Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
945,023 |
1,005,163 |
1,950,186 |
| 1990 |
842,172 |
951,305 |
1,793,477 |
| 2000 |
825,070 |
983,274 |
1,808,344 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
807,441 |
1,007,027 |
1,814,468 |
More information on West Virginia 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 |
26,064 |
30,885 |
28,731 |
| 2007 |
26,593 |
31,630 |
29,385 |
| Percent change |
4.1 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
35,549 |
41,245 |
38,947 |
| 2007 |
36,026 |
41,584 |
39,351 |
| Percent change |
2.7 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
17.0 |
13.1 |
15.0 |
| 1989 |
23.0 |
16.7 |
19.7 |
| 1999 |
20.4 |
15.8 |
17.9 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
19.8 |
15.0 |
17.1 |
More information on West Virginia 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)
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
48.9 |
39.5 |
44.0 |
| 1990 |
38.7 |
29.9 |
34.0 |
| 2000 |
28.9 |
21.3 |
24.8 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
34.0 |
37.1 |
35.6 |
| 1990 |
36.6 |
36.6 |
36.6 |
| 2000 |
40.3 |
38.7 |
39.4 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
8.7 |
11.1 |
10.0 |
| 1990 |
15.1 |
18.7 |
17.0 |
| 2000 |
19.1 |
22.5 |
21.0 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
8.4 |
12.3 |
10.4 |
| 1990 |
9.5 |
14.8 |
12.3 |
| 2000 |
11.6 |
17.6 |
14.8 |
More information on West Virginia education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
15,415,401 |
15,409,745 |
15,383,174 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
3,698,204 |
3,584,668 |
3,697,606 |
| Percent of total land area |
24.0 |
23.3 |
24.0 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
1,420,517 |
1,173,032 |
942,132 |
| Percent of total farmland |
38.4 |
32.7 |
25.5 |
| Percent in pasture |
48.8 |
40.3 |
20.3 |
| Percent irrigated |
0.2 |
0.0 |
|
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
661,882 |
648,635 |
692,003 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
1,530,529 |
1,482,067 |
1,461,714 |
| Percent of total farmland |
41.4 |
41.3 |
39.5 |
| Percent in pasture |
33.3 |
33.3 |
31.1 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
561,118 |
754,045 |
1,105,292 |
| Percent of total farmland |
15.2 |
21.0 |
29.9 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
186,040 |
175,524 |
188,468 |
| Percent of total farmland |
5.0 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
8,615 |
12,658 |
4,667 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
172 |
172 |
157 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
48.3 |
49.7 |
53.2 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
45.7 |
44.0 |
41.5 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
4.5 |
4.6 |
3.8 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
82.5 |
82.5 |
79.9 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
12.5 |
12.3 |
15.1 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
| More than $500,000 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
15,952 |
15,534 |
17,694 |
| Percent of total |
74.1 |
74.6 |
74.9 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
4,714 |
4,637 |
5,259 |
| Percent of total |
21.9 |
22.3 |
22.3 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
865 |
641 |
665 |
| Percent of total |
4.0 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
20,068 |
19,862 |
22,488 |
| Percent of total |
93.2 |
95.4 |
95.2 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
275 |
199 |
182 |
| Percent of total |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
1,037 |
639 |
856 |
| Percent of total |
4.8 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
42 |
21 |
27 |
| Percent of total |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
109 |
91 |
65 |
| Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
56.2 |
56.3 |
58.1 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
37.7 |
50.5 |
41.5 |
| Men |
19,436 |
18,490 |
20,399 |
| Women |
2,095 |
2,322 |
3,219 |
| |
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 |
23,400 |
23,200 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
77,397 |
108,367 |
| + Final animal output |
431,476 |
421,091 |
| + Services and forestry |
199,249 |
213,986 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
708,121 |
743,444 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
458,997 |
492,901 |
| + Net government transactions |
-14,506 |
-16,635 |
| = Gross value added |
234,619 |
233,908 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
152,540 |
160,882 |
| |
| = Net value added |
82,079 |
73,026 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
65,274 |
60,304 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
34,954 |
33,469 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-4,190 |
-6,357 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
34,510 |
33,192 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
16,805 |
12,722 |
| |
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 |
| |
|
• 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. Broilers |
165,158 |
31.5 |
0.7 |
| 2. Cattle and calves |
113,545 |
21.6 |
0.2 |
| 3. Turkeys |
57,243 |
10.9 |
1.3 |
| 4. Dairy products |
33,652 |
6.4 |
0.1 |
| 5. Hay |
31,051 |
5.9 |
0.4 |
| |
| All commodities |
525,042 |
|
0.2 |
| |
More information on West Virginia'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. Poultry and products |
24 |
32.9 |
| 2. Feeds and fodders |
38 |
9.9 |
| 3. Soybeans and products |
31 |
4.8 |
| 4. Fruits and preparations |
23 |
4.7 |
| 5. Feed grains and products |
41 |
4.5 |
| |
| Overall rank |
45 |
66.5 |
| |
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. Hardy County |
25.0 |
148,029 |
| 2. Pendleton County |
15.5 |
91,788 |
| 3. Greenbrier County |
7.3 |
42,976 |
| 4. Grant County |
7.1 |
42,123 |
| 5. Hampshire County |
5.5 |
32,549 |
| |
| State total |
|
591,665 |
| |
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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