Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
1,508,228 |
16,049,937 |
17,558,165 |
1990 |
1,552,018 |
16,438,437 |
17,990,455 |
2000 |
1,560,940 |
17,415,517 |
18,976,457 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
1,547,795 |
17,749,934 |
19,297,729 |
More information on New York 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 |
27,670 |
43,624 |
42,339 |
2006 |
28,526 |
45,382 |
44,027 |
Percent change |
3.1 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
35,709 |
62,513 |
60,582 |
2006 |
35,949 |
63,609 |
61,617 |
Percent change |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
12.9 |
13.5 |
13.4 |
1989 |
12.7 |
13.1 |
13.0 |
1999 |
13.2 |
14.7 |
14.6 |
2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
14.0 |
13.8 |
13.8 |
More information on New York 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 |
35.7 |
33.6 |
33.7 |
1990 |
25.9 |
25.1 |
25.2 |
2000 |
20.0 |
21.0 |
20.9 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
38.0 |
33.7 |
34.1 |
1990 |
36.8 |
28.8 |
29.5 |
2000 |
37.0 |
26.9 |
27.8 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
14.3 |
14.3 |
14.3 |
1990 |
23.0 |
22.1 |
22.2 |
2000 |
26.4 |
23.7 |
23.9 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
12.0 |
18.5 |
17.9 |
1990 |
14.2 |
23.9 |
23.1 |
2000 |
16.5 |
28.3 |
27.4 |
More information on New York 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 |
775,474 |
9,988,013 |
10,763,487 |
2006 |
788,440 |
10,163,655 |
10,952,095 |
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Unemployment rate (percent) |
2006 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
2007 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
More information on New York 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 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
2005-2006 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2006-2007 |
-0.7 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
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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) |
30.18 |
30.20 |
30.22 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
7.46 |
7.79 |
7.66 |
Percent of total land area |
24.7 |
25.8 |
25.4 |
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Cropland (million acres) |
4.88 |
4.96 |
4.84 |
Percent of total farmland |
65.4 |
63.7 |
63.2 |
Percent in pasture |
14.6 |
13.8 |
10.6 |
Percent irrigated |
0.9 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
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Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
3.53 |
3.86 |
3.85 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
1.54 |
1.66 |
1.65 |
Percent of total farmland |
20.7 |
21.3 |
21.5 |
Percent in pasture |
19.0 |
14.7 |
14.3 |
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Pastureland (million acres) |
0.55 |
0.52 |
0.55 |
Percent of total farmland |
7.4 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
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Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.48 |
0.65 |
0.62 |
Percent of total farmland |
6.5 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
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Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.05 |
0.10 |
0.21 |
Percent of total farmland |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
231 |
204 |
206 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
37.8 |
45.9 |
47.9 |
100 to 499 acres |
51.3 |
45.1 |
42.8 |
500 to 999 acres |
8.4 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
2.1 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2,000 or more acres |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
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Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
44.1 |
51.6 |
55.9 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
21.0 |
21.0 |
18.5 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
12.3 |
9.1 |
8.2 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
20.4 |
15.9 |
14.4 |
More than $500,000 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
18,924 |
24,286 |
24,722 |
Percent of total |
58.6 |
63.5 |
66.4 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
11,417 |
11,741 |
11,040 |
Percent of total |
35.3 |
30.7 |
29.6 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
1,965 |
2,237 |
1,493 |
Percent of total |
6.1 |
5.8 |
4.0 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
27,346 |
32,813 |
32,654 |
Percent of total |
84.6 |
85.8 |
87.6 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
1,365 |
1,593 |
1,388 |
Percent of total |
4.2 |
4.2 |
3.7 |
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Partnerships (farms) |
3,284 |
3,465 |
2,846 |
Percent of total |
10.2 |
9.1 |
7.6 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
156 |
178 |
193 |
Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
155 |
215 |
174 |
Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
52.5 |
52.9 |
54.1 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
61.7 |
53.9 |
60.8 |
Men (persons) |
29,452 |
33,795 |
31,583 |
Women (persons) |
2,854 |
4,469 |
5,672 |
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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 |
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2006 |
2007 |
|
Number of farms |
35,000 |
34,200 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
1,567,075 |
1,748,473 |
+ Final animal output |
1,983,330 |
2,763,864 |
+ Services and forestry |
362,023 |
451,958 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
3,912,428 |
4,964,295 |
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- Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,856,115 |
2,030,245 |
+ Net government transactions |
-101,633 |
-182,220 |
= Gross value added |
1,954,680 |
2,751,830 |
|
- Capital consumption |
473,261 |
482,322 |
|
= Net value added |
1,481,419 |
2,269,508 |
|
- Factor payments |
702,661 |
660,790 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
495,350 |
427,196 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
12,449 |
20,672 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
194,862 |
212,922 |
|
= Net farm income |
778,758 |
1,608,718 |
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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. Dairy products |
2,377,987 |
53.5 |
6.7 |
2. Greenhouse/nursery |
347,028 |
7.8 |
2.0 |
3. Apples |
256,551 |
5.8 |
11.8 |
4. Corn |
190,997 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
5. Cattle and calves |
104,834 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
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All commodities |
4,446,816 |
|
1.6 |
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More information on New York'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. Dairy Products |
3 |
217.8 |
2. Other |
14 |
171.7 |
3. Fruits and preparations |
6 |
117.8 |
4. Wheat and products |
23 |
109.7 |
5. Vegetables and preparations |
13 |
71.4 |
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Overall rank |
27 |
866.7 |
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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. Suffolk County |
6.5 |
201.2 |
2. Wyoming County |
5.7 |
178.0 |
3. Cayuga County |
4.1 |
128.0 |
4. Genesee County |
4.0 |
124.9 |
5. Wayne County |
3.3 |
103.9 |
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State total |
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3,117.8 |
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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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