Forestry contributions : Chatham County, NC [2022]

2022 Forestry Contributions Chatham County, NC NC STATE EXTENSION Chatham County has about 245,334 acres of privately owned timberland. Landowners in this county received an estimated stumpage harvest value of $9.7 million. The forest sector in this county had a total economic contribution of approximately $438 million in industry output to the county's economy. Timberland5 & Reserved Forestland by Ownership3 The forest sector in this county supported 1,377 total jobs with a payroll of about $75 million. Economic Contribution of the Forest Sector1 Direct Impact2 Employment 0°bs)3 Labor Income (million $)■ Value Added (million $)J Industry Output (million $) Forestry 4 0.16 0.18 0.23 Logging 25 0.67 1.06 2.06 Primary Solid Wood Products 140 8.23 19.25 74.74 Secondary Solid Wood Products 737 43.20 85.74 268.12 Primary paper & paperboard products - - - Secondary paper & paperboard products 0 0.13 0.13 0.33 Total 906 52 106 345 Total Impact7 Employment Gobs)3 Labor Income (million $)4 Value Added (million $)5 Industry Output (million $)6 rorestry 4 0.17 0.21 0.29 .ogging 42 1.08 1.63 3.11 Primary Solid Wood Products 256 13.83 28.75 95.69 Secondary Solid Wood Products 1,073 60.15 115.66 338.05 Primary paper 8 Daperboard products - - - Secondary paper 8 Daperboard products 1 0.16 0.18 0.42 Total 1,377 75 146 438 Ownership NC (Acres) Chatham (Acres) Public Timberland 2,601,709 7,398 Private Timberland 15,367,452 245,334 Reserve Forestland 648,263 - Total Timberland and Forestland 18,617,424 252,732 All Land 31,531,452 453,666 % Timberland 57% 56% % Reserved 2% 0% 15 Chatham Щ SAWTIMBER ■ PULPWOOD Timber Growth vs. Harvest Volumes10 Volume Estimate NC Chatham (Million Green Tons) Growth 58.1 1.19 Flarvest 32.4 0.76 Growth: Flarvest Ratio 1.79 1.57