Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
945,023 |
1,005,163 |
1,950,186 |
1990 |
842,172 |
951,305 |
1,793,477 |
2000 |
825,070 |
983,274 |
1,808,344 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
807,957 |
1,004,078 |
1,812,035 |
More information on West Virginia 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 |
24,877 |
29,408 |
27,378 |
2006 |
25,746 |
30,193 |
28,206 |
Percent change |
3.5 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
34,504 |
40,212 |
37,912 |
2006 |
34,717 |
40,075 |
37,910 |
Percent change |
0.6 |
-0.3 |
-0.0 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
17.0 |
13.1 |
15.0 |
1989 |
23.0 |
16.7 |
19.7 |
1999 |
20.4 |
15.8 |
17.9 |
2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
19.8 |
15.0 |
17.1 |
More information on West Virginia 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 |
48.9 |
39.5 |
44.0 |
1990 |
38.7 |
29.9 |
34.0 |
2000 |
28.9 |
21.3 |
24.8 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
34.0 |
37.1 |
35.6 |
1990 |
36.6 |
36.6 |
36.6 |
2000 |
40.3 |
38.7 |
39.4 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
8.7 |
11.1 |
10.0 |
1990 |
15.1 |
18.7 |
17.0 |
2000 |
19.1 |
22.5 |
21.0 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
8.4 |
12.3 |
10.4 |
1990 |
9.5 |
14.8 |
12.3 |
2000 |
11.6 |
17.6 |
14.8 |
More information on West Virginia 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) |
15.42 |
15.42 |
15.41 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
3.27 |
3.70 |
3.58 |
Percent of total land area |
21.2 |
24.0 |
23.3 |
|
Cropland (million acres) |
1.29 |
1.42 |
1.17 |
Percent of total farmland |
39.6 |
38.4 |
32.7 |
Percent in pasture |
51.1 |
48.8 |
40.3 |
Percent irrigated |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
|
Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
0.56 |
0.66 |
0.65 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
1.32 |
1.53 |
1.48 |
Percent of total farmland |
40.5 |
41.4 |
41.3 |
Percent in pasture |
36.3 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
0.52 |
0.56 |
0.75 |
Percent of total farmland |
15.8 |
15.2 |
21.0 |
|
Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.13 |
0.19 |
0.18 |
Percent of total farmland |
4.0 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
|
Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.00 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
Percent of total farmland |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
192 |
172 |
172 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
43.2 |
48.3 |
49.7 |
100 to 499 acres |
49.4 |
45.7 |
44.0 |
500 to 999 acres |
5.6 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2,000 or more acres |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
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Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
78.0 |
82.5 |
82.5 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
16.0 |
13.0 |
12.3 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
More than $500,000 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
12,428 |
15,952 |
15,534 |
Percent of total |
73.0 |
74.1 |
74.6 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
3,866 |
4,714 |
4,637 |
Percent of total |
22.7 |
21.9 |
22.3 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
726 |
865 |
641 |
Percent of total |
4.3 |
4.0 |
3.1 |
|
Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
15,737 |
20,068 |
19,862 |
Percent of total |
92.5 |
93.2 |
95.4 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
191 |
275 |
199 |
Percent of total |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
977 |
1,037 |
639 |
Percent of total |
5.7 |
4.8 |
3.1 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
35 |
42 |
21 |
Percent of total |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
80 |
109 |
91 |
Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
56.4 |
56.2 |
56.3 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
42.1 |
37.7 |
50.5 |
Men (persons) |
15,541 |
19,436 |
18,490 |
Women (persons) |
1,479 |
2,095 |
2,322 |
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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 |
21,200 |
21,400 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
72,171 |
77,589 |
+ Final animal output |
373,255 |
397,457 |
+ Services and forestry |
194,158 |
215,491 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
639,584 |
690,536 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
398,513 |
421,727 |
+ Net government transactions |
-6,972 |
-11,973 |
= Gross value added |
234,098 |
256,837 |
|
- Capital consumption |
138,281 |
144,233 |
|
= Net value added |
95,817 |
112,604 |
|
- Factor payments |
65,365 |
63,500 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
35,136 |
30,301 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-1,940 |
-1,028 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
32,169 |
34,227 |
|
= Net farm income |
30,452 |
49,104 |
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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. Broilers |
160,020 |
33.3 |
0.7 |
2. Cattle and calves |
115,360 |
24.0 |
0.2 |
3. Turkeys |
40,611 |
8.5 |
1.1 |
4. Dairy products |
39,006 |
8.1 |
0.1 |
5. Chicken eggs |
32,723 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
|
All commodities |
479,881 |
|
0.2 |
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More information on West Virginia'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. Poultry and products |
24 |
25.7 |
2. Feeds and fodders |
38 |
6.5 |
3. Fruits and preparations |
24 |
4.4 |
4. Live animals and meat |
40 |
2.8 |
5. Feed grains and products |
41 |
2.5 |
|
Overall rank |
46 |
45.7 |
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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. Hardy County |
25.6 |
123.6 |
2. Pendleton County |
15.3 |
74.0 |
3. Grant County |
8.1 |
39.3 |
4. Greenbrier County |
7.2 |
35.0 |
5. Hampshire County |
4.1 |
19.6 |
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State total |
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482.8 |
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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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