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M1674

The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products in Kemper County

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Kemper County

The forestry and forest products industries are a major component of Kemper 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 Kemper County, Mississippi.

Employment and Income Contributions

Forest-related economic activity in Kemper County during 2022 generated 712 jobs and nearly $32.55 million in income. That’s about 24.34 percent of jobs and 31.71 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 $83.28 million, or about 17.5 percent of economic output in Kemper County, is generated by the forestry and forest products industries. Forest-related value-added amounted to over $42.34 million, or about 20.41 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 Kemper County, Mississippi, 2022.

Sectors

Number of Jobs

% of County

Income ($)

% of County

Direct Contribution from Forest Related Sectors

Forest Support Service

123

4.21

6,263,724

6.10

Logging

498

17.03

23,925,254

23.31

Solid Wood Product

23

0.79

757,031

0.74

Pulp and Paper

0

0.00

2,758

0.00

Wood Furniture

1

0.03

30,218

0.03

Subtotal

645

22.05

30,978,985

30.18

Indirect and Induced Contributions on Sectors

Retail and Wholesale Trade

18

0.62

323,245

0.31

Real Estate, Finance, and Insurance

4

0.14

89,862

0.09

Services

14

0.48

183,771

0.18

Construction and Manufacturing

4

0.14

252,624

0.25

Health Care

7

0.24

318,652

0.31

Transportation and Warehousing

7

0.24

213,563

0.21

Government

3

0.10

146,260

0.14

Agriculture Production and Services

9

0.31

0

0.00

Food and Fiber

1

0.03

17,243

0.02

Hotels and Entertainment

0

0.00

10,246

0.01

Education

1

0.03

13,318

0.01

Subtotal

68

2.32

1,567,322

1.53

Total Impact from Forest Related Sector

712

24.34

32,546,307

31.71

Rest of the County

2,212

75.62

70,095,679

68.29

Total in County

2,925

100.00

102,641,986

100.00

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

Sectors

Output ($)

% of County

Value-Added ($)

% of County

Direct Contribution from Forest Related Sectors

Forest Support Service

6,923,059

1.46

6,284,542

3.03

Logging

48,647,423

10.23

28,384,703

13.68

Solid Wood Product

18,234,472

3.83

3,592,320

1.73

Pulp and Paper

70,165

0.01

3,428

0.00

Wood Furniture

240,015

0.05

31,760

0.02

Subtotal

74,115,134

15.58

38,296,753

18.46

Indirect and Induced Contributions on Sectors

Retail and Wholesale Trade

1,988,901

0.42

785,178

0.38

Real Estate, Finance, and Insurance

2,025,416

0.43

1,282,648

0.62

Services

826,282

0.17

267,966

0.13

Construction and Manufacturing

1,733,884

0.36

636,577

0.31

Health Care

872,434

0.18

363,265

0.18

Transportation and Warehousing

948,756

0.20

341,345

0.16

Government

216,257

0.05

190,369

0.09

Agriculture Production and Services

304,180

0.06

118,460

0.06

Food and Fiber

191,865

0.04

29,258

0.01

Hotels and Entertainment

38,409

0.01

21,979

0.01

Education

15,416

0.00

9,964

0.00

Subtotal

9,161,800

1.93

4,047,009

1.95

Total Impact from Forest Related Sector

83,276,934

17.50

42,343,762

20.41

Rest of the County

392,483,614

82.50

165,142,445

79.59

Total in County

475,760,548

100.00

207,486,207

100.00

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


M1674 (POD-07-25)

Revised by Sabhyata Lamichhane, PhD, Assistant Professor, Niraj Gupta, Undergraduate Student, and Sushma Bhattarai, PhD, 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, former Extension Associate III, Forestry; and Ian A. Munn, PhD, former Associate Dean and Professor.

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