Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
1,258,111 |
1,767,376 |
3,025,487 |
1990 |
1,224,940 |
1,920,645 |
3,145,585 |
2000 |
1,293,624 |
2,157,030 |
3,450,654 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
1,314,022 |
2,303,294 |
3,617,316 |
More information on Oklahoma 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 |
25,362 |
34,385 |
31,079 |
2006 |
26,227 |
35,936 |
32,391 |
Percent change |
3.4 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
29,881 |
44,180 |
39,362 |
2006 |
29,870 |
45,240 |
40,062 |
Percent change |
-0.0 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
16.5 |
11.3 |
13.4 |
1989 |
20.3 |
14.4 |
16.7 |
1999 |
17.4 |
13.2 |
14.7 |
2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
18.5 |
14.3 |
15.8 |
More information on Oklahoma 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 |
40.6 |
29.2 |
34.0 |
1990 |
31.0 |
21.8 |
25.4 |
2000 |
23.2 |
17.1 |
19.4 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
33.0 |
35.7 |
34.8 |
1990 |
32.4 |
29.2 |
30.5 |
2000 |
35.0 |
29.3 |
31.5 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
13.6 |
18.0 |
16.1 |
1990 |
22.3 |
29.0 |
26.3 |
2000 |
25.4 |
30.9 |
28.8 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
12.3 |
17.1 |
15.1 |
1990 |
14.3 |
20.1 |
17.8 |
2000 |
16.3 |
22.7 |
20.3 |
More information on Oklahoma 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 |
700,470 |
1,378,545 |
2,079,015 |
2006 |
722,511 |
1,422,197 |
2,144,708 |
|
Unemployment rate (percent) |
2006 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
2007 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
More information on Oklahoma 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 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2005-2006 |
3.5 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
2006-2007 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
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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) |
43.95 |
43.95 |
43.95 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
32.14 |
34.07 |
33.66 |
Percent of total land area |
73.1 |
77.5 |
76.6 |
|
Cropland (million acres) |
14.52 |
15.48 |
14.84 |
Percent of total farmland |
45.2 |
45.4 |
44.1 |
Percent in pasture |
30.7 |
32.6 |
34.0 |
Percent irrigated |
3.3 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
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Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
8.27 |
8.96 |
7.71 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
1.94 |
2.20 |
2.27 |
Percent of total farmland |
6.0 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
Percent in pasture |
71.9 |
68.9 |
72.3 |
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Pastureland (million acres) |
15.06 |
15.54 |
15.73 |
Percent of total farmland |
46.9 |
45.6 |
46.7 |
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Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.62 |
0.85 |
0.82 |
Percent of total farmland |
1.9 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
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Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.83 |
1.02 |
1.10 |
Percent of total farmland |
2.6 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
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Average farm size (acres) |
480 |
405 |
404 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
32.4 |
39.1 |
40.5 |
100 to 499 acres |
43.5 |
41.9 |
41.5 |
500 to 999 acres |
12.3 |
9.7 |
9.2 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
7.7 |
5.7 |
4.9 |
2,000 or more acres |
4.2 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
|
Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
55.7 |
63.5 |
62.8 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
28.0 |
24.0 |
24.3 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
6.9 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
7.9 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
More than $500,000 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
35,802 |
48,704 |
52,817 |
Percent of total |
53.5 |
58.0 |
63.4 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
24,039 |
26,736 |
24,497 |
Percent of total |
35.9 |
31.8 |
29.4 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
7,096 |
8,588 |
5,986 |
Percent of total |
10.6 |
10.2 |
7.2 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
60,304 |
76,373 |
78,197 |
Percent of total |
90.1 |
90.9 |
93.9 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
1,085 |
1,359 |
978 |
Percent of total |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
4,985 |
5,437 |
3,392 |
Percent of total |
7.4 |
6.5 |
4.1 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
111 |
161 |
138 |
Percent of total |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
452 |
698 |
595 |
Percent of total |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
55.0 |
54.8 |
56.0 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
49.7 |
42.4 |
55.3 |
Men (persons) |
61,611 |
76,097 |
74,580 |
Women (persons) |
5,326 |
7,931 |
8,720 |
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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 |
83,000 |
82,500 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
789,270 |
1,451,888 |
+ Final animal output |
3,936,452 |
4,114,574 |
+ Services and forestry |
885,508 |
895,716 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
5,611,230 |
6,462,178 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
3,647,405 |
4,078,616 |
+ Net government transactions |
75,700 |
78,655 |
= Gross value added |
2,039,525 |
2,462,218 |
|
- Capital consumption |
618,599 |
635,076 |
|
= Net value added |
1,420,926 |
1,827,142 |
|
- Factor payments |
659,351 |
757,663 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
263,055 |
319,810 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
67,373 |
82,825 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
328,923 |
355,028 |
|
= Net farm income |
761,575 |
1,069,479 |
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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. Cattle and calves |
2,474,854 |
48.0 |
5.0 |
2. Hogs |
584,656 |
11.3 |
4.0 |
3. Broilers |
540,456 |
10.5 |
2.5 |
4. Wheat |
502,052 |
9.7 |
4.7 |
5. Dairy products |
236,797 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
|
All commodities |
5,157,688 |
|
1.8 |
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More information on Oklahoma'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. Wheat and products |
9 |
333.8 |
2. Live animals and meat |
13 |
180.6 |
3. Feeds and fodders |
10 |
80.0 |
4. Poultry and products |
17 |
72.5 |
5. Cotton and linters |
12 |
61.6 |
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Overall rank |
26 |
870.9 |
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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. Texas County |
14.9 |
662.5 |
2. Cimarron County |
4.1 |
182.0 |
3. Le Flore County |
3.8 |
169.2 |
4. McCurtain County |
3.3 |
149.2 |
5. Harper County |
3.2 |
142.0 |
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State total |
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4,456.4 |
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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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