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Alabama Population, Income, Education, Employment, and Federal Funds
| Alabama Population |
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Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
3,894,025 |
| 1990 |
4,040,587 |
| 2000 |
4,447,100 |
| 2009 (latest estimates) |
4,708,708 |
| Alabama Income |
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Total |
| Alabama Per-capita income (2008 dollars) |
| 2007 |
32,803 |
| 2008 |
33,655 |
| Percent change |
-1.2 |
| Alabama Earnings per job (2008 dollars) |
| 2007 |
42,893 |
| 2008 |
42,128 |
| Percent change |
-1.8 |
| Alabama Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
18.9 |
| 1989 |
18.3 |
| 1999 |
16.1 |
| 2008 (latest model-based estimates) |
15.9 |
| Alabama Education (Persons 25 and older) |
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Total |
| Alabama Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
43.5 |
| 1990 |
33.1 |
| 2000 |
24.7 |
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| Alabama Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
31.8 |
| 1990 |
29.4 |
| 2000 |
30.4 |
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| Alabama Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
12.5 |
| 1990 |
21.7 |
| 2000 |
25.9 |
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| Alabama Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
12.2 |
| 1990 |
15.7 |
| 2000 |
19.0 |
| Alabama Employment |
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Total |
| Alabama Total number of jobs |
| 2007 |
2,628,014 |
| 2008 |
2,640,717 |
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| Alabama Percent employment change |
| 2006-2007 |
0.3 |
| 2007-2008 |
-2.9 |
| 2008-2009 |
-7.1 |
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| AL. Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2008 |
5.2 |
| 2009 |
10.1 |
| Alabama Federal Funds, FY 2008 |
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Total |
| AL. Federal funding, dollars per person |
| All Federal funds |
10,201 |
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| AL. Federal funding by purpose |
| Alabama Agriculture and natural resources |
114 |
| Alabama Community resources |
1,053 |
| Alabama Defense and space |
1,981 |
| Alabama Human resources |
169 |
| Alabama Income security |
5,767 |
| Alabama National functions |
1,117 |
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| Alabama Federal funding by type of payments |
| AL. Grants |
1,231 |
| AL. Direct loans |
139 |
| AL. Guaranteed/insured loans |
823 |
| AL. Retirement/disability payments |
3,378 |
AL. Other direct payments to
individuals |
1,731 |
AL. Direct payments, not to
individuals |
110 |
| AL. Procurement contracts |
2,192 |
| AL. Salaries and wages |
598 |
Alabama Organic Agriculture
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2008 |
| Number of certified operations in AL. |
8 |
| AL. Crops (acres) |
305 |
| AL. Pasture & rangeland (acres) |
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| Total acres in AL. |
305 |
AL. Farm Characteristics
| Alabama 2007 Census of Agriculture |
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2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
32,412,281 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
9,033,537 |
| Percent of total land area |
27.9 |
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| Cropland (acres) |
3,142,958 |
| Percent of total farmland |
34.8 |
| Percent in pasture |
19.9 |
| Percent irrigated |
3.4 |
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| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
1,994,743 |
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| Woodland (acres) |
3,375,438 |
| Percent of total farmland |
37.4 |
| Percent in pasture |
17.5 |
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| Pastureland (acres) |
2,017,079 |
| Percent of total farmland |
22.3 |
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Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
498,062 |
| Percent of total farmland |
5.5 |
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| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
494,441 |
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| Average farm size (acres) |
185 |
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| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
60.3 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
32.0 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
4.6 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
2.0 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
1.1 |
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| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
69.2 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
18.5 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
2.6 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
4.9 |
| More than $500,000 |
4.8 |
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| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
35,069 |
| Percent of total |
71.9 |
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| Part owner (farms) |
11,454 |
| Percent of total |
23.5 |
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| Tenant owner (farms) |
2,230 |
| Percent of total |
4.6 |
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| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
45,014 |
| Percent of total |
92.3 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
894 |
| Percent of total |
1.8 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
2,377 |
| Percent of total |
4.9 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
123 |
| Percent of total |
0.3 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
345 |
| Percent of total |
0.7 |
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| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
57.6 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
39.8 |
| Men |
42,309 |
| Women |
6,444 |
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Alabama Farm Financial Indicators
| Alabama Farm income and value added data |
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2008 |
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| Number of farms in AL. |
48,500 |
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Thousands $ |
| Alabama Final crop output |
1,022,337 |
| + Alabama Final animal output |
3,628,800 |
| + Alabama Services and forestry |
982,184 |
| = Alabama Final agricultural sector output |
5,633,321 |
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| - Alabama Intermediate consumption outlays |
3,435,588 |
| + Alabama Net government transactions |
106,572 |
| = Alabama Gross value added |
2,304,305 |
| |
| - Alabama Capital consumption |
445,099 |
| |
| = Alabama Net value added |
1,859,206 |
| |
| - Alabama Factor payments |
373,493 |
| Alabama Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
219,614 |
| Alabama Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-17,296 |
| Alabama Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
171,175 |
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| = Alabama Net farm income |
1,485,713 |
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| Alabama Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2009 |
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Rank among states |
| 1. Alabama Poultry and products |
4 |
| 2. Alabama Cotton and linters |
11 |
| 3. Alabama Soybeans and products |
22 |
| 4. Alabama Other |
23 |
| 5. Alabama Wheat and products |
30 |
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| Alabama Overall rank |
30 |
State Offices
Alabama Drug Policy, Enforcement and Government Agencies
Governor's Office
Governor's Legal Office
Alabama State Capitol
600 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36130
(205) 242-7120
State Legislative Contact
Legislative Reference Service
State House, Room 613
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-6701
(205) 242-7560
State Drug Program Coordinator
Governor's Office of Drug Abuse Policy
State House, Room 234
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
(205) 261-7126
Attorney General's Office
Attorney General's Office
State House
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-1801
(205) 242-7300
Law Enforcement Planning
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Law Enforcement Planning Section
P.O. Box 250347
Montgomery, AL 36125-0347
(205) 242-5891
Statistical Analysis Center
Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center
770 Washington Avenue, Suite 350
Montgomery, AL 36130
(205) 242-4900
Uniform Crime Reports Contact
Uniform Crime Reports Program
Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center
858 South Court Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
(205) 832-4930
BJA Strategy Preparation Agency
Alabama Department of Economic and Community
Affairs
Law Enforcement Planning Section
P.O. Box 250347
Montgomery, AL 36125-0347
(205) 242-5891
Judicial Agency
Administrative Office of Courts
Executive Plaza 1
817 South Court Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
(205) 834-7990
Corrections Agency
Department of Corrections
Gordon Persons Building, Third Floor
50 Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
(205) 242-9400
RADAR Network Agency
Alabama Department of Mental Health/Mental
Retardation
Substance Abuse Services Division
527 Interstate Park Drive
P.O. Box 3710
Montgomery, AL 36109-0710
(205) 270-4649
HIV-Prevention Program
Department of Public Health
AIDS/STD Program
434 Monroe Street
Montgomery, AL 36230
(205) 261-5838
Drug and Alcohol Agency
Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation
200 Interstate Park Drive
P.O. Box 3710
Montgomery, AL 36109-0710
(205) 271-9206
State Coordinator for Drug-Free Schools
Drug Education Program
State Department of Education
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
(205) 242-8083
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Alabama troopers, deputies look out for alcohol abuse DUIs
Alabama State Troopers have joined forces with sheriff's offices and municipal police departments statewide to target drivers who are under the influence of alcohol.
Through Sunday, in the first days of a campaign running through Labor Day, troopers in the Birmingham, Alabama area wrote 485 tickets and made 10 DUI arrests, said Cpl. Steve Smith. The effort is part of a national DUI crackdown sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration called "Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest."
In 2008, 33 percent of traffic fatalities in Alabama -- 319 deaths -- involved alcohol and alcohol abuse, according to the Alabama Department of Community and Economic Affairs.
Smith said Alabama troopers will be out in force on roads where they have found large numbers of arrests and crashes fueled by driving under the influence of alcohol.
Task Force Zero, a unit of Alabama State Troopers that specializes in DUI detection, will roam the roads from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. -- the peak period for alcohol abuse and DUIs.
"Basically, it's the time people should be at home in bed, but instead are out at parties or clubs," Smith said.
DUIs aren't the only traffic offenses Alabama troopers will be looking for, Smith said.
In areas where large numbers of crashes have been attributed to excessive speed, Alabama troopers will be armed with lidar guns -- lidar is an acronym for light detection and ranging -- that allow them to pinpoint a vehicle's speed without the waves picking up another vehicle.
Smith said Alabama troopers will also be on patrol in areas that have had a large number of wrecks caused by overly aggressive driving.
In the Birmingham, Alabama area, one of the first spots troopers staked out was Alabama 160 in Blount County, a stretch of road that has drawn attention for several wrecks, including a 2007 crash that killed three Hayden High School cheerleaders.
"We've looked for places that have had the most accidents, and that's where we're going to be," Smith said.
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Alabama troopers deputies look out for alcohol abuse
Alabama State Troopers have joined forces with sheriff's offices and municipal police departments statewide to target drivers who are under the influence of alcohol.
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Jay Patel stands behind the counter at his Discount Liquors store here on Lake Weiss, waiting as a customer tries to decide just how much Jack Daniels he can afford.
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Alcohol Treatment Centers by City in Alabama Listed Alphabetically: | | Quick Drug Facts |
What is tolerance? Tolerance is the adaptation of the body to the effects of alcohol (or another drug). This means that a person must drink more and more alcohol to produce the same effects as the first time they drank. Not everyone becomes tolerant to alcohol, but when it occurs it can be significant. For example, some heavy drinkers consume over a quart of spirits per day.
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"Muscatel" means "wine with flies in it" in Italian.
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Vermont is considering lowering the minimum legal drinking age to 18. The governor "agrees that if 18 is the age at which all citizens are bestowed full rights and privileges of American citizenship it ought to be the legal drinking age." However, the federal government threatens to deny the state nearly $10 million dollars annually if it grants its adults the right to drink alcoholic beverages.
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The younger you are when you start drinking, the greater your chance of becoming addicted to alcohol at some point in your life. More than 4 in 10 people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
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