Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
1,508,228 |
16,049,937 |
17,558,165 |
| 1990 |
1,552,018 |
16,438,437 |
17,990,455 |
| 2000 |
1,560,940 |
17,415,517 |
18,976,457 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
1,543,996 |
17,946,301 |
19,490,297 |
More information on New York population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
28,879 |
46,367 |
44,969 |
| 2007 |
29,288 |
47,841 |
46,364 |
| Percent change |
2.8 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
37,429 |
66,299 |
64,238 |
| 2007 |
37,656 |
67,997 |
65,852 |
| Percent change |
1.2 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
12.9 |
13.5 |
13.4 |
| 1989 |
12.7 |
13.1 |
13.0 |
| 1999 |
13.2 |
14.7 |
14.6 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
14.0 |
13.8 |
13.8 |
More information on New York poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
35.7 |
33.6 |
33.7 |
| 1990 |
25.9 |
25.1 |
25.2 |
| 2000 |
20.0 |
21.0 |
20.9 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
38.0 |
33.7 |
34.1 |
| 1990 |
36.8 |
28.8 |
29.5 |
| 2000 |
37.0 |
26.9 |
27.8 |
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| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
14.3 |
14.3 |
14.3 |
| 1990 |
23.0 |
22.1 |
22.2 |
| 2000 |
26.4 |
23.7 |
23.9 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
12.0 |
18.5 |
17.9 |
| 1990 |
14.2 |
23.9 |
23.1 |
| 2000 |
16.5 |
28.3 |
27.4 |
More information on New York education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2006 |
777,153 |
10,104,446 |
10,881,599 |
| 2007 |
780,447 |
10,259,427 |
11,039,874 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2007 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
| 2008 |
6.3 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
More information on New York unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2005-2006 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| 2006-2007 |
-0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
| 2007-2008 |
-0.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
30,196,361 |
30,216,824 |
30,162,489 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
7,788,241 |
7,660,969 |
7,174,743 |
| Percent of total land area |
25.8 |
25.4 |
23.8 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
4,961,538 |
4,841,367 |
4,314,954 |
| Percent of total farmland |
63.7 |
63.2 |
60.1 |
| Percent in pasture |
13.8 |
10.6 |
6.5 |
| Percent irrigated |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
3,855,732 |
3,846,368 |
3,651,278 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
1,655,185 |
1,649,585 |
1,559,522 |
| Percent of total farmland |
21.3 |
21.5 |
21.7 |
| Percent in pasture |
14.7 |
14.3 |
10.6 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
520,150 |
550,225 |
714,615 |
| Percent of total farmland |
6.7 |
7.2 |
10.0 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
651,368 |
619,792 |
585,652 |
| Percent of total farmland |
8.4 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
97,617 |
211,996 |
115,546 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
204 |
206 |
197 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
45.9 |
47.9 |
51.2 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
45.1 |
42.8 |
40.4 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
6.7 |
6.6 |
5.5 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
51.6 |
55.9 |
54.6 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
20.7 |
18.5 |
20.4 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
9.1 |
8.2 |
6.2 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
15.9 |
14.4 |
14.0 |
| More than $500,000 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
24,286 |
24,722 |
24,565 |
| Percent of total |
63.5 |
66.4 |
67.6 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
11,741 |
11,040 |
10,424 |
| Percent of total |
30.7 |
29.6 |
28.7 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
2,237 |
1,493 |
1,363 |
| Percent of total |
5.8 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
32,813 |
32,654 |
30,621 |
| Percent of total |
85.8 |
87.6 |
84.2 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
1,593 |
1,388 |
1,885 |
| Percent of total |
4.2 |
3.7 |
5.2 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
3,465 |
2,846 |
3,347 |
| Percent of total |
9.1 |
7.6 |
9.2 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
178 |
193 |
225 |
| Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
215 |
174 |
274 |
| Percent of total |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
52.9 |
54.1 |
56.2 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
53.9 |
60.8 |
54.0 |
| Men |
33,795 |
31,583 |
29,664 |
| Women |
4,469 |
5,672 |
6,688 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
36,400 |
36,600 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
1,677,358 |
2,031,786 |
| + Final animal output |
2,725,291 |
2,611,818 |
| + Services and forestry |
431,262 |
454,518 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
4,833,910 |
5,098,121 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
2,246,189 |
2,432,154 |
| + Net government transactions |
-164,792 |
-218,106 |
| = Gross value added |
2,422,929 |
2,447,861 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
483,622 |
515,030 |
| |
| = Net value added |
1,939,307 |
1,932,831 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
861,785 |
805,077 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
621,452 |
595,049 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
27,609 |
6,704 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
212,724 |
203,324 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
1,077,522 |
1,127,754 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2008
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Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Dairy products |
2,306,400 |
49.1 |
6.6 |
| 2. Greenhouse/nursery |
335,588 |
7.1 |
2.1 |
| 3. Corn |
320,075 |
6.8 |
0.6 |
| 4. Apples |
288,284 |
6.1 |
10.8 |
| 5. Cattle and calves |
144,664 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
| |
| All commodities |
4,694,509 |
|
1.4 |
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More information on New York's top agriculture commodities
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Dairy products |
3 |
332.7 |
| 2. Other |
14 |
180.6 |
| 3. Wheat and products |
25 |
151.9 |
| 4. Fruits and preparations |
5 |
149.2 |
| 5. Feed grains and products |
19 |
124.7 |
| |
| Overall rank |
29 |
1,202.7 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Suffolk County |
5.5 |
242,933 |
| 2. Wyoming County |
5.2 |
229,943 |
| 3. Cayuga County |
4.9 |
214,403 |
| 4. Genesee County |
4.0 |
177,810 |
| 5. Wayne County |
3.8 |
168,963 |
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| State total |
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4,418,634 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2008, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 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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