Total Land Area: 459,475 acres

Farmland: 64,090 acres

Timberland: 392,689 acres

Number of Farms: 377

Population: 41,623

Total Employment: 17,801 jobs

Total Economic Activity: $2.0 billion

Top Industry Groups:

Manufacturing

Health Care and Social Services

Real Estate and Rentals

Government-related Services

Finance and Insurance

Agriculture, Forestry, and Related Industries

Total ProductionIn 2010, $47.3 million was generated through the county’s agricultural and forestry production sector.

Agricultural ProductionPoultry and egg production was the largest agricultural commodity, contributing 27.0 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

The second largest was cattle, which contributed 7.2 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

The third largest was corn, which contributed 1.7 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

Tallapoosa County Agriculture, Forestry, and Related IndustriesTotal Impacts: $142.5 Million and 2,403 Jobs

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Top Agricultural Commodities

Commodity Production (Mn$) Jobs Value Added*

(Mn$)Indirect Business Taxes

(Mn$)Poultry & egg 12.7 138 4.5 0.3

Cattle 3.4 129 1.0 0.1

Corn 0.8 48 0.4 0.0

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

Forestry ProductionTimberland accounted for 85.5 percent of the surface land of Tallapoosa County. Total forestry production contributed 42.0 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

Overall Contributions to Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County’s agricultural, forestry, and related industries generated 2,403 full- and part-time jobs, representing 13.5 percent of the county’s total workforce (17,801 jobs).

The total impact of agriculture, forestry, and related industries was $142.5 million, which was 7.1 percent of the county’s total economic activity ($2.0 billion). The indirect business taxes impact was $8.9 million, 13.7 percent of the county’s total indirect business taxes.

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

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Forestry IndustryCounty Production (Mn$) Jobs Value Added (Mn$) Indirect Business Taxes (Mn$)Tallapoosa 19.9 185 10.8 0.6

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

Agricultural & Forestry Industries 52.0 750 25.6 1.4 Crop, livestock, forestry & fisheries production 47.3 720 23.4 1.3 Food & affiliated products manufacturing 1.3 7 0.4 0.0 Forest products manufacturing 3.4 24 1.7 0.1

Related Industries 90.5 1,654 52.6 7.4 Agricultural inputs & services 22.1 385 12.2 0.5 Food & affiliated products distribution 68.4 1,268 40.5 6.9 Total 142.5 2,403 78.2 8.9