Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
1,672,223 |
1,988,101 |
3,660,324 |
1990 |
1,645,442 |
2,039,854 |
3,685,296 |
2000 |
1,769,275 |
2,272,494 |
4,041,769 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
1,811,654 |
2,429,820 |
4,241,474 |
More information on Kentucky population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
23,515 |
33,676 |
29,302 |
2006 |
23,751 |
34,219 |
29,729 |
Percent change |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
31,111 |
43,735 |
39,170 |
2006 |
30,580 |
43,578 |
38,895 |
Percent change |
-1.7 |
-0.4 |
-0.7 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
23.0 |
13.0 |
17.6 |
1989 |
25.4 |
13.9 |
19.0 |
1999 |
21.2 |
11.6 |
15.8 |
2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
22.0 |
13.0 |
16.9 |
More information on Kentucky 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 |
56.7 |
38.6 |
46.9 |
1990 |
45.2 |
27.5 |
35.4 |
2000 |
34.3 |
19.2 |
25.9 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
28.0 |
34.5 |
31.3 |
1990 |
31.3 |
32.1 |
31.8 |
2000 |
35.5 |
32.1 |
33.6 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
8.0 |
13.1 |
10.7 |
1990 |
14.4 |
23.1 |
19.2 |
2000 |
19.0 |
26.9 |
23.4 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
7.8 |
13.8 |
11.1 |
1990 |
9.0 |
17.3 |
13.6 |
2000 |
11.3 |
21.8 |
17.1 |
More information on Kentucky 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 |
2005 |
863,620 |
1,524,704 |
2,388,324 |
2006 |
876,606 |
1,556,295 |
2,432,901 |
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Unemployment rate (percent) |
2006 |
6.5 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
2007 |
6.2 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
More information on Kentucky 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 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
2005-2006 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
2006-2007 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
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Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
Total |
22.7 |
15.9 |
18.4 |
Production |
8.8 |
2.6 |
4.8 |
Farm inputs |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
Processing & marketing |
2.4 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
Wholesale & retail trade |
10.5 |
10.9 |
10.7 |
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 |
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|
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
Total land area (million acres) |
25.43 |
25.43 |
25.43 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
13.67 |
13.94 |
13.84 |
Percent of total land area |
53.7 |
54.8 |
54.4 |
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Cropland (million acres) |
8.88 |
8.89 |
8.41 |
Percent of total farmland |
65.0 |
63.8 |
60.8 |
Percent in pasture |
38.9 |
36.0 |
30.7 |
Percent irrigated |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
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Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
4.42 |
4.85 |
4.98 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
3.13 |
3.18 |
3.11 |
Percent of total farmland |
22.9 |
22.8 |
22.5 |
Percent in pasture |
31.7 |
30.1 |
29.0 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
1.06 |
1.18 |
1.61 |
Percent of total farmland |
7.8 |
8.5 |
11.7 |
|
Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.60 |
0.69 |
0.71 |
Percent of total farmland |
4.4 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
|
Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.27 |
0.37 |
0.40 |
Percent of total farmland |
2.0 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
151 |
153 |
160 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
56.8 |
57.6 |
57.4 |
100 to 499 acres |
37.8 |
37.1 |
36.9 |
500 to 999 acres |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2,000 or more acres |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
|
Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
55.1 |
58.9 |
67.3 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
33.0 |
30.0 |
22.7 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
6.1 |
5.3 |
4.0 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
4.8 |
More than $500,000 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
63,398 |
66,243 |
66,456 |
Percent of total |
70.2 |
72.6 |
76.8 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
18,779 |
18,229 |
15,937 |
Percent of total |
20.8 |
20.0 |
18.4 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
8,104 |
6,726 |
4,148 |
Percent of total |
9.0 |
7.4 |
4.8 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
76,712 |
79,441 |
79,297 |
Percent of total |
85.0 |
87.1 |
91.6 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
871 |
1,184 |
983 |
Percent of total |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
12,135 |
10,004 |
5,764 |
Percent of total |
13.4 |
11.0 |
6.7 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
193 |
183 |
136 |
Percent of total |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
370 |
386 |
361 |
Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
53.2 |
53.7 |
55.2 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
44.5 |
39.5 |
54.2 |
Men (persons) |
82,523 |
82,591 |
78,267 |
Women (persons) |
7,758 |
8,607 |
8,274 |
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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 |
|
2006 |
2007 |
|
Number of farms |
84,000 |
83,000 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
1,380,718 |
1,287,679 |
+ Final animal output |
2,749,634 |
2,924,197 |
+ Services and forestry |
1,040,349 |
1,119,469 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
5,170,701 |
5,331,346 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
2,335,259 |
2,518,409 |
+ Net government transactions |
362,444 |
189,021 |
= Gross value added |
3,197,886 |
3,001,958 |
|
- Capital consumption |
777,437 |
799,108 |
|
= Net value added |
2,420,449 |
2,202,850 |
|
- Factor payments |
762,248 |
697,001 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
322,066 |
277,754 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
163,191 |
124,591 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
276,991 |
294,656 |
|
= Net farm income |
1,658,201 |
1,505,849 |
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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
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
|
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
1. Horses/mules |
1,125,000 |
25.4 |
92.3 |
2. Broilers |
721,325 |
16.3 |
3.4 |
3. Cattle and calves |
605,036 |
13.7 |
1.2 |
4. Corn |
465,255 |
10.5 |
1.4 |
5. Soybeans |
348,055 |
7.9 |
1.6 |
|
All commodities |
4,432,409 |
|
1.6 |
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More information on Kentucky'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 2007 |
|
Rank among states |
Value million $ |
1. Tobacco unmfd. |
2 |
386.4 |
2. Live animals and meat |
8 |
321.1 |
3. Feed grains and products |
14 |
147.5 |
4. Soybeans and products |
16 |
119.8 |
5. Poultry and products |
11 |
94.0 |
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Overall rank |
21 |
1,213.6 |
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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. Fayette County |
5.8 |
178.9 |
2. Woodford County |
5.6 |
171.9 |
3. Graves County |
4.9 |
150.2 |
4. Bourbon County |
3.2 |
97.8 |
5. Webster County |
2.5 |
77.3 |
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State total |
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3,080.1 |
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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 2006, 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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