Henderson Chickasaw County

Economic Importance of Forestry and Forest Products to Chickasaw County. This new publication series reports the economic impact of Mississippi’s forestry and forest product sectors by county. Given the recent economic decline and hardships faced by many in the forestry community there are numerous efforts at the county level to promote forestry and educate the public on the economic importance of forestry and forest products to the county economy. County level economic input-output analyses were conducted using IMPLAN software and data. This approach estimates how spending by one sector of the economy generates activity across other sectors of the economy. As goods and services are purchased from supporting sectors in the local economy by forestry and forest products industry this generates economic activity for these supporting sectors. Also, the employees of both the forestry and forest products industries and their supporting sectors also buy and spend in the local economy. Quantifying the total amount of economic activity can allow for a greater appreciation of the importance of forestry and forest products to a county’s economy. This new publication series will be useful to local forestry communities seeking support from state and local governments or in demonstrating how actions damaging to forestry or forest products can result in harm to the local economy. On the last page of the brochure is some additional information that includes forestland ownership and acreage obtained from the MIFI Dynamic Report Generator software, estimated value of both standing and harvested timber, and estimated tax collections originating from timberland and timber harvesting.

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