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Arkansas Forest Facts

EMPLOYMENT

Forestry & Logging  5,787
Wood Products 14,472
Pulp & Paper 11,953
Total Employment 32,211

 

ANNUAL PAYROLL INCOME (in millions of dollars)

Forestry & Logging $227
Wood Products $532
Pulp & Paper $751
Total Compensation $1,510

 

LAND AREA (in thousands of acres) dollars)

Total Land Area 33,328
Forests 18,771
Forests as Percent of Total  56%
Federal Lands  3,062
National Forest System 2,483

 

TIMBERLAND

Government  
     Federal 2,816
     State 394
County & Municipal 67
Forestry Industry 4,497
Other Private Non-industrial 10,599
Total Timberland 18,373

 

VALUE OF INDUSTRY SHIPMENTS (in thousands of dollars)

Wood Manufacturing $2,968,143
Paper Manufacturing $3,858,591
Total Value $6,826,734

 

NUMBER OF MANUFACTURING FACILITIES

Sawmills, Millwork, Treating 39
Engineered Wood and Panel Products 10
Other Wood Products 2
Total Wood Products 51
Pulp, Paper & Paperboard Mills 6
Converted Paper Products 69
Paper Manufacturing 75
Total All Segments 126

 

From the American Forest & Paper Association publication - Forest & Paper Industry at a Glance: Arkansas. Click here to view online PDF.

 
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