Total Land Area: 372,614 acres

Farmland: 161,727 acres

Timberland: 195,522 acres

Number of Farms: 1,457

Population: 119,953

Total Employment: 62,325 jobs

Total Economic Activity: $11.9 billion

Top Industry Groups:

Manufacturing

Agriculture, Forestry, and Related Industries

Government-related Services

Total ProductionIn 2010, $263.5 million was generated through the county’s agricultural and forestry production sector.

Agricultural Production Poultry and egg production was the largest agricultural commodity, contributing 76.9 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

The second largest was cattle, which contributed 5.9 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

The third largest was soybeans, which contributed 2.7 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

Morgan County also ranked second in the state in dairy cattle and milk production.

Morgan County Agriculture, Forestry, and Related IndustriesTotal Impacts: $2.8 Billion and 18,841 Jobs

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* Value Added is the value that is added to a product at the stage of its manufacture or distribution.

Top Agricultural Commodities

Commodity Production (Mn$) Jobs Value Added*

(Mn$)Indirect Business

Taxes (Mn$)Poultry & egg 202.6 998 60.0 3.1

Cattle 15.7 252 4.3 0.4

Soybeans 7.2 168 3.6 0.2

Forestry ProductionTimberland accounted for 52.5 percent of the surface land of Morgan County. Total forestry production contributed 4.3 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

Overall Contributions to Morgan CountyMorgan County’s agricultural, forestry, and related industries generated 18,841 full- and part-time jobs, representing 30.2 percent of the county’s total workforce (62,325 jobs).

The total impact of agriculture, forestry, and related industries was $2.8 billion, which was 24.0 percent of the county’s total economic activity ($11.9 billion). The indirect business taxes impact was $72.8 million, 25.6 percent of the county’s total indirect business taxes.

For more information, visit the Morgan County Extension office online at www.aces.edu/ Morgan. Look in your telephone directory under Morgan County to find the telephone number.

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Forestry IndustryCounty Production (Mn$) Jobs Value Added (Mn$) Indirect Business Taxes (Mn$)Morgan 11.3 97 5.9 0.3

Economic ImpactsProduction (Mn$) Jobs Value Added (Mn$) Indirect Business Taxes (Mn$)

Agricultural & Forestry Industries 2,495.1 12,807 789.2 41.3 Crop, livestock, forestry & fisheries production 263.5 2,071 86.9 4.8 Food & affiliated products manufacturing 2,054.1 9,566 613.9 32.6 Forest products manufacturing 177.4 1,170 88.4 3.8

Related Industries 348.9 6,034 204.8 31.4 Agricultural inputs & services 42.3 661 23.0 0.8 Food & affiliated products distribution 306.6 5,373 181.9 30.6 Total 2,844.0 18,841 994.0 72.8