Amite County Forestry Profile

Forestry and the Forest Products Industry are a major component of Amite County’s economy. Forest related economic sectors generate value not only within the forest related sectors but also in other sectors of the economy. The economic contribution of forest related sectors and their impacts on other sectors can be estimated using input-output analysis. Using 2007 data, this study estimates the total economic contribution of forestry and the forest products industry to Amite County, Mississippi.

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 466,944
Acres of Forest: 374,697
Percent of Forest: 80%

Forest Type	Acres	Percent
Pine	264,656	71%
Hardwood	63,182	17%
Mixed Pine/Hardwood	46,859	12%

Forest Landowners	Acres	Percent
Private Individual Timberland Ownership	258,713	69%
Forest Industry Timberland Ownership	81,409	22%
Federal Government Timberland Ownership	34,575	9%
State and Local Timberland Ownership	0	0%

Income/Values	Dollars
Forestland Assessed Value (2008)	$14,597,476
Estimated Ad Valorem Tax Collections from Forestland (2008)	$1,006,204
Value of Standing Timber in 2007	$902,230,925
Value of Timber Harvested in 2007	$29,965,751
Timber Severance Tax Collections (100%)	$101,090

Sources: Forestland ownership, acreage, and timber volumes were estimated using the Mississippi Institute for Forest Inventory (MIFI) Dynamic Report Generator Software. Tax collections according to Mississippi Tax Commission. Timber harvest value according to the Mississippi Harvest of Forest Products Report. Produced by James E. Henderson, Assistant Extension Professor, and Ian A. Munn, Professor, Department of Forestry.