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The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Tate County

Publication Number: M1709
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Tate County

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

Employment and Income Contributions

Forest-related economic activity in Tate County during 2018 generated 45 jobs and over $1.6 million in income. That’s about 1.6% of jobs and 2.3% 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 $4.7 million, or about 1.7% of economic output in Tate County. Forest-related value added amounted to over $2.0 million, or about 1.5% 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 $438,272 in tax revenue for federal, state, and local governments. This represents an estimated tax revenue of $303,019 for federal and $135,253 for state and local governments.

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

 

Number of Jobs

% of County

Income ($)

% of County

Direct Contributions from Forest-Related Sectors

Misc. Forest Products

1

0.03

35,352

0.05

Logging

18

0.63

841,949

1.13

Solid Wood Products

1

0.04

0

0.00

Wood Furniture

17

0.62

560,960

0.76

Pulp & Paper

0

0.00

0

0.00

Subtotal

37

1.32

1,438,261

1.94

Indirect and Induced Contributions on Sectors

Misc. Services

2

0.08

48,571

0.07

Wholesale & Retail Trade

2

0.07

60,191

0.08

Financial & Real Estate

1

0.03

18,364

0.02

Misc. Manufacturing

1

0.03

31,289

0.04

Health Services

1

0.03

39,231

0.05

Transport. & Comm. Services

0

0.01

8,548

0.01

Resource Services

0

0.01

9,254

0.01

Education

0

0.01

2,823

0.00

Agricultural Products

0

0.01

283

0.00

Recreation & Amusement

0

0.00

529

0.00

Utility Services

0

0.00

5,421

0.01

Construction

0

0.00

3,613

0.00

Domestic Services

0

0.00

4,579

0.01

Government

0

0.00

3,378

0.00

Mining

0

0.00

5

0.00

Petroleum & Chemicals

0

0.00

124

0.00

Food Processing

0

0.00

49

0.00

Farm Inputs & Machinery

0

0.00

56

0.00

Metal Industries

0

0.00

59

0.00

Transportation Equipment

0

0.00

5

0.00

Machinery & Equipment

0

0.00

0

0.00

Glass, Stone, & Clay

0

0.00

0

0.00

Agricultural Processing

0

0.00

0

0.00

Fabric Mills & Leather

0

0.00

0

0.00

Technology Industries

0

0.00

0

0.00

Subtotal

8

0.28

236,371

0.32

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS

45

1.60

1,674,632

2.26

Rest of County

2,747

98.40

72,509,803

97.74

Total in County

2,792

100.00

74,184,435

100.00

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

 

Output ($)

% of County

Value Added ($)

% of County

Direct Contributions from Forest-Related Sectors

Misc. Forest Products

52,302

0.02

35,838

0.03

Logging

1,428,277

0.50

848,903

0.64

Solid Wood Products

250,175

0.09

1,320

0.00

Wood Furniture

2,071,129

0.72

671,378

0.51

Pulp & Paper

0

0.00

0

0.00

Subtotal

3,801,882

1.32

1,557,440

1.18

Indirect and Induced Contributions on Sectors

Misc. Services

154,685

0.05

76,219

0.06

Wholesale & Retail Trade

169,899

0.06

91,402

0.07

Financial & Real Estate

281,603

0.10

159,261

0.12

Misc. Manufacturing

77,686

0.03

37,516

0.03

Health Services

76,287

0.03

44,536

0.03

Transport. & Comm. Services

46,411

0.02

12,473

0.01

Resource Services

10,388

0.00

8,202

0.01

Education

5,177

0.00

2,687

0.00

Agricultural Products

17,506

0.01

5,569

0.00

Recreation & Amusement

3,455

0.00

1,310

0.00

Utility Services

54,528

0.02

17,485

0.01

Construction

15,004

0.01

4,108

0.00

Domestic Services

25,130

0.01

12,447

0.01

Government

9,480

0.00

5,158

0.00

Mining

1,989

0.00

84

0.00

Petroleum & Chemicals

1,084

0.00

273

0.00

Food Processing

442

0.00

87

0.00

Farm Inputs & Machinery

955

0.00

105

0.00

Metal Industries

430

0.00

108

0.00

Transportation Equipment

21

0.00

6

0.00

Machinery & Equipment

1

0.00

0

0.00

Glass, Stone, & Clay

0

0.00

0

0.00

Agricultural Processing

0

0.00

0

0.00

Fabric Mills & Leather

0

0.00

0

0.00

Technology Industries

0

0.00

0

0.00

Subtotal

952,161

0.33

479,037

0.36

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS

4,754,043

1.66

2,036,476

1.54

Rest of County

282,296,811

98.34

130,470,382

98.46

Total in County

287,050,854

100.00

132,506,858

100.00

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

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

Total forestland acres, 2018

120,175

Private ownership acres

107,561

Public ownership acres

12,614

Forestland assessed value, 2018

$3,118,666

Ad valorem tax collections from forestland, 2018

$471,542

Value of standing timber, 2018

$200,375,342

Value of timber harvested, 2019

$546,097

Timber severance tax collections (100%), 2019

$1,217

Tax to Forest Resource Development Program (80%)

$974

Tax returned to county government (20%)

$243

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.


M1709 (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- Tate County
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