Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
365,652 |
2,350,894 |
2,716,546 |
1990 |
448,668 |
3,216,560 |
3,665,228 |
2000 |
591,147 |
4,539,485 |
5,130,632 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
661,597 |
5,677,158 |
6,338,755 |
More information on Arizona 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 |
22,947 |
32,378 |
31,367 |
2006 |
23,423 |
32,942 |
31,936 |
Percent change |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
35,382 |
44,867 |
44,120 |
2006 |
35,271 |
45,122 |
44,353 |
Percent change |
-0.3 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
21.3 |
12.0 |
13.2 |
1989 |
26.0 |
14.3 |
15.7 |
1999 |
21.7 |
12.9 |
13.9 |
2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
19.3 |
13.4 |
14.1 |
More information on Arizona 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 |
37.2 |
26.3 |
27.6 |
1990 |
31.8 |
20.0 |
21.3 |
2000 |
25.7 |
18.2 |
19.0 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
34.0 |
34.3 |
34.3 |
1990 |
29.6 |
25.7 |
26.1 |
2000 |
29.2 |
23.7 |
24.3 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
17.4 |
21.1 |
20.6 |
1990 |
27.3 |
32.9 |
32.2 |
2000 |
32.2 |
33.2 |
33.1 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
10.9 |
18.3 |
17.4 |
1990 |
11.3 |
21.5 |
20.3 |
2000 |
13.0 |
24.9 |
23.5 |
More information on Arizona 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 |
252,308 |
2,949,551 |
3,201,859 |
2006 |
262,604 |
3,103,597 |
3,366,201 |
|
Unemployment rate (percent) |
2006 |
5.4 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
2007 |
5.2 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
More information on Arizona 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 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
2005-2006 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
2006-2007 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
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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) |
72.73 |
72.73 |
72.73 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
35.04 |
27.17 |
26.59 |
Percent of total land area |
48.2 |
37.4 |
36.6 |
|
Cropland (million acres) |
1.34 |
1.35 |
1.26 |
Percent of total farmland |
3.8 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
Percent in pasture |
8.3 |
9.2 |
16.9 |
Percent irrigated |
67.4 |
75.3 |
70.4 |
|
Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
0.91 |
1.03 |
0.89 |
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Woodland (million acres) |
3.32 |
0.07 |
0.03 |
Percent of total farmland |
9.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
Percent in pasture |
97.0 |
72.0 |
41.3 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
29.63 |
23.88 |
23.24 |
Percent of total farmland |
84.6 |
87.9 |
87.4 |
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Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.74 |
1.86 |
2.05 |
Percent of total farmland |
2.1 |
6.9 |
7.7 |
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Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Percent of total farmland |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
5,173 |
3,194 |
3,645 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
53.5 |
59.1 |
65.7 |
100 to 499 acres |
18.7 |
18.9 |
16.7 |
500 to 999 acres |
9.1 |
8.3 |
6.1 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
6.3 |
5.6 |
4.6 |
2,000 or more acres |
12.5 |
8.1 |
6.9 |
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Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
52.9 |
60.5 |
64.3 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
19.0 |
18.0 |
15.1 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
6.8 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
13.4 |
8.8 |
7.6 |
More than $500,000 |
8.2 |
8.1 |
8.8 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
4,302 |
6,241 |
5,723 |
Percent of total |
63.5 |
73.4 |
78.5 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
1,468 |
1,264 |
904 |
Percent of total |
21.7 |
14.9 |
12.4 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
1,003 |
1,002 |
667 |
Percent of total |
14.8 |
11.8 |
9.1 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
4,779 |
6,126 |
5,695 |
Percent of total |
70.6 |
72.0 |
78.1 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
521 |
689 |
518 |
Percent of total |
7.7 |
8.1 |
7.1 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
1,091 |
1,256 |
841 |
Percent of total |
16.1 |
14.8 |
11.5 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
110 |
123 |
75 |
Percent of total |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
272 |
313 |
165 |
Percent of total |
4.0 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
54.3 |
55.1 |
54.9 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
53.3 |
48.2 |
58.9 |
Men (persons) |
5,941 |
6,985 |
5,774 |
Women (persons) |
832 |
1,522 |
1,520 |
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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 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
1,521,442 |
1,832,877 |
+ Final animal output |
1,331,133 |
1,614,943 |
+ Services and forestry |
552,875 |
610,490 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
3,405,450 |
4,058,310 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
2,000,382 |
2,138,049 |
+ Net government transactions |
45,262 |
19,156 |
= Gross value added |
1,450,330 |
1,939,418 |
|
- Capital consumption |
254,197 |
268,981 |
|
= Net value added |
1,196,133 |
1,670,437 |
|
- Factor payments |
489,227 |
511,967 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
450,677 |
477,433 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-70,836 |
-84,045 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
109,386 |
118,579 |
|
= Net farm income |
706,906 |
1,158,470 |
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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 |
801,627 |
23.4 |
2.3 |
2. Cattle and calves |
677,393 |
19.8 |
1.4 |
3. Lettuce |
560,160 |
16.4 |
20.3 |
4. Hay |
195,177 |
5.7 |
3.1 |
5. Cotton |
169,894 |
5.0 |
2.8 |
|
All commodities |
3,420,493 |
|
1.2 |
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More information on Arizona'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. Cotton and linters |
10 |
114.2 |
2. Vegetables and preparations |
10 |
92.9 |
3. Wheat and products |
32 |
46.8 |
4. Fruits and preparations |
8 |
46.6 |
5. Other |
27 |
44.1 |
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Overall rank |
33 |
505.5 |
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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. Yuma County |
33.5 |
802.4 |
2. Maricopa County |
30.9 |
740.2 |
3. Pinal County |
17.7 |
424.8 |
4. La Paz County |
3.6 |
86.6 |
5. Graham County |
3.4 |
81.9 |
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State total |
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2,395.4 |
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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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