. Live animals and meat |
20 |
74.1 |
| 4. Dairy products |
12 |
40.9 |
| 5. Feeds and fodders |
31 |
27.0 |
| |
| Overall rank |
36 |
448.4 |
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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. Beaver County |
14.9 |
210,636 |
| 2. Utah County |
12.8 |
181,729 |
| 3. Box Elder County |
10.0 |
141,243 |
| 4. Millard County |
9.7 |
137,805 |
| 5. Cache County |
9.6 |
136,064 |
| |
| State total |
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1,415,678 |
| |
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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