Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
1,863,337 |
10,001,383 |
11,864,720 |
1990 |
1,866,587 |
10,015,056 |
11,881,643 |
2000 |
1,961,307 |
10,319,747 |
12,281,054 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
1,981,074 |
10,451,718 |
12,432,792 |
More information on Pennsylvania 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 |
27,276 |
37,720 |
36,054 |
2006 |
27,709 |
38,556 |
36,825 |
Percent change |
1.6 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
34,242 |
48,657 |
46,677 |
2006 |
33,929 |
48,559 |
46,540 |
Percent change |
-0.9 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
11.0 |
10.4 |
10.5 |
1989 |
12.5 |
10.9 |
11.1 |
1999 |
11.3 |
10.9 |
11.0 |
2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
12.4 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
More information on Pennsylvania 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 |
38.6 |
34.7 |
35.3 |
1990 |
28.2 |
24.8 |
25.3 |
2000 |
20.3 |
17.7 |
18.1 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
44.0 |
39.8 |
40.4 |
1990 |
45.9 |
37.2 |
38.6 |
2000 |
47.0 |
36.4 |
38.1 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
8.6 |
11.1 |
10.7 |
1990 |
14.6 |
18.8 |
18.2 |
2000 |
18.8 |
22.0 |
21.4 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
9.1 |
14.4 |
13.6 |
1990 |
11.2 |
19.2 |
17.9 |
2000 |
13.9 |
24.0 |
22.4 |
More information on Pennsylvania 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 |
984,388 |
6,183,158 |
7,167,546 |
2006 |
1,007,127 |
6,288,860 |
7,295,987 |
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Unemployment rate (percent) |
2006 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
2007 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
More information on Pennsylvania 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 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2005-2006 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2006-2007 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
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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) |
28.68 |
28.68 |
28.68 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
7.19 |
7.82 |
7.75 |
Percent of total land area |
25.1 |
27.3 |
27.0 |
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Cropland (million acres) |
5.02 |
5.39 |
5.12 |
Percent of total farmland |
69.9 |
68.9 |
66.1 |
Percent in pasture |
14.7 |
14.1 |
11.5 |
Percent irrigated |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
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Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
3.86 |
4.22 |
4.08 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
1.42 |
1.56 |
1.58 |
Percent of total farmland |
19.8 |
20.0 |
20.4 |
Percent in pasture |
18.0 |
14.7 |
14.0 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
0.41 |
0.42 |
0.53 |
Percent of total farmland |
5.7 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
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Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.34 |
0.45 |
0.52 |
Percent of total farmland |
4.7 |
5.7 |
6.7 |
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Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.06 |
0.12 |
0.19 |
Percent of total farmland |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
160 |
130 |
133 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
49.2 |
59.7 |
60.2 |
100 to 499 acres |
45.6 |
36.4 |
35.6 |
500 to 999 acres |
4.2 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2,000 or more acres |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
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Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
45.7 |
54.7 |
60.9 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
23.0 |
20.0 |
16.0 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
11.7 |
8.1 |
6.6 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
17.8 |
14.7 |
14.1 |
More than $500,000 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
25,983 |
38,098 |
39,742 |
Percent of total |
57.9 |
63.3 |
68.4 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
14,161 |
16,175 |
13,976 |
Percent of total |
31.6 |
26.9 |
24.1 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
4,726 |
5,949 |
4,387 |
Percent of total |
10.5 |
9.9 |
7.6 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
39,646 |
54,039 |
53,201 |
Percent of total |
88.4 |
89.7 |
91.6 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
887 |
1,277 |
1,077 |
Percent of total |
2.0 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
4,063 |
4,509 |
3,428 |
Percent of total |
9.1 |
7.5 |
5.9 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
129 |
158 |
172 |
Percent of total |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
145 |
239 |
227 |
Percent of total |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
52.2 |
52.4 |
53.1 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
60.1 |
50.3 |
56.7 |
Men (persons) |
42,063 |
55,213 |
52,026 |
Women (persons) |
2,807 |
5,009 |
6,079 |
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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 |
58,200 |
58,000 |
|
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Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
1,859,293 |
1,897,478 |
+ Final animal output |
2,981,356 |
3,849,577 |
+ Services and forestry |
848,657 |
978,501 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
5,689,306 |
6,725,556 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
2,758,780 |
3,071,842 |
+ Net government transactions |
-149,737 |
-226,777 |
= Gross value added |
2,780,790 |
3,426,937 |
|
- Capital consumption |
762,506 |
787,748 |
|
= Net value added |
2,018,284 |
2,639,189 |
|
- Factor payments |
529,512 |
484,672 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
488,868 |
421,605 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-185,915 |
-180,182 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
226,559 |
243,249 |
|
= Net farm income |
1,488,772 |
2,154,517 |
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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. Dairy products |
2,219,162 |
38.5 |
6.3 |
2. Cattle and calves |
471,595 |
8.2 |
0.9 |
3. Mushrooms, agaricus |
406,828 |
7.1 |
61.4 |
4. Corn |
402,520 |
7.0 |
1.2 |
5. Greenhouse/nursery |
402,111 |
7.0 |
2.3 |
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All commodities |
5,760,416 |
|
2.0 |
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More information on Pennsylvania'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 |
3 |
529.1 |
2. Wheat and products |
16 |
187.9 |
3. Live animals and meat |
14 |
179.8 |
4. Feed grains and products |
19 |
108.3 |
5. Poultry and products |
15 |
87.8 |
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Overall rank |
18 |
1,473.6 |
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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. Lancaster County |
18.8 |
798.3 |
2. Chester County |
8.9 |
376.8 |
3. Berks County |
6.7 |
287.0 |
4. Franklin County |
5.1 |
218.4 |
5. Lebanon County |
4.5 |
191.1 |
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State total |
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4,257.0 |
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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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