Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
249,081 |
2,858,483 |
3,107,564 |
1990 |
276,617 |
3,010,499 |
3,287,116 |
2000 |
291,284 |
3,114,281 |
3,405,565 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
305,311 |
3,196,998 |
3,502,309 |
More information on Connecticut 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 |
39,081 |
50,480 |
49,489 |
2006 |
39,798 |
51,809 |
50,762 |
Percent change |
1.8 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
39,702 |
62,113 |
60,583 |
2006 |
38,869 |
61,598 |
60,036 |
Percent change |
-2.1 |
-0.8 |
-0.9 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
6.8 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
1989 |
5.5 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
1999 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
6.6 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
More information on Connecticut 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 |
33.4 |
29.3 |
29.7 |
1990 |
22.6 |
20.6 |
20.8 |
2000 |
16.4 |
16.0 |
16.0 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
35.0 |
34.3 |
34.4 |
1990 |
31.8 |
29.3 |
29.5 |
2000 |
32.9 |
28.0 |
28.5 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
14.8 |
15.3 |
15.3 |
1990 |
23.5 |
22.5 |
22.5 |
2000 |
26.3 |
23.9 |
24.1 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
16.7 |
21.0 |
20.7 |
1990 |
22.1 |
27.6 |
27.2 |
2000 |
24.4 |
32.1 |
31.4 |
More information on Connecticut 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 |
149,484 |
2,040,182 |
2,189,666 |
2006 |
153,607 |
2,082,455 |
2,236,062 |
|
Unemployment rate (percent) |
2006 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
2007 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
More information on Connecticut 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 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2005-2006 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2006-2007 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
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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) |
3.10 |
3.10 |
3.10 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
0.36 |
0.41 |
0.36 |
Percent of total land area |
11.6 |
13.1 |
11.5 |
|
Cropland (million acres) |
0.19 |
0.20 |
0.17 |
Percent of total farmland |
53.7 |
49.4 |
47.8 |
Percent in pasture |
17.3 |
16.0 |
13.7 |
Percent irrigated |
2.8 |
3.8 |
5.9 |
|
Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
0.14 |
0.15 |
0.13 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
0.12 |
0.14 |
0.13 |
Percent of total farmland |
32.8 |
34.4 |
35.6 |
Percent in pasture |
16.8 |
13.6 |
16.0 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
Percent of total farmland |
5.1 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
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Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
Percent of total farmland |
8.4 |
10.7 |
10.4 |
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Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Percent of total farmland |
0.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
105 |
83 |
85 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
70.1 |
76.6 |
77.0 |
100 to 499 acres |
26.7 |
21.2 |
20.2 |
500 to 999 acres |
2.5 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2,000 or more acres |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
59.5 |
66.7 |
67.3 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
21.0 |
18.0 |
17.7 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
6.2 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
10.1 |
7.7 |
7.4 |
More than $500,000 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
2,153 |
3,268 |
2,886 |
Percent of total |
62.8 |
66.6 |
68.9 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
1,000 |
1,185 |
955 |
Percent of total |
29.2 |
24.2 |
22.8 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
274 |
452 |
350 |
Percent of total |
8.0 |
9.2 |
8.4 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
2,778 |
4,040 |
3,436 |
Percent of total |
81.1 |
82.4 |
82.0 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
252 |
347 |
300 |
Percent of total |
7.4 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
326 |
435 |
341 |
Percent of total |
9.5 |
8.9 |
8.1 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
37 |
39 |
38 |
Percent of total |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
34 |
44 |
76 |
Percent of total |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
55.0 |
55.0 |
55.4 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
53.3 |
45.4 |
49.6 |
Men (persons) |
2,922 |
4,096 |
3,323 |
Women (persons) |
505 |
809 |
868 |
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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 |
4,200 |
4,200 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
383,074 |
368,336 |
+ Final animal output |
156,319 |
198,728 |
+ Services and forestry |
91,642 |
105,866 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
631,034 |
672,930 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
232,669 |
246,904 |
+ Net government transactions |
-15,293 |
-16,491 |
= Gross value added |
383,072 |
409,535 |
|
- Capital consumption |
57,031 |
59,543 |
|
= Net value added |
326,041 |
349,992 |
|
- Factor payments |
158,406 |
141,818 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
140,226 |
120,932 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-5,411 |
-4,501 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
23,591 |
25,387 |
|
= Net farm income |
167,635 |
208,174 |
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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. Greenhouse/nursery |
258,500 |
45.8 |
1.5 |
2. Dairy products |
75,658 |
13.4 |
0.2 |
3. Chicken eggs |
51,938 |
9.2 |
0.8 |
4. Aquaculture |
26,190 |
4.6 |
2.3 |
5. Tobacco |
25,175 |
4.5 |
2.0 |
|
All commodities |
563,852 |
|
0.2 |
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More information on Connecticut'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 |
25 |
54.5 |
2. Tobacco unmfd. |
6 |
50.0 |
3. Poultry and products |
33 |
3.9 |
4. Fruits and preparations |
27 |
2.4 |
5. Seeds |
39 |
2.0 |
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Overall rank |
41 |
115.8 |
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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. Hartford County |
26.9 |
126.8 |
2. New London County |
26.1 |
122.9 |
3. New Haven County |
12.1 |
57.2 |
4. Middlesex County |
9.4 |
44.2 |
5. Windham County |
6.6 |
31.1 |
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State total |
|
470.6 |
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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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