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The Economic Contributions of Forestry and Forest Products - Jasper County

Publication Number: M1769
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Jasper County

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

Employment and Income Contributions

Forest-related economic activity in Jasper County during 2018 generated 348 jobs and over $19.3 million in income. That’s about 5.7% of jobs and 8.1% 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 $79.8 million, or about 6.5% of economic output in Jasper County. Forest-related value added amounted to over $34.2 million, or about 8.4% 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 $5.78 million in tax revenue for federal, state, and local governments. This represents an estimated tax revenue of $4.11 million for federal and $1.67 million for state and local governments.

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

 

Number of Jobs

% of County

Income ($)

% of County

Direct Contributions from Forest-Related Sectors

Misc. Forest Products

23

0.37

1,020,453

0.43

Logging

45

0.75

1,924,160

0.80

Solid Wood Products

203

3.36

14,336,289

5.97

Wood Furniture

6

0.11

311,256

0.13

Pulp & Paper

0

0.00

0

0.00

Subtotal

278

4.59

17,592,158

7.33

Indirect and Induced Contributions on Sectors

Misc. Services

16

0.27

325,102

0.14

Wholesale & Retail Trade

13

0.22

416,624

0.17

Transport. & Comm. Services

8

0.13

213,814

0.09

Financial & Real Estate

8

0.12

123,193

0.05

Misc. Manufacturing

6

0.10

158,005

0.07

Resource Services

5

0.08

119,932

0.05

Recreation & Amusement

3

0.06

743

0.00

Health Services

3

0.05

144,738

0.06

Education

2

0.03

9,439

0.00

Domestic Services

2

0.03

66,731

0.03

Construction

1

0.02

62,566

0.03

Utility Services

1

0.02

38,325

0.02

Agricultural Products

1

0.01

19,492

0.01

Government

0

0.01

27,429

0.01

Mining

0

0.00

6,072

0.00

Agricultural Processing

0

0.00

2,627

0.00

Glass, Stone, & Clay

0

0.00

1,427

0.00

Metal Industries

0

0.00

431

0.00

Petroleum & Chemicals

0

0.00

0

0.00

Machinery & Equipment

0

0.00

99

0.00

Food Processing

0

0.00

30

0.00

Transportation Equipment

0

0.00

3

0.00

Technology Industries

0

0.00

0

0.00

Fabric Mills & Leather

0

0.00

0

0.00

Farm Inputs & Machinery

0

0.00

0

0.00

Subtotal

70

1.15

1,736,821

0.72

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS

348

5.74

19,328,980

8.05

Rest of County

5,710

94.26

220,713,389

91.95

Total in County

6,058

100.00

240,042,369

100.00

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

 

Output ($)

% of County

Value Added ($)

% of County

Direct Contributions from Forest-Related Sectors

Misc. Forest Products

1,468,933

0.12

1,035,240

0.25

Logging

3,425,170

0.28

1,932,599

0.47

Solid Wood Products

64,591,973

5.23

26,773,492

6.53

Wood Furniture

953,521

0.08

443,102

0.11

Pulp & Paper

0

0.00

0

0.00

Subtotal

70,439,597

5.71

30,184,432

7.37

Indirect and Induced Contributions on Sectors

Misc. Services

1,239,321

0.10

563,770

0.14

Wholesale & Retail Trade

1,579,315

0.13

774,785

0.19

Transport. & Comm. Services

961,742

0.08

272,346

0.07

Financial & Real Estate

2,770,211

0.22

1,487,236

0.36

Misc. Manufacturing

541,349

0.04

192,606

0.05

Resource Services

139,273

0.01

102,087

0.02

Recreation & Amusement

32,802

0.00

10,968

0.00

Health Services

293,257

0.02

158,492

0.04

Education

24,600

0.00

9,874

0.00

Domestic Services

480,678

0.04

184,802

0.05

Construction

254,246

0.02

94,053

0.02

Utility Services

623,210

0.05

148,144

0.04

Agricultural Products

372,791

0.03

23,953

0.01

Government

31,848

0.00

27,454

0.01

Mining

22,709

0.00

6,701

0.00

Agricultural Processing

17,291

0.00

3,638

0.00

Glass, Stone, & Clay

8,678

0.00

2,749

0.00

Metal Industries

1,836

0.00

494

0.00

Petroleum & Chemicals

2,080

0.00

0

0.00

Machinery & Equipment

586

0.00

177

0.00

Food Processing

194

0.00

49

0.00

Transportation Equipment

89

0.00

4

0.00

Technology Industries

1

0.00

0

0.00

Fabric Mills & Leather

0

0.00

0

0.00

Farm Inputs & Machinery

0

0.00

0

0.00

Subtotal

9,398,107

0.76

4,064,384

0.99

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS

79,837,704

6.47

34,248,816

8.36

Rest of County

1,154,568,967

93.53

375,521,621

91.64

Total in County

1,234,406,671

100.00

409,770,437

100.00

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

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

Total forestland acres, 2018

325,452

Private ownership acres

302,368

Public ownership acres

23,084

Forestland assessed value, 2018

$11,278,586

Ad valorem tax collections from forestland, 2018

$1,422,794

Value of standing timber, 2018

$346,088,201

Value of timber harvested, 2019

$32,734,955

Timber severance tax collections (100%), 2019

$108,145

Tax to Forest Resource Development Program (80%)

$86,516

Tax returned to county government (20%)

$21,629

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.


M1769 (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.

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