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The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Calhoun County

Publication Number: M1664
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Calhoun County

The forestry and forest products industries are a major component of Calhoun County’s economy. The forest-related economic sectors generate value not only within their own sectors but also in other sectors of the economy. The multiplier effect of economic activity in one sector and the impacts on other sectors can be estimated using input-output analysis. Using 2022 data, this study estimates the economic contribution of the forestry and forest products industries to Calhoun County, Mississippi.

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Employment and Income Contributions

Forest-related economic activity in Calhoun County during 2022 generated 968 jobs and nearly $59.47 million in income. That’s about 18.2 percent of jobs and 28.31 percent 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

Over $203.22 million, or about 23.25 percent of economic output in Calhoun County, is generated by the forestry and forest products industries. Forest-related value-added amounted to over $88.84 million, or about 22.54 percent 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.

Table 1. Contributions from forest-related sectors on employment and income in Calhoun County, Mississippi, 2022.

Sectors

Number of Jobs

% of County

Income ($)

% of County

Direct Contribution from Forest Related Sectors

Forest Support Service

261

4.91

13,859,670

6.6

Logging

92

1.73

18,576,740

8.84

Solid Wood Product

246

4.63

11,772,694

5.60

Pulp and Paper

0

0.00

4,826

0.00

Wood Furniture

137

2.58

6,812,035

3.24

Subtotal

736

13.84

51,025,965

24.28

Indirect and Induced Contributions on Sectors

Retail and Wholesale Trade

79

1.49

2,624,281

1.25

Real Estate, Finance, and Insurance

19

0.36

585,233

0.28

Services

41

0.77

1,208,813

0.58

Construction and Manufacturing

16

0.30

658,387

0.31

Health Care

26

0.49

1,252,311

0.60

Transportation and Warehousing

26

0.49

1,260,524

0.60

Government

6

0.11

285,151

0.14

Agriculture Production and Services

5

0.09

137,597

0.07

Food and Fiber

9

0.17

353,221

0.17

Hotels and Entertainment

4

0.08

26,834

0.01

Education

3

0.06

55,946

0.03

Subtotal

234

4.40

8,448,298

4.02

Total Impact from Forest Related Sector

968

18.2

59,474,263

28.31

Rest of the County

4,348

81.76

150,644,676

71.69

Total in County

5,318

100.0

210,118,939

100.0

Table 2. Contributions from forest-related sectors on total output and value-added in Calhoun County, Mississippi, 2022.

Sectors

Output ($)

% of County

Value-Added ($)

% of County

Direct Contribution from Forest Related Sectors

Forest Support Service

15,263,603

1.75

13,914,435

3.53

Logging

22,997,371

2.63

19,267,212

4.89

Solid Wood Product

96,746,706

11.07

28,941,619

7.34

Pulp and Paper

72,233

0.01

5,496

0.00

Wood Furniture

27,867,952

3.19

7,542,782

1.91

Subtotal

162,947,865

18.64

69,671,544

17.68

Indirect and Induced Contributions on Sectors

Retail and Wholesale Trade

12,908,845

1.48

6,966,719

1.77

Real Estate, Finance, and Insurance

7,902,440

0.90

4,769,882

1.21

Services

4,416,860

0.51

1,756,490

0.45

Construction and Manufacturing

5,461,943

0.62

1,331,515

0.34

Health Care

2,874,324

0.33

1,424,092

0.36

Transportation and Warehousing

4,157,580

0.48

1,618,545

0.41

Government

350,466

0.04

350,458

0.09

Agriculture Production and Services

528,565

0.06

263,770

0.07

Food and Fiber

1,403,410

0.16

593,042

0.15

Hotels and Entertainment

202,521

0.02

56,593

0.01

Education

65,153

0.01

41,957

0.01

Subtotal

40,272,107

4.61

19,173,063

4.86

Total Impact from Forest Related Sector

203,219,972

23.25

88,844,607

22.54

Rest of the County

670,965,626

76.75

305,260,335

77.46

Total in County

874,185,598

100.0

394,104,942

100.0

Estimates developed using IMPLAN software and data. Timber harvest value according to the Mississippi Harvest of Forest Products Report.


M1664 (POD-05-25)

Revised by Sabhyata Lamichhane, PhD, Assistant Professor, Niraj Gupta, Undergraduate Student, and Sushma Bhattarai, Extension Associate I, Forestry; James E. Henderson, PhD, Extension Professor and Head, Coastal Research and Extension Center; and Donald Grebner, PhD, Professor and Head, Forestry. By Shaun M. Tanger, PhD, former Assistant Extension Professor; Marcus K. Measells, Extension Associate III, Forestry; and Ian A. Munn, PhD, former Associate Dean and Professor.

Department: MSU Extension- Calhoun County
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