Total ProductionIn 2010, $253.9 million was generated through the county’s agricultural and forestry production sector.

Agricultural Production Poultry and egg production was the largest agricultural commodity, contributing 23.9 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

Limestone County ranked first in the state in soybean production. It contributed 23.4 percent of the county’s total, making it the second largest agricultural commodity.

Limestone County ranked fifth in cotton. It contributed 14.0 percent of the county’s total, making it the third largest commodity. The fourth largest agricultural commodity was corn, ranking Limestone County second in corn production. Corn contributed 11.3 percent of the county’s total.

Total Land Area: 363,552 acres

Farmland: 236,600 acres

Timberland: 106,899 acres

Number of Farms: 1,352

Population: 85,369

Total Employment: 37,943 jobs

Total Economic Activity: $4.4 billion

Top Industry Groups: Government-related Services

Manufacturing

Construction

Agriculture, Forestry, and Related Industries

Limestone County Agriculture, Forestry, and Related IndustriesTotal Impacts: $644.4 Million and 7,732 Jobs

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Top Agricultural Commodities

Commodity Production (Mn$) Jobs Value Added* (Mn$)

Indirect Business Taxes (Mn$)

Poultry & egg 60.8 332 20.4 1.2

Soybeans 59.3 877 33.1 2.3

Cotton 35.5 339 15.6 1.0

Corn 28.7 536 13.7 0.9

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

Forestry ProductionTimberland accounted for 29.4 percent of the surface land area of Limestone County. Total forestry production contributed 11.5 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

Overall Contributions to Limestone CountyLimestone County’s agricultural, forestry, and related industries generated 7,732 full- and part-time jobs, representing 20.4 percent of the county’s total workforce (37,943 jobs).

The total impact of agriculture, forestry, and related industries was $644.4 million, which was 14.5 percent of the county’s total economic activity ($4.4 billion). The indirect business taxes impact was $30.2 million, 21.5 percent of the county’s total indirect business taxes.

Forestry IndustryCounty Production (Mn$) Jobs Value Added (Mn$) Indirect Business Taxes (Mn$)Limestone 29.2 186 7.6 3.2

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

Agricultural & Forestry industries 459.8 4,220 181.8 13.6 Crop, livestock, forestry & fisheries production 253.9 2,984 110.3 9.8 Food & affiliated products manufacturing 131.6 830 44.6 2.1 Forest products manufacturing 74.4 406 26.8 1.7

Related Industries 184.6 3,512 103.8 16.6 Agricultural inputs & services 33.3 821 12.9 0.9 Food & affiliated products distribution 151.2 2,691 90.9 15.7 Total 644.4 7,732 285.6 30.2

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

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