vermont state fact sheet
State Fact Sheet Map
As of January 21, 2004
POPULATION, INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT
Population
Variable
State
Metro *
Nonmetro *
Population
1980
511,456
154,935
356,521
1990
562,758
177,059
385,699
2000
608,827
198,889
409,938
2002 (latest)
616,592
202,943
413,649
For more information on Vermont 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
26,620
29,189
25,378
2000
26,848
29,611
25,506
Percent change
0.9
1.4
0.5
Earnings per job (2000 dollars)
1999
27,937
32,722
25,331
2000
28,054
32,869
25,393
Percent change
0.4
0.4
0.2
Poverty rate (percent)
1979
12.1
11.4
12.3
1989
9.9
9.1
10.2
1995
11.2
9.1
12.2
Latest (1999)
9.4
8.8
9.7
For more information on Vermont 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
396,027
139,642
256,385
2000
405,680
144,369
261,311
Unemployment rate (percent)
2000
2.9
2.2
3.3
2001
3.6
2.9
4.0
For more information on Vermont 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
2.0
2.5
1.7
1999-2000
-1.1
-0.4
-1.5
2000-2001
0.2
0.5
0.1
Percent of 1997 employment in farm and farm-related jobs
Total
16.5
15.2
17.2
Production
2.5
1.8
2.9
Farm inputs
0.2
0.2
0.2
Processing & marketing
1.6
2.1
1.3
Wholesale & retail trade
11.3
10.5
11.7
See the complete Farm and Farm-Related Employment data for Vermont or contact Alex Majchrowicz, 202-694-5355.
* See the measures of rurality for Vermont: 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)
5.92
5.92
Total farmland (million acres)
1.28
1.26
Percent of total land area
21.6
21.3
Cropland (million acres)
0.66
0.62
Percent of total farmland
51.5
48.9
Percent irrigated
0.3
0.4
Percent in pasture
24.0
21.3
Farmland in conservation and wetland
reserve program (million acres)
0.00
0.01
Percent of total farmland
0.2
0.7
Woodland (million acres)
0.48
0.49
Percent of total farmland
37.5
38.6
Percent in pasture
19.2
13.6
Pastureland (million acres)
0.09
0.08
Percent of total farmland
6.7
6.6
Other land (million acres)
0.05
0.07
Percent of total farmland
4.3
5.8
Average farm size (acres)
235
217
Farms by size (percent)
1 to 99 acres
33.2
39.9
100 to 499 acres
55.6
50.1
500 to 999 acres
9.6
8.0
1000 to 1,999 acres
1.3
1.7
2,000 or more acres
0.2
0.3
Farms by sales (percent)
Less than $50,000
60.0
67.4
$50,000 to $99,999
13.1
9.8
$100,000 to $499,999
25.4
20.4
More than $500,000
1.6
2.5
Tenure of farmers
Full owner (farms)
2,925
3,281
Percent of total
53.8
56.3
Part owner (farms)
2,106
2,073
Percent of total
38.7
35.6
Tenant owner (farms)
405
474
Percent of total
7.5
8.1
Farm organization
Individuals/family (farms)
4,890
5,209
Percent of total
90.0
89.4
Partnerships (farms)
485
538
Percent of total
8.9
9.2
Non-family corporations (farms)
21
24
Percent of total
0.4
0.4
Others (farms)
40
57
Percent of total
0.7
1.0
Average operator age (years)
51
53
Percent with farming as their occupation
64.4
56.6
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
6,600
6,600
Thousands $
Final crop output
67,588
80,643
+ Final animal output
481,107
396,327
+ Services and forestry
64,371
85,795
= Final agricultural sector output
613,066
562,765
- Intermediate consumption outlays
321,235
326,179
+ Net government transactions
-18,985
10,415
= Gross value added
272,846
247,001
- Capital consumption
54,106
55,754
= Net value added
218,740
191,247
- Factor payments
82,005
85,845
Employee compensation (total hired labor)
53,393
55,203
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords
452
1,892
Real estate and nonreal estate interest
28,160
28,750
= Net farm income
136,735
105,402
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
2,947,099
3,034,421
Real estate
2,190,062
2,305,329
Nonreal estate
757,037
729,092
Farm debt
404,967
423,916
Real estate
199,177
214,296
Nonreal estate
205,790
209,621
Equity
2,542,133
2,610,505
Ratios
Percent
Debt/equity
15.9
16.2
Debt/assets
13.7
14.0
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. Dairy products
340,868
71.6
1.7
2. Cattle and calves
45,674
9.6
0.1
3. Greenhouse/nursery
19,050
4.0
0.1
4. Maple products
15,246
3.2
38.5
5. Hay
14,448
3.0
0.3
All commodities
476,352
0.2
For more details about Vermont'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. Fruits and preparations
26
2.3
2. Feeds and fodders
42
1.6
3. Other
47
1.2
4. Live animals and meat
44
0.4
5. Poultry and products
43
0.2
Overall
47
5.9
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. Addison
23.7
112.7
2. Franklin
20.9
99.6
3. Orleans
12.5
59.5
4. Caledonia
6.2
29.4
5. Rutland
6.0
28.4
State total
476.3
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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