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The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Marion County

Publication Number: M1679
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Marion County

Forestry and forest products are a major component of Marion 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 Marion County, Mississippi.

Employment and Income Contributions

Forest-related economic activity in Marion County during 2018 generated 516 jobs and over $34.8 million in income. That’s about 4.4% of jobs and 7.5% 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 $101.0 million, or about 6.7% of economic output in Marion County. Forest-related value added amounted to over $56.5 million, or about 7.7% 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 $10.12 million in tax revenue for federal, state, and local governments. This represents an estimated tax revenue of $7.54 million for federal and $2.58 million for state and local governments.

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

 

Number of Jobs

% of County

Income ($)

% of County

Direct Contributions from Forest-Related Sectors

Misc. Forest Products

11

0.09

596,437

0.13

Logging

88

0.74

4,927,830

1.05

Solid Wood Products

239

2.02

22,124,745

4.72

Wood Furniture

0

0.00

0

0.00

Pulp & Paper

0

0.00

0

0.00

Subtotal

338

2.86

27,649,013

5.90

Indirect and Induced Contributions on Sectors

Misc. Services

42

0.35

997,019

0.21

Wholesale & Retail Trade

32

0.27

992,647

0.21

Misc. Manufacturing

27

0.23

1,071,355

0.23

Resource Services

22

0.19

1,091,735

0.23

Transport. & Comm. Services

15

0.13

1,613,784

0.34

Health Services

14

0.12

650,900

0.14

Financial & Real Estate

14

0.12

386,242

0.08

Domestic Services

2

0.02

94,280

0.02

Construction

2

0.02

101,116

0.02

Education

2

0.02

28,452

0.01

Utility Services

2

0.01

77,824

0.02

Recreation & Amusement

1

0.01

8,107

0.00

Agricultural Products

1

0.01

53,156

0.01

Government

1

0.01

62,774

0.01

Mining

0

0.00

4,192

0.00

Metal Industries

0

0.00

10,818

0.00

Machinery & Equipment

0

0.00

1,566

0.00

Glass, Stone, & Clay

0

0.00

1,529

0.00

Food Processing

0

0.00

280

0.00

Petroleum & Chemicals

0

0.00

0

0.00

Farm Inputs & Machinery

0

0.00

23

0.00

Transportation Equipment

0

0.00

126

0.00

Agricultural Processing

0

0.00

11

0.00

Technology Industries

0

0.00

0

0.00

Fabric Mills & Leather

0

0.00

0

0.00

Subtotal

177

1.50

7,247,936

1.55

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS

516

4.36

34,896,949

7.45

Rest of County

11,314

95.64

433,605,301

92.55

Total in County

11,830

100.00

468,502,250

100.00

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

 

Output ($)

% of County

Value Added ($)

% of County

Direct Contributions from Forest-Related Sectors

Misc. Forest Products

814,870

0.05

603,208

0.08

Logging

7,754,362

0.51

4,887,606

0.66

Solid Wood Products

70,180,975

4.66

38,604,711

5.25

Wood Furniture

0

0.00

0

0.00

Pulp & Paper

0

0.00

0

0.00

Subtotal

78,750,206

5.23

44,095,526

6.00

Indirect and Induced Contributions on Sectors

Misc. Services

2,837,594

0.19

1,447,317

0.20

Wholesale & Retail Trade

3,692,826

0.25

2,074,675

0.28

Misc. Manufacturing

2,258,613

0.15

1,258,734

0.17

Resource Services

1,091,987

0.07

925,418

0.13

Transport. & Comm. Services

3,360,853

0.22

1,953,805

0.27

Health Services

1,275,679

0.08

690,939

0.09

Financial & Real Estate

5,491,086

0.36

3,259,318

0.44

Domestic Services

814,347

0.05

337,250

0.05

Construction

408,105

0.03

145,308

0.02

Education

47,027

0.00

26,943

0.00

Utility Services

529,680

0.04

191,911

0.03

Recreation & Amusement

67,059

0.00

22,956

0.00

Agricultural Products

198,237

0.01

17,876

0.00

Government

146,891

0.01

81,854

0.01

Mining

78,610

0.01

7,043

0.00

Metal Industries

17,721

0.00

11,225

0.00

Machinery & Equipment

7,399

0.00

1,859

0.00

Glass, Stone, & Clay

7,470

0.00

2,395

0.00

Food Processing

1,347

0.00

425

0.00

Petroleum & Chemicals

1,929

0.00

0

0.00

Farm Inputs & Machinery

586

0.00

47

0.00

Transportation Equipment

188

0.00

127

0.00

Agricultural Processing

205

0.00

13

0.00

Technology Industries

1

0.00

0

0.00

Fabric Mills & Leather

0

0.00

0

0.00

Subtotal

22,335,440

1.48

12,457,437

1.69

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS

101,085,646

6.71

56,552,963

7.69

Rest of County

1,405,038,496

93.29

678,938,714

92.31

Total in County

1,506,124,142

100.00

735,491,677

100.00

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

Marion County forestland acreage, ownership, value, and taxes collected.

Total forestland acres, 2018

259,125

Private ownership acres

246,766

Public ownership acres

12,359

Forestland assessed value, 2018

$9,152,325

Ad valorem tax collections from forestland, 2018

$1,269,519

Value of standing timber, 2018

$321,888,984

Value of timber harvested, 2019

$16,489,267

Timber severance tax collections (100%), 2019

$59,672

Tax to Forest Resource Development Program (80%)

$47,737

Tax returned to county government (20%)

$11,934

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.


M1679 (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.

Department: MSU Extension- Marion County
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