Wilkinson County Forestry Profile

Forestry and the Forest Products Industry are a major component of Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County, Mississippi.

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 433,088
Acres of Forest: 361,636
Percent of Forest: 84%

Forest Type	Acres	Percent
Pine	139,931	39%
Hardwood	185,477	51%
Mixed Pine/Hardwood	36,228	10%

Forest Landowners	Acres	Percent
Private Individual Timberland Ownership	237,520	66%
Forest Industry Timberland Ownership	85,380	23%
Federal Government Timberland Ownership	38,736	11%
State and Local Timberland Ownership	0	0%

Income/Values	Dollars
Forestland Assessed Value (2008)	$14,106,364
Estimated Ad Valorem Tax Collections from Forestland (2008)	$1,437,156
Value of Standing Timber in 2007	$680,859,531
Value of Timber Harvested in 2007	$21,194,995
Timber Severance Tax Collections (100%)	$65,827

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.