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As of October 4, 2004
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POPULATION, INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT

Population
Variable State Metro * Nonmetro *
Population
    1980 800,508 690,235 110,273
    1990 1,201,833 1,039,095 162,738
    2000 1,998,257 1,771,107 227,150
    2003 (latest) 2,241,154 2,006,216 234,938
For more information on Nevada 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 (2002 dollars)
    2001 31,383 31,780 28,153
    2002 30,559 30,874 27,928
    Percent change -2.6 -2.9 -0.8
 
Earnings per job (2002 dollars)
    2001 39,124 39,725 33,488
    2002 38,798 39,392 33,149
    Percent change -0.8 -0.8 -1.0
 
Poverty rate (percent)
    1979 8.7 8.4 10.6
    1989 10.2 10.1 10.2
    1995 10.5 10.7 8.9
    Latest (1999) 10.5 10.6 9.7
For more information on Nevada 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
    2001 1,280,930 1,157,488 123,442
    2002 1,296,759 1,173,336 123,423
 
Unemployment rate (percent)
    2002 5.5 5.5 5.8
    2003 5.2 5.1 5.9
For more information on Nevada 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
    2000-2001 2.8 3.4 -2.2
    2001-2002 2.1 2.1 1.3
    2002-2003 1.5 1.7 -1.1
 
Percent of 2001 employment in farm and farm-related jobs
Total 11.0 10.6 14.1
    Production 0.4 0.1 3.9
    Farm inputs 0.1 0.1 0.2
    Processing & marketing 0.3 0.4 0.3
    Wholesale & retail trade 9.7 9.8 9.0
See the complete Farm and Farm-Related Employment data for Nevada or contact Alex Majchrowicz, 202-694-5355.

* Metro and nonmetro defintions are based on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) June 2003 classification. See "New Definitions in 2003" in the Measuring Rurality Briefing Room for more information.
 
For more information on socioeconomic conditions see the Rural Emphasis Page, or contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435.

FARM CHARACTERISTICS

1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture
 
Variable 1992 1997 2002
Total land area (million acres) 70.28 70.28 70.29
    Total farmland (million acres) 9.26 6.40 6.33
        Percent of total land area 13.2 9.1 9.0
 
        Cropland (million acres) 0.84 0.85 0.94
            Percent of total farmland 9.1 13.2 14.9
            Percent in pasture 31.4 30.6 33.4
 
            Harvested Cropland (million acres) 0.41 0.53 0.55
                Percent irrigated 48.6 62.1 56.9
 
        Woodland (million acres) 0.02 0.01 0.04
            Percent of total farmland 0.2 0.2 0.7
            Percent in pasture 72.3 77.8 34.5
 
        Pastureland (million acres) 8.11 5.22 4.97
            Percent of total farmland 87.5 81.6 78.6
 
        Land in house lots, ponds, roads,
        wasteland, etc. (million acres)		 0.30 0.32 0.37
            Percent of total farmland 3.2 5.0 5.9
 
Conservation and organic practices
        Farmland in conservation or wetlands
         reserve programs (million acres)		 0.01 0.00 0.01
            Percent of total farmland 0.1 0.0 0.1
 
        Certified organic farms, all commodities (number) N/A N/A 24
        Value of all organic commodities sold ($1,000's) N/A N/A 3,613
            Certified organic farms, crops (number) N/A N/A 9
            Land used to raise certified organic crops (acres) N/A N/A 1,643
 
Average farm size (acres) 3,205 2,000 2,118
 
Farms by size (percent)
            1 to 99 acres 49.1 53.9 55.6
            100 to 499 acres 25.4 23.1 20.2
            500 to 999 acres 8.2 7.8 7.2
            1000 to 1,999 acres 6.1 5.8 5.7
            2,000 or more acres 11.1 9.3 11.3
 
Farms by sales (percent)
            Less than $9,999 52.6 52.4 55.4
            $10,000 to $49,999 22.0 24.0 17.6
            $50,000 to $99,999 9.1 8.0 7.6
            $100,000 to $499,999 12.7 12.0 14.1
            More than $500,000 4.0 4.1 5.4
 
Tenure of farmers
        Full owner (farms) 2,110 2,393 2,354
            Percent of total 73.0 74.8 78.8
 
        Part owner (farms) 509 527 458
            Percent of total 17.6 16.5 15.3
 
        Tenant owner (farms) 271 278 177
            Percent of total 9.4 8.7 5.9
 
Farm organization
        Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) 2,269 2,532 2,499
            Percent of total 78.5 79.2 83.6
 
        Family-held corporations (farms) 193 219 174
            Percent of total 6.7 6.8 5.8
 
        Partnerships (farms) 323 309 205
            Percent of total 11.2 9.7 6.9
 
        Non-family corporations (farms) 28 26 26
            Percent of total 1.0 0.8 0.9
 
        Others - cooperative, estate or trust,
        institutional, etc. (farms)		 77 112 85
            Percent of total 2.7 3.5 2.8
 
Characteristics of principal farm operators
        Average operator age (years) 54.2 54.9 55.9
        Percent with farming as their primary occupation 57.3 52.4 58.7
        Men (persons) 2,540 2,691 2,472
        Women (persons) 350 507 517
 
For more information about the Census of Agriculture see the National Agricultural Statistics Service's web page, or call 1-800-727-9540. Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See "Coverage Adjustment."

FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS

Farm income and value added data
 
Variable 2002 2003
 
Number of farms 3,000 3,000
 
  Thousands $
       Final crop output 150,724 142,252
+     Final animal output 219,964 254,019
+     Services and forestry 64,740 64,185
=   Final agricultural sector output 435,427 460,456
 
-      Intermediate consumption outlays 222,365 221,642
+     Net government transactions -370 846
=   Gross value added 212,692 239,660
 
-      Capital consumption 49,292 49,321
 
=   Net value added 163,400 190,339
 
-    Factor payments 81,145 79,061
         Employee compensation (total hired labor) 58,093 55,333
         Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 3,225 3,518
         Real estate and nonreal estate interest 19,827 20,210
 
=   Net farm income 82,255 111,278
 
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 3,368,754 3,431,619
        Real estate 2,679,743 2,736,759
        Nonreal estate 689,011 694,859
 
Farm debt 276,945 293,680
        Real estate 168,107 183,040
        Nonreal estate 108,838 110,640
 
            Equity 3,091,809 3,137,939
 
Ratios Percent
        Debt/equity 9.0 9.4
        Debt/assets 8.2 8.6
 
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, 2003
Commodity Value of receipts
thousand $		 Percent of state total
farm receipts		 Percent of US value
1.     Cattle and calves 182,691 46.2 0.4
2.     Hay 75,051 19.0 1.7
3.     Dairy products 53,648 13.6 0.3
4.     Onions 29,760 7.5 3.0
5.     Potatoes 11,700 3.0 0.5
 
All commodities
 395,801   0.2
 
For more details about Nevada's top agriculture commodities, see Leading commodities for cash receipts, the Farm Income Data page, or contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.



Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2003
Commodity Rank among
states		 Value
million $
1.     Seeds 12 18.2
2.     Vegetables and Preparations 28 8.1
3.     Feeds and Fodders 42 2.8
4.     Wheat and Products 43 1.0
5.     Other 47 0.8
 
Overall
 46 31.7
 
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 2002
Counties Percent of state's
total receipts		 Million $
1.     White Pine County 17.0 76.0
2.     Lyon County 16.7 74.5
3.     Humboldt County 12.3 54.9
4.     Churchill County 11.3 50.6
5.     Elko County 10.1 45.3
 
State total
   447.0
 
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:

For Electronic File of Data:

        Download State Facts database (MS Access 97; 506KB)

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        Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.

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