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Wisconsin Population, Income, Education, Employment, and Federal Funds
Wisconsin Population |
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Total |
Year |
1980 |
4,705,642 |
1990 |
4,891,769 |
2000 |
5,363,675 |
2009 (latest estimates) |
5,654,774 |
Wisconsin Income |
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Total |
Wisconsin Per-capita income (2008 dollars) |
2007 |
36,990 |
2008 |
37,770 |
Percent change |
-1.7 |
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Wisconsin Earnings per job (2008 dollars) |
2007 |
44,913 |
2008 |
43,852 |
Percent change |
-2.4 |
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Wisconsin Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
8.7 |
1989 |
10.7 |
1999 |
8.7 |
2008 (latest model-based estimates) |
10.5 |
Wisconsin Education (Persons 25 and older) |
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Total |
Wisconsin Percent not completing high school |
1980 |
30.4 |
1990 |
21.4 |
2000 |
14.9 |
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Wisconsin Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
40.4 |
1990 |
37.1 |
2000 |
34.6 |
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Wisconsin Percent completing some college |
1980 |
14.4 |
1990 |
23.8 |
2000 |
28.1 |
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Wisconsin Percent completing college |
1980 |
14.8 |
1990 |
17.7 |
2000 |
22.4 |
Wisconsin Employment |
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Total |
Wisconsin Total number of jobs |
2007 |
3,591,107 |
2008 |
3,619,782 |
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Wisconsin Percent employment change |
2006-2007 |
0.6 |
2007-2008 |
-0.5 |
2008-2009 |
-3.9 |
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Wisconsin Unemployment rate (percent) |
2008 |
4.8 |
2009 |
8.5 |
Wisconsin Federal Funds, FY 2008 |
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Total |
Wisconsin Federal funding, dollars per person |
Wisconsin All Federal funds |
7,058 |
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Wisconsin Federal funding by purpose |
Wisconsin Agriculture and natural resources |
134 |
Wisconsin Community resources |
811 |
Wisconsin Defense and space |
594 |
Wisconsin Human resources |
123 |
Wisconsin Income security |
4,541 |
Wisconsin National functions |
856 |
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Wisconsin Federal funding by type of payments |
Wisconsin Grants |
1,197 |
Wisconsin Direct loans |
81 |
Wisconsin Guaranteed/insured loans |
637 |
Wisconsin Retirement/disability payments |
2,644 |
Wisconsin Other direct payments to
individuals |
1,233 |
Wisconsin Direct payments, not to
individuals |
106 |
Wisconsin Procurement contracts |
797 |
Wisconsin Salaries and wages |
364 |
Wisconsin Organic Agriculture
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2008 |
Wisconsin Number of certified operations |
1,016 |
Wisconsin Crops (acres) |
170,953 |
Wisconsin Pasture & rangeland (acres) |
54,011 |
Wisconsin Total acres |
224,965 |
Wisconsin Farm Characteristics
Wisconsin 2007 Census of Agriculture |
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2007 |
Wisconsin Approximate total land area (acres) |
34,655,459 |
Wisconsin Total farmland (acres) |
15,190,804 |
Percent of total land area |
43.8 |
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Wisconsin Cropland (acres) |
10,116,279 |
Percent of total farmland |
66.6 |
Percent in pasture |
3.9 |
Percent irrigated |
3.7 |
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Wisconsin Harvested Cropland (acres) |
8,884,628 |
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Wisconsin Woodland (acres) |
2,920,214 |
Percent of total farmland |
19.2 |
Percent in pasture |
18.0 |
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Wisconsin Pastureland (acres) |
1,065,814 |
Percent of total farmland |
7.0 |
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Wisconsin Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
1,088,497 |
Percent of total farmland |
7.2 |
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Wisconsin Conservation practices |
Wisconsin Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
654,486 |
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Wisconsin Average farm size (acres) |
194 |
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Wisconsin Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
51.1 |
100 to 499 acres |
41.2 |
500 to 999 acres |
5.3 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
1.8 |
2,000 or more acres |
0.7 |
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Wisconsin Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
54.8 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
17.1 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
6.9 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
16.8 |
More than $500,000 |
4.4 |
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Wisconsin Tenure of farmers |
Wisconsin Full owner (farms) |
53,783 |
Percent of total |
68.5 |
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Wisconsin Part owner (farms) |
21,501 |
Percent of total |
27.4 |
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Wisconsin Tenant owner (farms) |
3,179 |
Percent of total |
4.1 |
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Wisconsin Farm organization |
Wisconsin Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
68,138 |
Percent of total |
86.8 |
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Wisconsin Family-held corporations
(farms) |
3,036 |
Percent of total |
3.9 |
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Wisconsin Partnerships (farms) |
6,386 |
Percent of total |
8.1 |
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Wisconsin Non-family corporations (farms) |
297 |
Percent of total |
0.4 |
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Wisconsin Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
606 |
Percent of total |
0.8 |
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Wisconsin Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
55.0 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
47.2 |
Men |
69,287 |
Women |
9,176 |
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Wisconsin Farm Financial Indicators
Wisconsin Farm income and value added data |
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2008 |
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Wisconsin Number of farms |
78,000 |
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Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
3,491,204 |
+ Final animal output |
6,285,657 |
+ Services and forestry |
1,510,089 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
11,286,951 |
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- Intermediate consumption outlays |
5,675,791 |
+ Net government transactions |
-138,130 |
= Gross value added |
5,473,030 |
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- Capital consumption |
1,343,640 |
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= Net value added |
4,129,390 |
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- Factor payments |
1,547,892 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
905,059 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
155,232 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
487,601 |
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= Net farm income |
2,581,498 |
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Wisconsin Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
WI. Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2009 |
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Value of receipts
thousand $ |
1. Dairy products |
3,270,677 |
2. Corn |
1,019,909 |
3. Cattle and calves |
726,337 |
4. Soybeans |
530,823 |
5. Greenhouse/nursery |
255,150 |
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All commodities |
7,609,624 |
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WI. Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2009 |
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Value
million $ |
1. Dairy products |
494.7 |
2. Feed grains and products |
379.2 |
3. Soybeans and products |
341.6 |
4. Live animals and meat |
217.9 |
5. Vegetables and preparations |
186.3 |
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Overall rank |
2,222.6 |
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WI. Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2007 |
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Thousands $ |
1. Dane County |
470,593 |
2. Grant County |
329,706 |
3. Marathon County |
307,437 |
4. Dodge County |
294,832 |
5. Fond du Lac County |
290,417 |
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State total |
8,967,358 |
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State Offices
Wisconsin Drug Policy, Enforcement and Government Agencies
Governor's Office
Office of the Governor
East State Capitol, Room 115
Madison, WI 53707-7863
(608) 266-1212
State Legislative Contact
Reference Staff
Legislative Reference Bureau
P.O. Box 2037
Madison, WI 53701-2037
(608) 266-0361
State Drug Program Coordinator
Alliance for a Drug-Free Wisconsin
One West Wilson, Room 851
Madison, WI 53707
(608) 266-9923
Attorney General's Office
Director of Research and Information
Attorney General's Office
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Madison, WI 53707-7857
(608) 266-1221
Law Enforcement Planning
Office of Justice Assistance
222 State Street, Second Floor
Madison, WI 53702
(608) 266-7488
Crime Prevention Office
Attorney General's Crime Prevention Resource Center
123 West Washington Street, Room 7
Madison, WI 53702
(608) 267-6736
Statistical Analysis Center
Office of Justice Assistance
222 State Street, Second Floor
Madison, WI 53702
(608) 266-7185
Uniform Crime Reports Contact
Uniform Crime Reports
Office of Justice Assistance
222 State Street, Second Floor
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 266-3323
BJA Strategy Preparation Agency
Office of Justice Assistance
222 State Street, Second Floor
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 266-7282
Judicial Agency
Director of State Courts
State Capitol, Room 213 NE
Madison, WI 53701-1688
(608) 266-6828
Corrections Agency
Department of Corrections
149 East Wilson Street
Madison, WI 53707
(608) 266-2471
RADAR Network Agency
Wisconsin Clearinghouse
1552 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 263-2797
HIV-Prevention Program
AIDS/HIV Program
Bureau of Public Health
P.O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53701-0309
(608) 267-5287
Drug and Alcohol Agency
Bureau of Substance Abuse Services
One West Wilson Street, Room 434
P.O. Box 7851
Madison, WI 53707
(608) 266-1255
State Coordinator for Drug-Free Schools
Programs Development
Department of Public Instruction
Bureau for Pupil Services
125 South Webster Street
Madison, WI 53707
(608) 266-0963
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Would taxing Wisconsin alcohol be reasonable and fair?
In the state of Wisconsin we have seen the price of cigarettes go up and up continuously over the past few years. A pack of cigarettes that cost $4.50 three year ago has now reached prices above $7.
We all know that cigarettes are being taxed because they are bad for your health, and that the extra cost is to serve as yet another incentive to quit smoking.
Well, isn't drinking alcohol bad for your health? No, let me rephrase here. Drinking in moderation isn't unhealthy. But drinking as excessively as Wisconsinites usually do is unhealthy. So shouldn't drinking alcohol, an action that is arguably as dangerous as smoking cigarettes, have higher taxes too?
Yes, the raised cigarette tax hurts the wallets of smokers throughout Wisconsin, but it also brings in quite a bit of money on both the state and federal level.
The federal tax on cigarettes goes to benefit the Wisconsin Children's Health Insurance Program, which helps provide health care coverage to children whose families are ineligible for Medicaid.
But a majority of cigarette tax is placed on cigarettes by Wisconsin. This money goes toward the state budget, helping to fund projects throughout Wisconsin.
According to a report released by the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau, nearly $500 million was raised in cigarette taxes between 2008 and 2009. Alcohol taxes during the same time-span came in at less than $50 million.
When it comes down to it, the cost of cigarettes is becoming too much for many smokers. With cigarette taxes rising, the state of Wisconsin has reportedly seen more people quitting and fewer young adults picking up the habit.
So perhaps raising the tax on alcohol would have a similar effect: fewer kids drinking, and fewer adult alcoholics.
I myself wonder why there is such a difference between the tax on alcohol and the tax on cigarettes. Drinking can be just as dangerous as smoking cigarettes.
While not everybody who drinks alcohol has a serious drinking problem, alcohol addiction does become a problem for a lot of people. When it comes to addiction, or just plain drinking out of boredom, too much alcohol consumption can cause heart disease, which is the leading cause of death among Americans.
Another reality is that people go out to the bars, get wasted, and then drive themselves home. There were more than 44,000 drunk driving convictions and offenses in Wisconsin last year.
Isn't driving drunk at least as dangerous as smoking cigarettes? Can't heart disease kill you just as quickly as lung cancer? If one vice should face tax increases, so should the other.
With the tax and a statewide smoking ban, cigarette smoking seems to be one of the biggest taboos in America. These days, someone who smokes seems to face bigger consequences than someone who drinks and drives.
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Would taxing Wisconsin alcohol be reasonable and fair
In the state of Wisconsin we have seen the price of cigarettes go up and up continuously over the past few years. A pack of cigarettes that cost $4.50 three year ago has now reached prices above $7.
More | | Is Wisconsin tough enough on alcohol abuse
Should the next Wisconsin Legislature do more to punish and prevent drunken driving injuries and deaths?
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Alcohol Treatment Centers by City in Wisconsin Listed Alphabetically: | | Quick Drug Facts |
Baby Mouse Liquor is found in rural Korea. This distilled rice spirit or filled with baby mice carcasses and fermented for 1 year.
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If you see what you suspect is a drunk driver and you have a phone available to you, do the right thing: Dial the local highway patrol or police department, Get the license plate number of the car, Let the authorities know that you suspect a drunk driver, Give your location. It is worth those few minutes of your time to save that drunk driver from hurting themselves and/or others.
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Between 48 and 64 percent of people who die in fires have blood alcohol levels indicating intoxication.
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Birds, beers and other wild creatures-perhaps even dinosaurs-have become drunk from eating berries, other fruits, or grains containing alcohol.
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