Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
1,117,072 |
3,089,044 |
4,206,116 |
1990 |
1,091,103 |
3,128,870 |
4,219,973 |
2000 |
1,128,309 |
3,340,667 |
4,468,976 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
1,133,552 |
3,159,652 |
4,293,204 |
More information on Louisiana 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 |
23,566 |
26,411 |
25,704 |
2006 |
25,103 |
34,266 |
31,821 |
Percent change |
6.5 |
29.7 |
23.8 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
32,730 |
39,226 |
37,937 |
2006 |
34,089 |
42,736 |
40,956 |
Percent change |
4.0 |
8.2 |
7.4 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
24.0 |
16.7 |
18.6 |
1989 |
29.7 |
21.5 |
23.6 |
1999 |
24.2 |
18.1 |
19.6 |
2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
24.5 |
18.8 |
20.2 |
More information on Louisiana 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 |
52.5 |
38.7 |
42.3 |
1990 |
40.5 |
28.7 |
31.7 |
2000 |
32.6 |
22.7 |
25.2 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
29.0 |
31.6 |
30.9 |
1990 |
34.1 |
30.8 |
31.7 |
2000 |
36.5 |
31.1 |
32.4 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
9.0 |
14.2 |
12.8 |
1990 |
15.2 |
22.3 |
20.5 |
2000 |
18.8 |
25.3 |
23.7 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
9.3 |
15.5 |
13.9 |
1990 |
10.2 |
18.1 |
16.1 |
2000 |
12.1 |
20.9 |
18.7 |
More information on Louisiana 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 |
485,478 |
1,962,053 |
2,447,531 |
2006 |
502,024 |
1,937,004 |
2,439,028 |
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Unemployment rate (percent) |
2006 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
2007 |
4.5 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
More information on Louisiana 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 |
2.6 |
-36.5 |
-27.8 |
2005-2006 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2006-2007 |
-0.2 |
50.7 |
34.5 |
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Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
Total |
18.8 |
13.5 |
14.5 |
Production |
5.2 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
Farm inputs |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
Processing & marketing |
2.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
Wholesale & retail trade |
9.9 |
11.1 |
10.9 |
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) |
27.88 |
27.88 |
27.88 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
7.84 |
8.37 |
7.83 |
Percent of total land area |
28.1 |
30.0 |
28.1 |
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Cropland (million acres) |
5.55 |
5.57 |
5.07 |
Percent of total farmland |
70.9 |
66.5 |
64.8 |
Percent in pasture |
15.8 |
16.3 |
16.6 |
Percent irrigated |
16.0 |
17.1 |
18.3 |
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Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
3.81 |
4.02 |
3.33 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
0.99 |
1.07 |
1.02 |
Percent of total farmland |
12.6 |
12.8 |
13.0 |
Percent in pasture |
39.5 |
32.0 |
29.5 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
0.99 |
1.10 |
1.19 |
Percent of total farmland |
12.7 |
13.1 |
15.3 |
|
Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.30 |
0.64 |
0.55 |
Percent of total farmland |
3.9 |
7.6 |
7.0 |
|
Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.08 |
0.18 |
0.27 |
Percent of total farmland |
1.0 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
306 |
275 |
286 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
50.9 |
57.0 |
57.7 |
100 to 499 acres |
32.0 |
29.1 |
28.4 |
500 to 999 acres |
9.6 |
7.0 |
6.7 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
5.2 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
2,000 or more acres |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
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Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
58.8 |
65.2 |
66.5 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
18.0 |
16.0 |
16.3 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
6.5 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
13.8 |
10.9 |
9.0 |
More than $500,000 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
13,751 |
17,769 |
17,184 |
Percent of total |
53.6 |
58.4 |
62.7 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
8,018 |
8,753 |
7,358 |
Percent of total |
31.3 |
28.8 |
26.8 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
3,883 |
3,903 |
2,871 |
Percent of total |
15.1 |
12.8 |
10.5 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
22,310 |
26,736 |
24,915 |
Percent of total |
87.0 |
87.9 |
90.9 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
972 |
1,214 |
952 |
Percent of total |
3.8 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
2,032 |
2,141 |
1,323 |
Percent of total |
7.9 |
7.0 |
4.8 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
133 |
120 |
89 |
Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
205 |
214 |
134 |
Percent of total |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
53.5 |
53.5 |
55.1 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
50.4 |
43.8 |
54.0 |
Men (persons) |
23,786 |
27,908 |
24,866 |
Women (persons) |
1,866 |
2,517 |
2,547 |
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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 |
26,800 |
26,800 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
1,345,783 |
1,788,306 |
+ Final animal output |
891,739 |
966,102 |
+ Services and forestry |
372,328 |
391,201 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
2,609,850 |
3,145,609 |
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- Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,475,479 |
1,654,317 |
+ Net government transactions |
283,428 |
219,743 |
= Gross value added |
1,417,799 |
1,711,035 |
|
- Capital consumption |
261,170 |
268,882 |
|
= Net value added |
1,156,629 |
1,442,153 |
|
- Factor payments |
475,635 |
493,135 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
179,382 |
179,541 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
158,134 |
164,673 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
138,119 |
148,921 |
|
= Net farm income |
680,994 |
949,018 |
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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
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Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
1. Cane for sugar |
371,332 |
13.7 |
40.9 |
2. Corn |
309,032 |
11.4 |
0.9 |
3. Cotton |
271,629 |
10.0 |
4.4 |
4. Rice |
231,893 |
8.6 |
11.1 |
5. Cattle and calves |
193,891 |
7.2 |
0.4 |
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All commodities |
2,710,224 |
|
1.0 |
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More information on Louisiana'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 |
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Rank among states |
Value million $ |
1. Cotton and linters |
8 |
153.3 |
2. Rice |
3 |
144.3 |
3. Feed grains and products |
16 |
135.5 |
4. Soybeans and products |
17 |
105.7 |
5. Wheat and products |
31 |
47.3 |
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Overall rank |
30 |
695.3 |
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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. Union Parish |
6.6 |
120.7 |
2. Lincoln Parish |
3.9 |
70.3 |
3. Rapides Parish |
3.7 |
66.7 |
4. Sabine Parish |
3.7 |
66.7 |
5. Franklin Parish |
3.3 |
59.5 |
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State total |
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1,815.8 |
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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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