ohio state fact sheet
State Fact Sheet Map
As of January 21, 2004
POPULATION, INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT
Population
Variable
State
Metro *
Nonmetro *
Population
1980
10,797,603
8,790,850
2,006,753
1990
10,847,115
8,826,067
2,021,048
2000
11,353,140
9,213,776
2,139,364
2002 (latest)
11,421,267
9,267,975
2,153,292
For more information on Ohio population, see the County-Level Population Data or the Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room or contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
Income
Variable
State
Metro *
Nonmetro *
Per-capita income (2000 dollars)
1999
27,904
29,090
22,795
2000
27,977
29,146
22,943
Percent change
0.3
0.2
0.7
Earnings per job (2000 dollars)
1999
33,387
34,491
27,777
2000
33,034
34,121
27,517
Percent change
-1.1
-1.1
-0.9
Poverty rate (percent)
1979
10.3
10.2
10.9
1989
12.5
12.3
13.5
1995
11.3
11.3
11.3
Latest (1999)
10.6
10.6
10.6
For more information on Ohio poverty rates, see the County-Level Poverty Rates data page or the Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room or contact Dean Jolliffe, 202-694-5430
Employment
Variable
State
Metro *
Nonmetro *
Total number of jobs
1999
6,789,794
5,673,220
1,116,574
2000
6,877,576
5,745,435
1,132,141
Unemployment rate (percent)
2000
4.1
3.9
5.0
2001
4.3
4.1
5.0
For more information on Ohio unemployment rates, see the County-Level Unemployment and Median Household Income data page or the Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room or contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
Percent employment change
1998-1999
1.1
1.1
1.0
1999-2000
0.7
0.7
0.4
2000-2001
1.1
1.0
1.3
Percent of 1997 employment in farm and farm-related jobs
Total
13.7
12.6
19.4
Production
1.5
0.8
5.3
Farm inputs
0.2
0.1
0.7
Processing & marketing
1.1
0.9
2.2
Wholesale & retail trade
10.1
10.2
9.8
See the complete Farm and Farm-Related Employment data for Ohio or contact Alex Majchrowicz, 202-694-5355.
* See the measures of rurality for Ohio: rural-urban continuum codes and urban influence codes
For more information on socioeconomic conditions see the Rural Emphasis Page,
or contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435.
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 and 1997 Census of Agriculture
Variable
1992
1997
Total land area (million acres)
26.21
26.21
Total farmland (million acres)
14.25
14.10
Percent of total land area
54.4
53.8
Cropland (million acres)
11.53
11.34
Percent of total farmland
80.9
80.4
Percent irrigated
0.2
0.3
Percent in pasture
7.7
7.5
Farmland in conservation and wetland
reserve program (million acres)
0.16
0.35
Percent of total farmland
1.1
2.5
Woodland (million acres)
1.51
1.55
Percent of total farmland
10.6
11.0
Percent in pasture
25.7
21.9
Pastureland (million acres)
0.62
0.58
Percent of total farmland
4.4
4.1
Other land (million acres)
0.58
0.64
Percent of total farmland
4.1
4.5
Average farm size (acres)
201
206
Farms by size (percent)
1 to 99 acres
49.1
50.6
100 to 499 acres
41.2
39.4
500 to 999 acres
6.8
6.7
1000 to 1,999 acres
2.4
2.6
2,000 or more acres
0.5
0.7
Farms by sales (percent)
Less than $50,000
76.7
75.4
$50,000 to $99,999
9.6
9.0
$100,000 to $499,999
12.4
13.6
More than $500,000
1.3
2.0
Tenure of farmers
Full owner (farms)
41,342
40,819
Percent of total
58.5
59.5
Part owner (farms)
21,876
21,505
Percent of total
30.9
31.4
Tenant owner (farms)
7,493
6,267
Percent of total
10.6
9.1
Farm organization
Individuals/family (farms)
62,538
61,546
Percent of total
88.4
89.7
Partnerships (farms)
7,690
6,471
Percent of total
10.9
9.4
Non-family corporations (farms)
170
176
Percent of total
0.2
0.3
Others (farms)
313
398
Percent of total
0.4
0.6
Average operator age (years)
52
53
Percent with farming as their occupation
48.9
45.2
For more information about the Census of Agriculture see the National Agricultural
Statistics Service's web page, or call 1-800-727-9540.
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm income and value added data
Variable
2001
2002
Number of farms
78,000
78,000
Thousands $
Final crop output
2,691,975
2,254,473
+ Final animal output
1,891,218
1,629,273
+ Services and forestry
913,375
947,497
= Final agricultural sector output
5,496,569
4,831,243
- Intermediate consumption outlays
2,858,751
2,767,789
+ Net government transactions
472,563
66,946
= Gross value added
3,110,381
2,130,401
- Capital consumption
808,175
834,433
= Net value added
2,302,206
1,295,968
- Factor payments
1,164,031
1,028,018
Employee compensation (total hired labor)
304,843
290,955
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords
515,734
413,282
Real estate and nonreal estate interest
343,454
323,781
= Net farm income
1,138,175
267,950
Value-added and farm income tables are available for downloading from the ERS web page as Lotus Wk1 files. For more information contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
Farm balance sheet as of December 31
Variable
2001
2002
Thousands $
Farm assets
40,906,203
41,737,399
Real estate
33,345,140
34,580,145
Nonreal estate
7,561,063
7,157,254
Farm debt
4,492,052
4,739,285
Real estate
2,602,576
2,828,267
Nonreal estate
1,889,476
1,911,018
Equity
36,414,152
36,998,114
Ratios
Percent
Debt/equity
12.3
12.8
Debt/assets
11.0
11.4
Farm balance sheet tables are available for downloading from the ERS web page as Lotus Wk1 files. For more information contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2002
Commodity
Value of receipts
thousand $
Percent of state total
farm receipts
Percent of US value
1. Soybeans
816,058
19.1
6.1
2. Corn
703,247
16.4
4.0
3. Greenhouse/nursery
569,046
13.3
4.0
4. Dairy products
560,700
13.1
2.7
5. Chicken eggs
295,765
6.9
6.9
All commodities
4,276,038
2.2
For more details about Ohio's top agriculture commodities, see Leading commodities for cash receipts, or contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2002
Commodity
Rank among
states
Value
million $
1. Soybeans and products
6
475.9
2. Feed grains and products
7
282.0
3. Wheat and products
8
174.8
4. Other
9
141.1
5. Vegetables and preparations
14
52.4
Overall
13
1,312.5
For more information on exports see State Export Data or the Agricultural Trade Briefing Room or contact Carol Whitton, 202-694-5287.
Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 1997
Counties
Percent of state's
total receipts
Million $
1. Mercer
6.1
287.7
2. Darke
5.3
247.1
3. Wayne
3.3
155.8
4. Licking
2.8
128.9
5. Hardin
2.5
115.0
State total
4,684.3
For more information about the Census of Agriculture see the National Agricultural
Statistics Service's web page, or call 1-800-727-9540.
DATA SOURCES:
Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Regional Economic Information System, June 2002, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
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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