oklahoma state fact sheet
State Fact Sheet Map
As of January 21, 2004
POPULATION, INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT
Population
Variable
State
Metro *
Nonmetro *
Population
1980
3,025,487
1,724,167
1,301,320
1990
3,145,576
1,869,842
1,275,734
2000
3,450,654
2,098,362
1,352,292
2002 (latest)
3,493,714
2,140,851
1,352,863
For more information on Oklahoma 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
23,474
26,044
19,498
2000
23,650
26,307
19,520
Percent change
0.7
1.0
0.1
Earnings per job (2000 dollars)
1999
28,234
31,284
22,326
2000
28,099
31,201
22,065
Percent change
-0.5
-0.3
-1.2
Poverty rate (percent)
1979
13.4
10.8
17.0
1989
16.7
13.9
20.8
1995
18.2
15.9
21.6
Latest (1999)
14.7
12.9
17.5
For more information on Oklahoma 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
1,989,964
1,312,388
677,576
2000
2,030,436
1,341,026
689,410
Unemployment rate (percent)
2000
3.0
2.7
3.7
2001
3.8
3.7
4.1
For more information on Oklahoma 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
3.0
3.2
2.5
1999-2000
0.0
-0.0
0.1
2000-2001
0.2
-0.6
1.7
Percent of 1997 employment in farm and farm-related jobs
Total
17.5
13.3
25.6
Production
5.1
1.6
11.7
Farm inputs
0.3
0.1
0.6
Processing & marketing
1.5
0.9
2.7
Wholesale & retail trade
9.9
10.1
9.5
See the complete Farm and Farm-Related Employment data for Oklahoma or contact Alex Majchrowicz, 202-694-5355.
* See the measures of rurality for Oklahoma: 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)
43.95
43.95
Total farmland (million acres)
32.14
33.22
Percent of total land area
73.1
75.6
Cropland (million acres)
14.52
14.84
Percent of total farmland
45.2
44.7
Percent irrigated
3.3
3.1
Percent in pasture
30.7
33.6
Farmland in conservation and wetland
reserve program (million acres)
0.83
0.96
Percent of total farmland
2.6
2.9
Woodland (million acres)
1.94
2.13
Percent of total farmland
6.0
6.4
Percent in pasture
71.9
69.0
Pastureland (million acres)
15.06
15.43
Percent of total farmland
46.9
46.5
Other land (million acres)
0.62
0.81
Percent of total farmland
1.9
2.4
Average farm size (acres)
480
448
Farms by size (percent)
1 to 99 acres
32.4
35.6
100 to 499 acres
43.5
42.7
500 to 999 acres
12.3
11.0
1000 to 1,999 acres
7.7
6.7
2,000 or more acres
4.2
4.0
Farms by sales (percent)
Less than $50,000
84.2
85.7
$50,000 to $99,999
6.9
5.8
$100,000 to $499,999
7.9
7.1
More than $500,000
1.1
1.4
Tenure of farmers
Full owner (farms)
35,802
41,550
Percent of total
53.5
56.0
Part owner (farms)
24,039
25,169
Percent of total
35.9
33.9
Tenant owner (farms)
7,096
7,495
Percent of total
10.6
10.1
Farm organization
Individuals/family (farms)
61,389
68,497
Percent of total
91.7
92.3
Partnerships (farms)
4,985
4,963
Percent of total
7.5
6.7
Non-family corporations (farms)
111
145
Percent of total
0.2
0.2
Others (farms)
452
609
Percent of total
0.7
0.8
Average operator age (years)
55
55
Percent with farming as their occupation
49.7
44.5
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
86,000
87,000
Thousands $
Final crop output
798,621
859,849
+ Final animal output
3,268,965
3,043,233
+ Services and forestry
547,429
530,594
= Final agricultural sector output
4,615,015
4,433,676
- Intermediate consumption outlays
2,787,392
2,694,261
+ Net government transactions
249,217
166,417
= Gross value added
2,076,840
1,905,832
- Capital consumption
509,364
527,494
= Net value added
1,567,476
1,378,338
- Factor payments
657,251
620,301
Employee compensation (total hired labor)
191,549
188,228
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords
144,387
118,537
Real estate and nonreal estate interest
321,315
313,536
= Net farm income
910,225
758,037
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
27,942,082
29,072,946
Real estate
20,351,201
21,211,111
Nonreal estate
7,590,881
7,861,835
Farm debt
4,543,748
4,656,058
Real estate
1,913,852
2,041,352
Nonreal estate
2,629,896
2,614,706
Equity
23,398,334
24,416,888
Ratios
Percent
Debt/equity
19.4
19.1
Debt/assets
16.3
16.0
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. Cattle and calves
1,872,439
50.2
4.9
2. Hogs
378,140
10.1
3.9
3. Broilers
342,210
9.2
2.5
4. Wheat
314,012
8.4
5.7
5. Dairy products
172,800
4.6
0.8
All commodities
3,730,952
1.9
For more details about Oklahoma'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. Wheat and products
5
242.2
2. Live animals and meat
15
104.0
3. Poultry and products
16
46.9
4. Feeds and fodders
11
45.5
5. Feed grains and products
23
34.5
Overall
28
540.0
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. Texas
16.1
668.0
2. Cimarron
4.4
180.5
3. Mccurtain
3.3
137.1
4. Le Flore
2.9
118.7
5. Osage
2.5
102.9
State total
4,146.4
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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