Rank of Maine, Economy

YEAR RANK MAINE U.S. Agriculture Land in Farms, Percent 1992 43 15% 43.6% 1997 40 6.7% 42.2% 2002 49 6.9% 41.4% 2007 49 6.8% 40.8% Land in Farms, Acres 2000 43 1,270,000 943,090,000 1992 43 1,258,297 945,531,506 1997 42 1,211,648 931,795,255 2002 40 1,369,768 938,279,056 2007 41 1,347,566 922,095,840 Average Acres per Farm 1990 36 199 460 1992 36 218 491 1997 – 209 487 2000 371 187 434 2002 35 190 441 2007 39 166 418 Harvested Cropland Acres 1991 44 369,000 314,342,000 1997 – 426,711 309,395,475 2002 43 394,121 302,697,252 2007 44 393,738 309,607,601 Number of Farms 1990 41 7,300 2,143,150 2000 41 6,800 2,172,000 1992 41 5,776 1,925,300 1997 41 7,404 1,911,859 2002 41 7,196 2,128,982 2007 41 8,136 2,204,792 Net Farm Income, Millions $ (Operators) 1990 41 $151 $50,832 1992 – $73 $30,422 1997 – $78 $42,558 2002 40 $109 $33,736 2007 39 $166 $64,198 Value Products Sold in $1,000 1997 46 $450,278 $201,379,812 2002 46 $463,603 $200,646,355 2007 42 $617,190 $297,220,491

YEAR RANK MAINE NE* US Employment Unemployment Rate 2000 14 3.3 2.7 4.0 2001 10 3.7 3.6 4.7 2002 10 4.4 4.6 5.8 2003 15 5.0 5.1 6.0 2004 13 4.6 4.6 5.5 2005 24 4.9 4.5 5.1 2006 31 4.7 4.4 4.6 2007 33 4.7 4.4 4.6 2008 25 5.4 5.4 5.8 2009 25 8.1 8.1 9.3 2010 21 8.2 8.3 9.6 2011 20 7.5 7.7 8.9 –   –   – –   – –   –   – –   – –   – YEAR RANK MAINE U.S. Civilian Labor Force 20003 39 689,000 140,863,000 2010 41 698,500 153,216,900 –   – –   – –   –   –   –   – –   –   –   – Energy** BTU Consumption/Capita 1960 26 238,368 249,510 1970 29 303,624 330,362 1980 25 338,578 343,679 1990 17 379,086 338,537 2000 16 406,121 349,833 2009 23 327,134 307,990 –   – –   – –   –   –   – –   –   – Gross State Product/Capita 1999 452 $25,800 $32,763 2008 43 $37,760 $46,721 –  – –  – –  –  –  – –  –  –  – Income of People Per Capita Personal Income 1970 37 $3,409 $4,072 1980 39 $8,259 $10,029 1990 32 $17,167 $19,142 2000 37 $25,623 $29,676 2010 29 $37,300 $40,584 Median Household Income 1990 28 $28,793 $30,163 20003 27 $41,597 $42,148 2010 27 $48,133 $49,445 Salary and Wages/Worker 1990 37 $20,154 23,602 2000 41 $27,664 $35,323 2009 44 $36,617 $45,559 Persons Living in Poverty 20003 36 9.8% 11.9% 2005 25 12.3% 13.3% 2010 30 12.5% 15.1%

A more recent report of “How Maine Ranks” is available.

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Sources are U.S. Census unless otherwise noted.

¹ Louise L. Horner., Ed. Almanac of the 50 States: Basic Data Profiles with Comparative Tables. Palo Alto, California. Information Publications. 2002.

²Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.  Fedgazette. September, 2001

³Average of three years ending in 2000

* New England average of the six states

**About three-quarters of Maine’s households – the highest share in the Nation – use fuel oil for home heating. Maine generates a larger share of its electricity from nonhydroelectric renewable resources than any other State. Maine is the only New England State in which industry is the leading energy-consuming sector. Maine has the highest wood and wood waste power generation capacity in the United States.

Selected Resources:

Census.gov. “Labor Force, Employment, & Earnings.”  647 – Average Annual Wage by State. http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/labor_force_employment_earnings.html (accessed March 2, 2012)

Energy Information Administration. State Energy Data System. Consumption Estimates. http://www.eia.gov/state/seds/seds-data-complete.cfm#data

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2007 and 2008; Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements, 2011. Web: www.census.gov. (accessed March 2, 2012)

United States. Department of Agriculture. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations. 2010 Summary. February 2011. http://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Todays_Reports/reports/fnlo0211.pdf (accessed 2/29/12)

U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://www.bls.gov/lau/lastrkXX.htm, where XX = 00 through 11 for years 2000 through 2011.