Total Land Area: 406,810 acres

Farmland: 140,826 acres

Timberland: 281,352 acres

Number of Farms: 958

Population: 31,884

Total Employment: 14,114 jobs

Total Economic Activity: $2.3 billion

Top Industry Groups:

Agriculture, Forestry, and Related Industries

Manufacturing

Government-related Services

Total ProductionIn 2010, $215.3 million was generated through the county’s agricultural and forestry production sector.

Agricultural Production Poultry and egg production was the largest agricultural commodity, contributing 79.9 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

The second largest was cattle, which contributed 5.1 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

The third largest was vegetables and melons, which contributed 0.6 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

Franklin County Agriculture, Forestry, and Related IndustriesTotal Impacts: $1.5 Billion and 8,236 Jobs

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* Value Added is the value that is added to a product at the stage of its manufacture or distribution.

Top Agricultural Commodities

Commodity Production (Mn$) Jobs Value Added*

(Mn$)Indirect Business

Taxes (Mn$)Poultry & egg 172.1 833 49.8 2.4

Cattle 10.9 131 2.7 0.3

Vegetables & melons 1.3 11 0.7 0.0

Forestry ProductionTimberland accounted for 69.2 percent of the surface land area of Franklin County. Total forestry production contributed 9.5 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

Overall Contributions to Franklin CountyFranklin County’s agricultural, forestry, and related industries generated 8,236 full- and part-time jobs, representing 58.4 percent of the county’s total workforce (14,114 jobs).

The total impact of agriculture, forestry, and related industries was $1.5 billion, which was 64.6 percent of the county’s total economic activity ($2.3 billion). The indirect business taxes impact was $25.7 million, 59.5 percent of the county’s total indirect business taxes.

For more information, visit the Franklin County Extension office online at www.aces.edu/ Franklin. Look in your telephone directory under Franklin County to find the telephone number.

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Forestry IndustryCounty Production (Mn$) Jobs Value Added (Mn$) Indirect Business Taxes (Mn$)Franklin 20.5 185 11.1 0.6

Economic ImpactsProduction (Mn$) Jobs Value Added (Mn$) Indirect Business Taxes (Mn$)

Agricultural & Forestry Industries 1,452.3 7,213 445.8 20.2 Crop, livestock, forestry & fisheries production 215.3 1,358 69.5 3.6 Food & affiliated products manufacturing 1,224.1 5,772 370.8 16.3 Forest products manufacturing 12.8 83 5.6 0.2

Related Industries 55.3 1,023 29.9 5.5 Agricultural inputs & services 9.7 150 3.4 0.2 Food & affiliated products distribution 45.6 873 26.5 5.3 Total 1,507.6 8,236 475.7 25.7