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 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
291,024 |
2,354,306 |
2,645,330 |
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 (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
23,538 |
29,560 |
28,895 |
| 2006 |
24,251 |
30,042 |
29,406 |
| Percent change |
3.0 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
31,349 |
39,322 |
38,505 |
| 2006 |
32,052 |
39,663 |
38,880 |
| Percent change |
2.2 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
12.6 |
9.9 |
10.3 |
| 1989 |
15.4 |
10.8 |
11.4 |
| 1999 |
13.5 |
8.8 |
9.4 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
13.4 |
10.2 |
10.5 |
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 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 |
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 |
| 2005 |
155,471 |
1,361,731 |
1,517,202 |
| 2006 |
163,726 |
1,427,750 |
1,591,476 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
| 2007 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
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 |
| 2004-2005 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
| 2005-2006 |
5.7 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
| 2006-2007 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
18.4 |
12.3 |
12.9 |
| Production |
6.9 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
| Farm inputs |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Processing & marketing |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
9.6 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
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) |
52.59 |
52.59 |
52.57 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
9.62 |
12.01 |
11.73 |
| Percent of total land area |
18.3 |
22.8 |
22.3 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
2.09 |
2.08 |
2.07 |
| Percent of total farmland |
21.8 |
17.3 |
17.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
26.8 |
26.7 |
29.1 |
| Percent irrigated |
39.2 |
42.3 |
37.7 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
1.04 |
1.11 |
0.96 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
0.72 |
0.36 |
0.33 |
| Percent of total farmland |
7.5 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
| Percent in pasture |
85.9 |
64.6 |
63.2 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
6.63 |
9.22 |
9.01 |
| Percent of total farmland |
68.9 |
76.8 |
76.8 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.18 |
0.35 |
0.32 |
| Percent of total farmland |
1.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.18 |
0.24 |
0.21 |
| Percent of total farmland |
1.9 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
712 |
760 |
768 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
56.6 |
61.6 |
65.2 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
26.4 |
23.9 |
20.8 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
6.9 |
6.0 |
5.6 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
4.3 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
5.8 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
56.0 |
59.9 |
66.4 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
26.0 |
24.0 |
18.1 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
7.3 |
5.9 |
5.2 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
9.4 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
| More than $500,000 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
8,212 |
10,155 |
10,504 |
| Percent of total |
60.7 |
64.2 |
68.7 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
4,229 |
4,569 |
3,930 |
| Percent of total |
31.3 |
28.9 |
25.7 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
1,079 |
1,086 |
848 |
| Percent of total |
8.0 |
6.9 |
5.5 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
11,030 |
12,955 |
13,108 |
| Percent of total |
81.6 |
81.9 |
85.8 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
584 |
759 |
562 |
| Percent of total |
4.3 |
4.8 |
3.7 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
1,616 |
1,652 |
1,315 |
| Percent of total |
12.0 |
10.4 |
8.6 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
81 |
111 |
68 |
| Percent of total |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
209 |
333 |
229 |
| Percent of total |
1.5 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
54.8 |
55.1 |
55.2 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
46.4 |
39.7 |
48.7 |
| Men (persons) |
12,925 |
14,926 |
14,054 |
| Women (persons) |
595 |
884 |
1,228 |
| |
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 |
15,200 |
15,100 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
317,638 |
308,670 |
| + Final animal output |
993,150 |
965,864 |
| + Services and forestry |
348,938 |
367,958 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
1,659,726 |
1,642,492 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
829,761 |
912,916 |
| + Net government transactions |
24,771 |
5,520 |
| = Gross value added |
854,735 |
735,096 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
202,562 |
221,792 |
| |
| = Net value added |
652,173 |
513,304 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
230,034 |
249,740 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
147,023 |
156,210 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
20,808 |
22,962 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
62,203 |
70,568 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
422,139 |
263,564 |
| |
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. Cattle and calves |
412,536 |
33.2 |
0.8 |
| 2. Dairy products |
217,980 |
17.5 |
0.9 |
| 3. Hogs |
141,501 |
11.4 |
1.0 |
| 4. Hay |
129,405 |
10.4 |
2.6 |
| 5. Greenhouse/nursery |
66,100 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
| |
| All commodities |
1,243,673 |
|
0.5 |
| |
More information on Utah'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 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Wheat and products |
19 |
99.5 |
| 2. Hides and skins |
7 |
75.9 |
| 3. Live animals and meat |
21 |
43.5 |
| 4. Other |
33 |
24.5 |
| 5. Feeds and fodders |
29 |
17.6 |
| |
| Overall rank |
36 |
304.2 |
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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 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Beaver County |
14.5 |
161.3 |
| 2. Utah County |
10.5 |
117.0 |
| 3. Box Elder County |
10.2 |
113.8 |
| 4. Millard County |
10.1 |
113.2 |
| 5. Cache County |
8.7 |
96.6 |
| |
| State total |
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1,115.9 |
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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, 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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