Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
2,103,199 |
8,694,404 |
10,797,603 |
1990 |
2,104,959 |
8,742,156 |
10,847,115 |
2000 |
2,212,334 |
9,140,806 |
11,353,140 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
2,217,558 |
9,249,359 |
11,466,917 |
More information on Ohio 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 |
26,516 |
34,519 |
32,970 |
2006 |
26,728 |
34,901 |
33,320 |
Percent change |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
33,770 |
44,408 |
42,626 |
2006 |
33,392 |
44,024 |
42,242 |
Percent change |
-1.1 |
-0.9 |
-0.9 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
11.0 |
10.1 |
10.3 |
1989 |
14.0 |
12.2 |
12.5 |
1999 |
11.0 |
10.5 |
10.6 |
2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
13.3 |
13.0 |
13.1 |
More information on Ohio 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 |
36.7 |
32.2 |
33.0 |
1990 |
28.1 |
23.5 |
24.3 |
2000 |
20.0 |
16.3 |
17.0 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
45.0 |
39.5 |
40.5 |
1990 |
44.0 |
34.5 |
36.3 |
2000 |
45.6 |
33.8 |
36.1 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
9.8 |
13.6 |
12.8 |
1990 |
17.8 |
23.4 |
22.4 |
2000 |
22.2 |
26.6 |
25.8 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
9.0 |
14.8 |
13.7 |
1990 |
10.1 |
18.6 |
17.0 |
2000 |
12.2 |
23.2 |
21.1 |
More information on Ohio 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 |
1,142,426 |
5,675,660 |
6,818,086 |
2006 |
1,154,926 |
5,738,225 |
6,893,151 |
|
Unemployment rate (percent) |
2006 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
2007 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
More information on Ohio 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 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
2005-2006 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
2006-2007 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
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) |
26.21 |
26.21 |
26.21 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
14.25 |
14.74 |
14.58 |
Percent of total land area |
54.4 |
56.2 |
55.6 |
|
Cropland (million acres) |
11.53 |
11.67 |
11.42 |
Percent of total farmland |
80.9 |
79.2 |
78.3 |
Percent in pasture |
7.7 |
8.0 |
6.1 |
Percent irrigated |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
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Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
9.79 |
10.07 |
10.04 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
1.51 |
1.72 |
1.69 |
Percent of total farmland |
10.6 |
11.7 |
11.6 |
Percent in pasture |
25.7 |
22.1 |
20.1 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
0.62 |
0.64 |
0.80 |
Percent of total farmland |
4.4 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
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Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.58 |
0.70 |
0.68 |
Percent of total farmland |
4.1 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
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Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.16 |
0.40 |
0.37 |
Percent of total farmland |
1.1 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
201 |
187 |
187 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
49.1 |
54.6 |
58.7 |
100 to 499 acres |
41.2 |
36.6 |
32.3 |
500 to 999 acres |
6.8 |
5.8 |
5.5 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2,000 or more acres |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
|
Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
46.3 |
53.1 |
60.0 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
30.0 |
25.0 |
21.8 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
9.6 |
7.9 |
6.8 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
12.4 |
11.8 |
9.9 |
More than $500,000 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
41,342 |
48,953 |
52,168 |
Percent of total |
58.5 |
62.2 |
67.1 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
21,876 |
22,773 |
20,863 |
Percent of total |
30.9 |
28.9 |
26.8 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
7,493 |
7,011 |
4,766 |
Percent of total |
10.6 |
8.9 |
6.1 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
60,936 |
69,123 |
70,890 |
Percent of total |
86.2 |
87.8 |
91.1 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
1,602 |
1,976 |
1,689 |
Percent of total |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
7,690 |
6,986 |
4,549 |
Percent of total |
10.9 |
8.9 |
5.8 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
170 |
193 |
154 |
Percent of total |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
313 |
459 |
515 |
Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
52.0 |
52.5 |
53.8 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
48.9 |
42.2 |
55.9 |
Men (persons) |
66,482 |
72,822 |
70,137 |
Women (persons) |
4,229 |
5,915 |
7,660 |
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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 |
76,200 |
75,700 |
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Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
3,482,285 |
4,443,555 |
+ Final animal output |
1,985,508 |
2,553,082 |
+ Services and forestry |
1,310,971 |
1,439,991 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
6,778,765 |
8,436,628 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
3,317,412 |
4,117,957 |
+ Net government transactions |
118,398 |
-32,615 |
= Gross value added |
3,579,751 |
4,286,057 |
|
- Capital consumption |
984,130 |
1,015,496 |
|
= Net value added |
2,595,621 |
3,270,561 |
|
- Factor payments |
1,207,489 |
1,320,822 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
380,749 |
500,143 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
477,156 |
442,060 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
349,584 |
378,619 |
|
= Net farm income |
1,388,132 |
1,949,739 |
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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. Soybeans |
1,531,649 |
22.2 |
7.3 |
2. Corn |
1,501,894 |
21.8 |
4.4 |
3. Dairy products |
985,050 |
14.3 |
2.8 |
4. Greenhouse/nursery |
647,426 |
9.4 |
3.8 |
5. Chicken eggs |
483,441 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
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All commodities |
6,897,616 |
|
2.4 |
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More information on Ohio'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. Soybeans and products |
5 |
828.0 |
2. Feed grains and products |
9 |
453.6 |
3. Other |
8 |
339.4 |
4. Wheat and products |
11 |
269.8 |
5. Live animals and meat |
20 |
59.1 |
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Overall rank |
11 |
2,174.8 |
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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. Darke County |
7.1 |
304.2 |
2. Mercer County |
6.5 |
277.4 |
3. Wayne County |
3.7 |
158.6 |
4. Licking County |
2.5 |
105.7 |
5. Lorain County |
2.3 |
97.8 |
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State total |
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4,263.5 |
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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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