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state fact sheets

As of November 6, 2003
About the state fact sheets:

The State Fact Sheets contain information on
  • Population
  • Per-capita income
  • Earnings per job
  • Poverty rate
  • Total number of jobs
  • Unemployment rate
  • Percent employment change
  • Farm & farm related jobs
  • Top agriculture commodities
  • Top export commodities
  • Top agriculture counties
  • Farm characteristics
  • Farm financial indicators
Data sources:

The State Fact Sheets are updated when new data become available. The data are from a variety of 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.


for more information, contact: Tim Parker
web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov
page updated: November 6, 2003