wyoming state fact sheet
State Fact Sheet Map
As of January 21, 2004
POPULATION, INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT
Population
Variable
State
Metro *
Nonmetro *
Population
1980
469,557
140,505
329,052
1990
453,589
134,368
319,221
2000
493,782
148,140
345,642
2002 (latest)
498,703
150,230
348,473
For more information on Wyoming 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
27,104
28,997
26,295
2000
27,372
29,865
26,302
Percent change
1.0
3.0
0.0
Earnings per job (2000 dollars)
1999
27,297
29,458
26,371
2000
27,037
30,127
25,709
Percent change
-0.9
2.3
-2.5
Poverty rate (percent)
1979
7.9
6.9
8.3
1989
11.9
11.0
12.2
1995
11.5
11.5
11.5
Latest (1999)
11.4
10.3
11.9
For more information on Wyoming 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
322,594
96,770
225,824
2000
330,657
99,430
231,227
Unemployment rate (percent)
2000
3.9
3.6
4.0
2001
3.9
3.8
4.0
For more information on Wyoming 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
2.2
2.0
1999-2000
2.8
3.2
2.7
2000-2001
1.5
2.4
1.2
Percent of 1997 employment in farm and farm-related jobs
Total
16.6
12.2
18.6
Production
3.9
1.4
5.0
Farm inputs
0.5
0.4
0.5
Processing & marketing
0.5
0.1
0.7
Wholesale & retail trade
10.2
10.0
10.3
See the complete Farm and Farm-Related Employment data for Wyoming or contact Alex Majchrowicz, 202-694-5355.
* See the measures of rurality for Wyoming: 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)
62.15
62.15
Total farmland (million acres)
32.88
34.09
Percent of total land area
52.9
54.9
Cropland (million acres)
2.84
2.97
Percent of total farmland
8.6
8.7
Percent irrigated
38.7
39.1
Percent in pasture
25.4
24.8
Farmland in conservation and wetland
reserve program (million acres)
0.19
0.23
Percent of total farmland
0.6
0.7
Woodland (million acres)
0.79
0.75
Percent of total farmland
2.4
2.2
Percent in pasture
90.3
90.2
Pastureland (million acres)
28.95
30.05
Percent of total farmland
88.1
88.2
Other land (million acres)
0.30
0.32
Percent of total farmland
0.9
0.9
Average farm size (acres)
3,772
3,692
Farms by size (percent)
1 to 99 acres
23.4
24.9
100 to 499 acres
26.1
24.6
500 to 999 acres
12.4
11.6
1000 to 1,999 acres
10.1
10.5
2,000 or more acres
28.1
28.5
Farms by sales (percent)
Less than $50,000
65.1
66.7
$50,000 to $99,999
13.6
12.7
$100,000 to $499,999
18.8
17.7
More than $500,000
2.5
2.9
Tenure of farmers
Full owner (farms)
4,051
4,732
Percent of total
46.5
51.3
Part owner (farms)
3,436
3,386
Percent of total
39.4
36.7
Tenant owner (farms)
1,229
1,114
Percent of total
14.1
12.1
Farm organization
Individuals/family (farms)
7,569
8,028
Percent of total
86.8
87.0
Partnerships (farms)
976
963
Percent of total
11.2
10.4
Non-family corporations (farms)
52
58
Percent of total
0.6
0.6
Others (farms)
119
183
Percent of total
1.4
2.0
Average operator age (years)
53
54
Percent with farming as their occupation
64.4
60.5
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
9,200
9,200
Thousands $
Final crop output
142,062
110,569
+ Final animal output
783,185
615,602
+ Services and forestry
153,436
192,655
= Final agricultural sector output
1,078,683
918,826
- Intermediate consumption outlays
610,821
548,431
+ Net government transactions
12,661
9,566
= Gross value added
480,523
379,961
- Capital consumption
111,055
114,578
= Net value added
369,468
265,383
- Factor payments
164,164
165,815
Employee compensation (total hired labor)
77,623
80,511
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords
12,474
9,933
Real estate and nonreal estate interest
74,067
75,371
= Net farm income
205,304
99,568
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
10,937,713
11,243,985
Real estate
8,792,566
9,255,333
Nonreal estate
2,145,147
1,988,652
Farm debt
1,100,877
1,131,821
Real estate
502,229
534,934
Nonreal estate
598,648
596,887
Equity
9,836,836
10,112,164
Ratios
Percent
Debt/equity
11.2
11.2
Debt/assets
10.1
10.1
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
686,960
78.4
1.8
2. Hay
45,947
5.2
1.0
3. Sugar beets
26,162
3.0
2.4
4. Sheep and lambs
24,024
2.7
5.7
5. Barley
14,639
1.7
2.8
All commodities
875,784
0.5
For more details about Wyoming'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. Live animals and meat
30
9.1
2. Feed grains and products
35
7.3
3. Feeds and fodders
36
7.2
4. Wheat and products
42
5.4
5. Vegetables and preparations
32
4.5
Overall
44
36.8
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. Goshen
14.6
130.9
2. Laramie
10.7
96.0
3. Platte
7.6
68.2
4. Park
7.3
65.6
5. Fremont
6.8
61.5
State total
898.5
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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