A Spotlight on Troup County, Georgia
Prepared for
Troup County Cooperative Extension
November, 2009 by:
The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia

Total Population
Troup Co unty
2015 Trend CAED
2010 Trend CAED
2008 Est.
2000
1990
1980
1970
1960
1950
1940
1930
0
55,536
50,003
44,466
47,189
65,535
64,233
58,779
68,788
49,841
43,879
36,752
10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000
Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses & estimate;
CAED (Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development).

Population Change: 2000-2008
LOSS
Gain < US
Gain < GA but > US
Gain > GA
Troup Co. = 9.3%
Avg. GA County =
11.2%
GA = 18.3%
US = 8.0%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau (3/09)

14 - 64%
64 - 75%
75 - 83%
83 - 92%
92 - 99%
Troup Co. = 77%
GA Avg. Co. = 76%
GA Total = 78%
GA Metro = 68%
GA Nonmetro = 83%
Primary data sources:
U.S. Census of Agriculture, 2007
USDA Forest Service, 2007
Graphic by Center for Agribusiness
& Economic Development, UGA

Components of 2008 Property Tax Gross Digest
Troup County
Residential
43.7%
Ag-Preferential-
Environ-Conserv
10.6%
Heavy
Equipment
0.03%
Commercial
16.0%
Timber *
0.1%
Mobile Home
0.2%
Motor Vehicle
6.3%
Primary data source:
GA Dept. of Revenue
Public Utility
1.8%
Industrial
21.2%
40% Assessment Value of Property
Gross Digest = $2,165,890,578
Homestead & Property Exemptions = $256,781,265
Net M&O Digest = $1,909,109,313
Value of exempt property = $272,251,071
* Timber taxed at 100% based on previous year sales

County Property Tax Digest Comparisons: 2008
County
TROUP
CARROLL
COWETA
HARRIS
HEARD
MERIWETHER
TALBOT
Avg. GA Co.
57.4
23.7
32.9
18.2
42.3
% Residential
% Agricultural
% Commercial
43.7
10.6
16.0
% Industrial
21.2
52.4
59.9
6.7
7.0
17.9
15.5
11.2
6.5
% Utility
1.8
%
Motor
Veh
6.3
% Mobile
Home
0.2
%
Timber
0.11
3.0
4.0
8.3
6.9
0.4
0.1
0.08
0.06
25.3
27.6
42.2
46.4
24.6
3.3
4.1
8.3
2.3
12.6
1.0
2.8
3.2
19.8
6.9
6.1
34.2
3.8
7.0
4.8
6.5
5.4
7.9
5.1
7.0
0.2
1.3
1.2
0.3
1.0
0.22
0.65
0.48
0.94
0.72
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue ( preliminary avg. -- Fulton Co. digest not verified)

Farm/Forest
Commercial
Residential
Revenue : Expenditure Ratios
$ of Revenue for Each $ of Expenditure
$1.92
$2.86
$1.01
$1.18
$2.70
$3.19
$1.17
$1.93
$1.25
$0.64
$0.87
$0.83
$0.90
$0.87
$3.45
Cherokee
Jones
Carroll
Oconee
US Avg
$0.00
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
$4.00
Dorfman, Jeffery, The Economics of Growth, Sprawl and Land Use Decisions (presentation), Dept. of Ag &
Applied Economics, UGA, January 2004.

¾ Georgia's 2008 Farm Gate Value was
$11.9 billion. Adding the value of landscape services increased the total agricultural production value to $14 billion.
¾ Total food and fiber production and directly related businesses account for a $63 billion output impact on
Georgia's $771 billion economy.

Georgia Total
Agricultural
Production Value
$11.9 Billion
Fruits & Nuts
1.9%
Landscape services
15.4%
Poultry &
Eggs
40.1%
Forestry &
Products
4.1%
Other Income
4.4%
Ornamental
Horticulture
4.9%
Vegetables
6.0%
Livestock &
Aqua-culture
9.0%
Row &
Forage
Crops
14.3%
$0 - $20
$20 - $45
$45 - $80
$80 - $200
$200 - $442
2008 Farm Gate
Value by County in Millions of Dollars

¾ 2008 Farm Gate Value in Troup Co. was $18.7 million. Adding $18.2 million of landscape services increased the total agricultural production value to $36.9 million.
¾ The highest value commodity group was landscape services, representing
49% of the total agricultural production value.

2008 Agricultural Production Value
2008 Agricultural Production
Orn Hort
2.9%
Fruits-Nuts-
Veges
0.8%
Forestry
10.7%
Other
13.5%
Landscape services
49.4%
Livestock-
Aquaculture
20.7%
Row-Forage crops
2.1%
Poultry-Eggs
0.01%
2008 Top Farm Gate Commodities
Pine Straw
2.5%
Hay
2.7%
Field Nursery
1.5%
Container
Nursery
3.5%
Dairy
7.4%
Rest of commodities
7.1%
Timber
18.1%
Beef
17.8%
Hunting leases
12.1%
Ag Tourism
13.6%
Horses
13.7%
Total AG Value = $36.9 million

Number of Farms & Average Farm Size
Number of Farms, Troup County
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
241
0
1945 1949 1954 1959 1964 1969 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007
100
300
Troup Co.
Georgia
Average Farm Size
200
0
19
45
19
49
19
54
19
59
19
64
19
69
19
74
19
78
19
82
19
87
19
92
19
97
20
02
20
07
212
157
Source: 1945-2007 (quinquennial) Censuses of Agriculture

Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland
& Farms by Size
200
Land in Farms & Harvested Cropland
Troup County
Land in farms Harvested cropland
150
100
37.9
50
4.7
0
19
45
19
50
19
54
19
59
19
64
19
69
19
74
19
78
19
82
19
87
19
92
19
97
20
02
20
07
50
40
30
Percent of Farms by Size, 2007
Troup Co.
Georgia
20
10
0
1-9 acres
10-49 acres
50-179 acres
180-499 acres
500-999 acres
1000+ acres
Source: 1945-2007 (quinquennial) Censuses of Agriculture

1997 2002 2007
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
129
Beef cows
12 12 12
Milk cows Hogs & pigs Sheep & lambs Layers
32
90
Forage
Source: 1997-2007 (quinquennial) Censuses of Agriculture

Georgia, Troup and Surrounding Counties
Farm Gate Value
$ Per Farm (thousands) $ Per Acre
$3,000
$2,500
$2,000
$2,856
$1,500 $1,792
$1,000 $1,176
$500
$249
$0
Geo rgia Trou p
$493
$77
Car roll
$164
Cow eta
$257
$43 $48 $360
Har ris
$295
Hear d
Me riw eth er
$485
$90
Tal bot
$229
$64
Sources: 2007 Census of Agriculture and 2008 Farm Gate Value Report

County Economy Modeled
¾ The Center for Agribusiness and Economic
Development performed an analysis of the county’s economy, focusing on the role of food and fiber.
¾ How much of the county’s total current economic output comes from food and fiber production and directly related processing?
(A Snapshot of the Economy)
¾ What is the total (direct and indirect)
Impact of food and fiber production and directly related industries?

Troup County Economy
Agriculture OUTPUT
Output in $ Millions Percent
Agriculture
36.909
0.6
Mining
3.003
0.1
Construction
331.927
5.6
Manufacturing 2,704.565
45.7
Trans-Utilities-Info
753.088
12.7
Trade
562.508
9.5
Finance-Ins-RE
479.767
8.1
Services
807.016
13.6
Govt + non NAICS
36.909
Total County Economic Output = $5.9 Billion
0.6

Agriculture + Directly Related Businesses OUTPUT
Output in $ Millions Percent
Agriculture + Direct
85.747
1.4
Mining
3.003
0.3
Construction
331.927
6.3
Manufacturing
2,655.728
18.7
Trans-Utilities-Info 753.088
13.8
Trade
562.508
10.7
Finance-Ins-Real Est
479.767
15.4
Services
807.016
21.9
Govt + non NAICS
236.634
Total County Economic Output = $5.9 Billion
7.5

Troup County Employment
Total Jobs = 36,925
Mining
8
0.02%
AG + Directly
Related
938
2.5%
Construction
2,660
7.2%
Manufacturing
6,964
18.9%
Trans-Utilities-
Info
2,506
6.8%
Trade
6,388
17.3%
State & Federal
Government
1,370
3.7%
Public
Education
2,877
7.8%
Other Services
6,799
18.4%
Professional
Services
4,604
12.5%
Finance-Ins-
Real Est
1,809
4.9%
Primary data source: Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development, UGA

¾ How much of Troup County’s total economic output comes from food and fiber production?
¾ AG value alone of $36.9 million consisting of Farm Gate Value and landscape services comprises 0.6% of the county’s economy.
¾ AG plus directly related businesses (ex. , logging, farm machinery & equipment mfg., etc.) comprise 1.4% of the county’s economy.

Food and Fiber Production and Directly
Related Manufacturing as % of Total Output
0 - 10%
10 - 20%
20 - 30%
30 - 50%
50 – 77%
Troup
Co.
1.4%

¾ What is the total (direct and indirect) impact of food and fiber production and directly related industries?
¾ This scenario illustrates how other industries are affected by the presence of food and fiber in the county. The indirect impacts measure output created due to food and fiber production and processing in the county.

¾ The impact numbers capture the ripple effects that food and fiber create in the county’s economy.
Many other sectors rely in part on the existence of food and fiber for sales.
Labor
Seed
Utilities

Agriculture IMPACT
Direct $ Millions Indirect $ Millions
Agriculture
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Trans-Utilities-Info
Trade
Finance-Ins-Real Est
36.909
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.000
0.123
0.849
2.137
1.452
0 2.730
Services
Government
0
0
3.978
0.166
Total 36.909
11.436
Total Impact of Production AG = $48.3 Million
0.8% of total economy

Production Agriculture + Directly Related Businesses IMPACT
Direct $ Millions Indirect $ Millions
Agriculture + Direct
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
85.747
0
0
0
0.000
0.324
0 1.146
Trans-Utilities-Info
Trade
Finance-Ins-Real Est
Services
0
0
0
4.586
5.429
6.177
0 9.720
Government 0 0.364
Total
85.747
27.747
Total Impact of AG + Directly Related = $113.5 Million
1.9% of total economy

Production Agriculture + Directly Related Industries
Employment IMPACT
Direct Indirect
Agriculture + Direct
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Trans-Utilities-Info
Trade
938
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
15
59
Finance-Ins-Real Est
Services
0
0
22
130
Government 0 2
Total Impact of AG + Directly Related Employment = 1,171 Jobs
3.2% of total employment

¾ Direct impact is $85.7 million. This includes food and fiber production, processing and directly related manufacturing.
¾ Indirect impact from the Trade sector is
$5.4 million. This captures the effects of farmers (direct source) buying supplies
(seed, fertilizer, work boots) from local stores. These stores must increase their output to meet farmer demand.

¾ As local stores increase their output, they may demand more stock from local wholesalers (also in the Trade sector).
Local wholesalers demand more from local manufacturers, thus increasing activity in the Manufacturing sector.
¾ Local stores also hire employees to assist farmers. They take home wages and buy groceries at the local store which increases demand there.

¾ The total impact of food and fiber production, processing and direct manufacturing is $113.5 million.
¾ The total county output is $5.9 billion.
¾ Thus, food and fiber (directly and indirectly) account for 1.9% of the total county output.

Food and Fiber Production and Directly Related
Manufacturing IMPACT as % of Total Output
0 - 10%
10 - 25%
25 - 40%
40 - 60%
60 - 84%
Troup
Co.
1.9%

Prepared by:
Sue Boatright and Sharon Kane
Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development
“Adding Value to Georgia's Agricultural Economy
Through Research and Extension“
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Special County Area Report
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November, 2009