Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
213,339 |
4,003,594 |
4,216,933 |
1990 |
244,802 |
4,536,666 |
4,781,468 |
2000 |
276,055 |
5,020,431 |
5,296,486 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
300,315 |
5,318,029 |
5,618,344 |
More information on Maryland 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 |
34,957 |
43,448 |
43,001 |
2006 |
35,569 |
44,249 |
43,788 |
Percent change |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
36,269 |
51,733 |
50,876 |
2006 |
36,092 |
51,534 |
50,674 |
Percent change |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
12.7 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
1989 |
10.5 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
1999 |
10.0 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
10.3 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
More information on Maryland 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 |
44.4 |
31.9 |
32.6 |
1990 |
28.1 |
21.2 |
21.6 |
2000 |
18.9 |
16.0 |
16.2 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
33.0 |
32.5 |
32.5 |
1990 |
36.6 |
27.7 |
28.1 |
2000 |
36.8 |
26.1 |
26.7 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
11.1 |
14.8 |
14.6 |
1990 |
20.2 |
24.0 |
23.8 |
2000 |
24.5 |
25.7 |
25.7 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
11.9 |
20.8 |
20.4 |
1990 |
15.1 |
27.1 |
26.5 |
2000 |
19.8 |
32.1 |
31.4 |
More information on Maryland 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 |
185,234 |
3,155,941 |
3,341,175 |
2006 |
190,172 |
3,222,948 |
3,413,120 |
|
Unemployment rate (percent) |
2006 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
2007 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
More information on Maryland 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 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
2005-2006 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2006-2007 |
-0.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
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Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
Total |
17.2 |
11.1 |
11.5 |
Production |
2.8 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
Farm inputs |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Processing & marketing |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
Wholesale & retail trade |
10.4 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
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) |
6.20 |
6.20 |
6.29 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
2.22 |
2.19 |
2.08 |
Percent of total land area |
35.8 |
35.3 |
33.0 |
|
Cropland (million acres) |
1.66 |
1.62 |
1.49 |
Percent of total farmland |
74.8 |
73.8 |
71.6 |
Percent in pasture |
10.2 |
9.5 |
7.2 |
Percent irrigated |
3.4 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
|
Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
1.40 |
1.38 |
1.28 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
0.37 |
0.36 |
0.36 |
Percent of total farmland |
16.7 |
16.2 |
17.2 |
Percent in pasture |
15.5 |
12.2 |
12.5 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.12 |
Percent of total farmland |
4.2 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
|
Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.10 |
0.12 |
0.11 |
Percent of total farmland |
4.3 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
|
Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.06 |
Percent of total farmland |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
171 |
165 |
170 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
59.7 |
62.6 |
63.7 |
100 to 499 acres |
32.7 |
30.0 |
28.5 |
500 to 999 acres |
4.9 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2,000 or more acres |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
|
Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
49.9 |
53.5 |
60.5 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
22.0 |
20.0 |
16.8 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
5.5 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
17.1 |
14.6 |
11.8 |
More than $500,000 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
8,080 |
8,530 |
8,479 |
Percent of total |
62.0 |
64.4 |
69.5 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
3,429 |
3,315 |
2,704 |
Percent of total |
26.3 |
25.0 |
22.2 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
1,528 |
1,409 |
1,015 |
Percent of total |
11.7 |
10.6 |
8.3 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
11,129 |
11,308 |
10,577 |
Percent of total |
85.4 |
85.3 |
86.7 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
641 |
741 |
642 |
Percent of total |
4.9 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
1,114 |
1,039 |
763 |
Percent of total |
8.5 |
7.8 |
6.3 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
68 |
71 |
84 |
Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
85 |
95 |
132 |
Percent of total |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
53.9 |
54.9 |
55.9 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
53.5 |
49.2 |
57.2 |
Men (persons) |
11,500 |
11,640 |
10,281 |
Women (persons) |
1,537 |
1,614 |
1,917 |
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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 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
719,483 |
797,107 |
+ Final animal output |
937,019 |
1,128,241 |
+ Services and forestry |
413,720 |
459,802 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
2,070,222 |
2,385,150 |
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- Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,041,801 |
1,159,578 |
+ Net government transactions |
4,947 |
-25,411 |
= Gross value added |
1,033,368 |
1,200,161 |
|
- Capital consumption |
222,990 |
233,162 |
|
= Net value added |
810,378 |
966,999 |
|
- Factor payments |
244,989 |
236,653 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
140,993 |
121,595 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
13,597 |
18,353 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
90,399 |
96,705 |
|
= Net farm income |
565,389 |
730,346 |
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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. Broilers |
732,274 |
37.1 |
3.4 |
2. Greenhouse/nursery |
396,127 |
20.1 |
2.3 |
3. Dairy products |
207,600 |
10.5 |
0.6 |
4. Corn |
137,856 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
5. Soybeans |
94,029 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
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All commodities |
1,972,248 |
|
0.7 |
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More information on Maryland'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. Other |
19 |
94.6 |
2. Poultry and products |
14 |
89.8 |
3. Wheat and products |
33 |
46.3 |
4. Soybeans and products |
21 |
43.8 |
5. Feed grains and products |
26 |
41.6 |
|
Overall rank |
35 |
357.5 |
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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. Wicomico County |
13.5 |
174.6 |
2. Somerset County |
9.8 |
127.3 |
3. Worcester County |
9.5 |
123.5 |
4. Caroline County |
8.1 |
104.4 |
5. Frederick County |
7.5 |
96.8 |
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State total |
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1,293.3 |
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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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