The Economic Contribution of Forestry and Forest Products - Pearl River County

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Publication Number: M1733

Pearl River County

Forestry and forest products are a major component of Pearl River County’s economy. Forest-related economic sectors generate value not only within the forest-related sectors but also in other sectors of the economy. The economic contributions of forest-related sectors and their contributions on other sectors can be estimated using input-output analysis. Using 2018 data, this study estimates the total economic contributions of forestry and the forest products industry to Pearl River County, Mississippi.

Employment and Income Contributions

Forest-related economic activity in Pearl River County during 2018 generated 252 jobs and over $10.0 million in income. That’s about 1.4% of jobs and 1.7% of income in the county. Employment is the number of full- and part-time jobs in all sectors of the economy. Income includes all forms of employment income, including employee compensation (wages and benefits) and proprietor income, also referred to as labor income.

Total Output and Value Added Contributions

Forestry and the forest products industry generated over $48.4 million, or about 2.3% of economic output in Pearl River County. Forest-related value added amounted to over $15.7 million, or about 1.6% of all value added in the county. The value of all goods and services produced is defined as total output. Value added is a portion of total output and represents the creation of new wealth.

Tax Contributions

Forest-related economic activity contributed an estimated $3.44 million in tax revenue for federal, state, and local governments. This represents an estimated tax revenue of $2.19 million for federal and $1.25 million for state and local governments.

Contributions from forest-related sectors on employment and income in Pearl River County, Mississippi, 2018.

	Number of Jobs	% of County	Income ($)	% of County
Direct Contributions from Forest-Related Sectors
Misc. Forest Products	38	0.21	1,639,162	0.28
Logging	22	0.12	41,196	0.01
Solid Wood Products	38	0.21	1,539,435	0.26
Wood Furniture	31	0.17	1,663,293	0.28
Pulp & Paper	39	0.22	2,379,026	0.41
Subtotal	168	0.93	7,262,113	1.24
Indirect and Induced Contributions on Sectors
Wholesale & Retail Trade	21	0.11	897,600	0.15
Misc. Manufacturing	15	0.08	305,047	0.05
Misc. Services	14	0.08	401,797	0.07
Transport. & Comm. Services	9	0.05	318,644	0.05
Financial & Real Estate	7	0.04	152,048	0.03
Resource Services	6	0.03	207,827	0.04
Health Services	5	0.03	205,637	0.04
Recreation & Amusement	2	0.01	5,110	0.00
Construction	1	0.01	44,167	0.01
Agricultural Products	1	0.01	6,516	0.00
Utility Services	1	0.01	80,435	0.01
Domestic Services	1	0.01	49,951	0.01
Government	1	0.00	59,682	0.01
Education	1	0.00	1,709	0.00
Mining	0	0.00	358	0.00
Petroleum & Chemicals	0	0.00	1,658	0.00
Metal Industries	0	0.00	207	0.00
Food Processing	0	0.00	124	0.00
Glass, Stone, & Clay	0	0.00	167	0.00
Transportation Equipment	0	0.00	67	0.00
Machinery & Equipment	0	0.00	34	0.00
Agricultural Processing	0	0.00	9	0.00
Farm Inputs & Machinery	0	0.00	4	0.00
Fabric Mills & Leather	0	0.00	0	0.00
Technology Industries	0	0.00	0	0.00
Subtotal	84	0.47	2,738,797	0.47
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS	252	1.40	10,000,910	1.71
Rest of County	17,748	98.60	574,943,207	98.29
Total in County	18,000	100.00	584,944,117	100.00

Contributions from forest-related sectors on total output and value added in Pearl River County, Mississippi, 2018.

	Output ($)	% of County	Value Added ($)	% of County
Direct Contributions from Forest-Related Sectors
Misc. Forest Products	2,377,014	0.11	1,658,207	0.16
Logging	813,144	0.04	76,359	0.01
Solid Wood Products	11,721,750	0.56	3,442,712	0.34
Wood Furniture	4,381,928	0.21	1,908,263	0.19
Pulp & Paper	18,314,731	0.88	3,597,854	0.36
Subtotal	37,608,567	1.81	10,683,395	1.06
Indirect and Induced Contributions on Sectors
Wholesale & Retail Trade	3,383,504	0.16	1,758,171	0.17
Misc. Manufacturing	748,384	0.04	318,946	0.03
Misc. Services	1,110,055	0.05	599,271	0.06
Transport. & Comm. Services	1,259,632	0.06	421,256	0.04
Financial & Real Estate	1,985,735	0.10	955,915	0.09
Resource Services	216,463	0.01	174,812	0.02
Health Services	388,719	0.02	214,034	0.02
Recreation & Amusement	36,091	0.00	13,571	0.00
Construction	201,116	0.01	53,712	0.01
Agricultural Products	46,369	0.00	12,488	0.00
Utility Services	861,290	0.04	301,136	0.03
Domestic Services	417,090	0.02	148,498	0.01
Government	111,768	0.01	59,952	0.01
Education	14,574	0.00	2,249	0.00
Mining	20,762	0.00	1,249	0.00
Petroleum & Chemicals	18,835	0.00	3,336	0.00
Metal Industries	894	0.00	236	0.00
Food Processing	483	0.00	166	0.00
Glass, Stone, & Clay	756	0.00	273	0.00
Transportation Equipment	264	0.00	86	0.00
Machinery & Equipment	203	0.00	42	0.00
Agricultural Processing	103	0.00	11	0.00
Farm Inputs & Machinery	35	0.00	7	0.00
Fabric Mills & Leather	0	0.00	0	0.00
Technology Industries	0	0.00	0	0.00
Subtotal	10,823,124	0.52	5,039,417	0.50
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS	48,431,691	2.33	15,722,812	1.56
Rest of County	2,028,323,232	97.67	991,084,226	98.44
Total in County	2,076,754,923	100.00	1,006,807,038	100.00

Economic contributions developed using 2018 IMPLAN® software and data (reported in 2020 dollars).

Pearl River County forestland acreage, ownership, value, and taxes collected.

Total forestland acres, 2018	361,798
Private ownership acres	338,307
Public ownership acres	23,490
Forestland assessed value, 2018	$12,432,642
Ad valorem tax collections from forestland, 2018	$1,553,210
Value of standing timber, 2018	$402,109,964
Value of timber harvested, 2019	$18,107,357
Timber severance tax collections (100%), 2019	$67,720
Tax to Forest Resource Development Program (80%)	$54,176
Tax returned to county government (20%)	$13,544

Sources: Forestland ownership, acreage, and timber volumes were estimated using the USDA Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis Program, Forest Inventory EVALIDator web application Version 1.8.0.01. Tax collections according to Mississippi Tax Commission and Mississippi Department of Revenue. Timber harvest values according to the Mississippi Harvest of Forest Products Report.

M1733 (100-11-20)

By Shaun M. Tanger, PhD, Assistant Extension Professor, Forestry; Marcus K. Measells, MS, Senior Extension Associate, Forestry; James E. Henderson, PhD, Extension Professor and Head, Coastal Research and Extension Center; and Ian A. Munn, PhD, Associate Dean and Professor, Forestry.

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