Grazing

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Socioeconomic Impacts from Grazing

Grazing on BLM lands made possible the introduction of $310 million worth of feed and fiber into the market. Overall, BLM-administered lands provided $540 million in grazing-related benefits and supported more than 4,100 jobs in Fiscal Year 2010. This table provides employment and economic output in each state. Economic output data are in millions of dollars.

SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS
Energy
Recreation
Timber
Grazing

State	Employment		Output ($million)
	Direct	Total	Direct	Total
Alaska	0	0	0.0	0.0
Arizona	100	191	14.3	27.4
California	34	71	5.1	11.9
Colorado	194	336	28.3	53.5
Eastern States	0	0	0.0	0.0
Idaho	212	402	35.8	61.8
Kansas	0	0	0.0	0.0
Montana	239	438	32.9	59.7
Nebraska	0	0	0.0	0.0
Nevada	200	352	34.6	58.1
New Mexico	486	842	70.1	117.3
North Dakota	1	2	0.3	0.4
Oklahoma	0	0	0.0	0.0
Oregon	216	388	17.5	36.4
South Dakota	17	28	3.2	5.0
Texas	0	0	0.0	0.0
Utah	360	476	22.0	36.1
Washington	21	33	1.5	3.2
Wyoming	426	623	44.7	69.5
Sum of States	2,507	4,181	310.3	540.3
National¹	2,507	4,181	310.3	540.3

¹National grazing impacts cannot be calculated due to technical limitations. Statewide totals are substituted.

About These Numbers

Data in the "Direct" column are an estimate of the BLM's economic contribution to local economies in terms of employment and other economic benefits directly associated with BLM-managed lands and resources. These benefits might be associated with river guides and other recreation outfitters, for example. Data in the "Total" column for each category of BLM activity demonstrate the agency's impacts, including indirect and induced benefits with, for instance, companies that manufacture outdoor gear and local service businesses in gateway communities.

National numbers may be larger than the sum of individual state numbers because the national number accounts for activity across state lines. For example, machinery production in California might be used to support mining activity in Wyoming. Employment benefits reflect an annual average for full- and part-time private sector jobs. Table totals may not add exactly, because of rounding. The data are preliminary and are subject to change based on further review.

Available for Download

A PDF version of the March 2011 publication, "A Sound Investment for America," is available for download at http://blm.gov/4q5c. The Department of the Interior's June 2011 economic report incorporates economic data on hardrock minerals that are not included in the BLM report.