Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
504,196 |
620,847 |
1,125,043 |
| 1990 |
534,811 |
693,117 |
1,227,928 |
| 2000 |
538,643 |
736,280 |
1,274,923 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
548,506 |
768,701 |
1,317,207 |
More information on Maine 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 |
28,598 |
34,347 |
31,951 |
| 2006 |
28,618 |
34,580 |
32,095 |
| Percent change |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
31,317 |
39,131 |
36,081 |
| 2006 |
30,892 |
38,762 |
35,692 |
| Percent change |
-1.4 |
-1.0 |
-1.1 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
15.0 |
11.3 |
13.0 |
| 1989 |
12.9 |
9.2 |
10.8 |
| 1999 |
12.8 |
9.6 |
10.9 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
14.5 |
10.7 |
12.3 |
More information on Maine 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 |
32.8 |
30.2 |
31.3 |
| 1990 |
23.1 |
19.7 |
21.2 |
| 2000 |
16.6 |
13.2 |
14.6 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
40.0 |
38.8 |
39.3 |
| 1990 |
39.5 |
35.2 |
37.1 |
| 2000 |
39.2 |
33.9 |
36.2 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
14.2 |
15.7 |
15.0 |
| 1990 |
21.5 |
24.1 |
23.0 |
| 2000 |
24.8 |
27.5 |
26.3 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
13.2 |
15.4 |
14.4 |
| 1990 |
16.0 |
21.0 |
18.8 |
| 2000 |
19.4 |
25.4 |
22.9 |
More information on Maine 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 |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
19.75 |
19.75 |
19.75 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
1.26 |
1.31 |
1.37 |
| Percent of total land area |
6.4 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
0.56 |
0.58 |
0.54 |
| Percent of total farmland |
44.5 |
44.2 |
39.2 |
| Percent in pasture |
13.1 |
12.6 |
8.9 |
| Percent irrigated |
1.8 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
0.40 |
0.43 |
0.39 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
0.59 |
0.61 |
0.70 |
| Percent of total farmland |
47.3 |
46.7 |
51.3 |
| Percent in pasture |
8.6 |
7.1 |
5.5 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.4 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.07 |
0.09 |
0.09 |
| Percent of total farmland |
5.9 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
| Percent of total farmland |
1.1 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
218 |
177 |
190 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
42.9 |
52.8 |
56.1 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
46.7 |
39.9 |
35.9 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
7.8 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
2.1 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
56.3 |
65.1 |
70.8 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
20.0 |
19.0 |
15.5 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
7.8 |
5.4 |
4.3 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
13.8 |
8.7 |
7.1 |
| More than $500,000 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
3,733 |
5,055 |
5,242 |
| Percent of total |
64.6 |
68.3 |
72.8 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
1,774 |
1,931 |
1,604 |
| Percent of total |
30.7 |
26.1 |
22.3 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
269 |
418 |
350 |
| Percent of total |
4.7 |
5.6 |
4.9 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
5,063 |
6,557 |
6,377 |
| Percent of total |
87.7 |
88.6 |
88.6 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
316 |
405 |
371 |
| Percent of total |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
325 |
347 |
321 |
| Percent of total |
5.6 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
36 |
51 |
51 |
| Percent of total |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
36 |
44 |
76 |
| Percent of total |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
53.0 |
53.8 |
53.7 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
51.6 |
44.9 |
47.4 |
| Men (persons) |
5,082 |
6,250 |
5,637 |
| Women (persons) |
694 |
1,154 |
1,559 |
| |
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 |
7,100 |
7,100 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
316,719 |
332,572 |
| + Final animal output |
280,031 |
348,687 |
| + Services and forestry |
63,402 |
73,730 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
660,153 |
754,989 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
275,057 |
299,410 |
| + Net government transactions |
-14,328 |
-18,829 |
| = Gross value added |
370,767 |
436,750 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
65,881 |
67,702 |
| |
| = Net value added |
304,886 |
369,048 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
114,733 |
106,752 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
86,530 |
74,625 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-832 |
262 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
29,035 |
31,865 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
190,153 |
262,296 |
| |
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, 2007
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Dairy products |
127,458 |
18.6 |
0.4 |
| 2. Potatoes |
123,738 |
18.1 |
4.2 |
| 3. Blueberries |
83,031 |
12.1 |
13.8 |
| 4. Chicken eggs |
80,093 |
11.7 |
1.2 |
| 5. Greenhouse/nursery |
58,600 |
8.6 |
0.3 |
| |
| All commodities |
684,496 |
|
0.2 |
| |
More information on Maine'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. Vegetables and preparations |
16 |
39.5 |
| 2. Fruits and preparations |
10 |
32.4 |
| 3. Other |
43 |
9.4 |
| 4. Poultry and products |
30 |
5.6 |
| 5. Feeds and fodders |
40 |
5.1 |
| |
| Overall rank |
42 |
96.9 |
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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. Aroostook County |
26.1 |
121.2 |
| 2. Androscoggin County |
20.8 |
96.6 |
| 3. Washington County |
8.9 |
41.3 |
| 4. Kennebec County |
6.5 |
30.2 |
| 5. Penobscot County |
6.2 |
29.0 |
| |
| State total |
|
463.6 |
| |
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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