Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
513,844 |
272,846 |
786,690 |
1990 |
521,188 |
277,877 |
799,065 |
2000 |
587,132 |
315,063 |
902,195 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
620,779 |
337,082 |
957,861 |
More information on Montana 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 |
28,911 |
32,346 |
30,124 |
2006 |
29,540 |
33,086 |
30,790 |
Percent change |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
31,133 |
36,485 |
33,129 |
2006 |
30,655 |
36,354 |
32,764 |
Percent change |
-1.6 |
-0.4 |
-1.1 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
13.3 |
10.3 |
12.3 |
1989 |
17.2 |
14.0 |
16.1 |
1999 |
15.5 |
12.8 |
14.6 |
2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
15.1 |
13.7 |
14.6 |
More information on Montana 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 |
27.1 |
22.8 |
25.6 |
1990 |
20.5 |
16.2 |
19.0 |
2000 |
13.7 |
11.2 |
12.8 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
38.0 |
37.6 |
38.0 |
1990 |
34.1 |
32.3 |
33.5 |
2000 |
31.7 |
30.5 |
31.3 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
18.7 |
19.6 |
19.0 |
1990 |
27.0 |
29.1 |
27.7 |
2000 |
31.5 |
31.5 |
31.5 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
16.1 |
20.0 |
17.5 |
1990 |
18.5 |
22.3 |
19.8 |
2000 |
23.0 |
26.9 |
24.4 |
More information on Montana education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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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) |
93.00 |
93.00 |
93.15 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
59.64 |
58.45 |
59.61 |
Percent of total land area |
64.1 |
62.8 |
64.0 |
|
Cropland (million acres) |
17.49 |
18.24 |
18.32 |
Percent of total farmland |
29.3 |
31.2 |
30.7 |
Percent in pasture |
8.9 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
Percent irrigated |
8.6 |
8.9 |
8.5 |
|
Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
8.20 |
9.79 |
8.74 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
1.97 |
2.05 |
2.20 |
Percent of total farmland |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
Percent in pasture |
85.3 |
83.9 |
77.2 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
39.29 |
37.19 |
38.24 |
Percent of total farmland |
65.9 |
63.6 |
64.2 |
|
Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.89 |
0.97 |
0.85 |
Percent of total farmland |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
|
Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
2.16 |
2.77 |
3.53 |
Percent of total farmland |
3.6 |
4.7 |
5.9 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
2,613 |
2,115 |
2,139 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
23.9 |
29.1 |
30.8 |
100 to 499 acres |
20.1 |
22.7 |
22.8 |
500 to 999 acres |
11.1 |
11.1 |
9.9 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
13.3 |
12.2 |
10.9 |
2,000 or more acres |
31.7 |
24.9 |
25.5 |
|
Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
34.9 |
43.4 |
50.4 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
28.0 |
24.0 |
20.7 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
15.5 |
12.4 |
10.9 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
19.7 |
18.1 |
16.2 |
More than $500,000 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
10,763 |
15,101 |
17,013 |
Percent of total |
47.2 |
54.7 |
61.0 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
9,039 |
9,268 |
8,674 |
Percent of total |
39.6 |
33.5 |
31.1 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
3,019 |
3,263 |
2,183 |
Percent of total |
13.2 |
11.8 |
7.8 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
17,723 |
21,674 |
22,448 |
Percent of total |
77.7 |
78.4 |
80.5 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
2,669 |
3,185 |
2,607 |
Percent of total |
11.7 |
11.5 |
9.4 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
2,046 |
2,250 |
2,192 |
Percent of total |
9.0 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
129 |
132 |
123 |
Percent of total |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
254 |
391 |
500 |
Percent of total |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
52.9 |
53.7 |
55.4 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
70.1 |
61.0 |
63.5 |
Men (persons) |
20,995 |
24,755 |
24,203 |
Women (persons) |
1,826 |
2,877 |
3,667 |
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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 |
28,100 |
28,300 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
902,881 |
1,281,316 |
+ Final animal output |
1,285,082 |
1,376,694 |
+ Services and forestry |
644,039 |
713,869 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
2,832,002 |
3,371,879 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,633,828 |
1,690,814 |
+ Net government transactions |
84,752 |
38,449 |
= Gross value added |
1,282,926 |
1,719,514 |
|
- Capital consumption |
439,973 |
455,776 |
|
= Net value added |
842,953 |
1,263,738 |
|
- Factor payments |
519,185 |
503,149 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
182,850 |
185,211 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
126,932 |
97,476 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
209,403 |
220,462 |
|
= Net farm income |
323,768 |
760,589 |
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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. Cattle and calves |
981,051 |
41.0 |
2.0 |
2. Wheat |
819,477 |
34.2 |
7.7 |
3. Barley |
104,454 |
4.4 |
16.0 |
4. Hay |
94,773 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
5. Dairy products |
61,149 |
2.6 |
0.2 |
|
All commodities |
2,394,306 |
|
0.8 |
|
More information on Montana'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. Wheat and products |
4 |
525.5 |
2. Feeds and fodders |
14 |
60.1 |
3. Vegetables and preparations |
14 |
54.3 |
4. Feed grains and products |
27 |
38.3 |
5. Seeds |
13 |
16.8 |
|
Overall rank |
29 |
723.0 |
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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. Yellowstone County |
6.3 |
117.8 |
2. Gallatin County |
4.0 |
76.1 |
3. Teton County |
3.9 |
72.5 |
4. Richland County |
3.6 |
67.9 |
5. Valley County |
3.6 |
67.4 |
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State total |
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1,882.1 |
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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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