Nash County Forestry Impacts

— Written by Colby Griffin — Contributors: Robert Bardon | August 30, 2024 (Updated: Aug. 30, 2024, 2:54 p.m.)

Recently published county factsheets indicating the economic contribution of forestry for 2022 statewide are now available. This is the most recent data available and the factsheets are available to download. In addition to the county factsheets, you will also find information on the statewide contribution of the forest sector to North Carolina's economy on the same website as the county factsheets.

For those who do not know the significance of forestry to our economy here are some quick facts based on the 2022 data.

North Carolina has over 18 million acres of timberland,
The forest sector in North Carolina had a total contribution of $42.5 billion in industry output to the North Carolina economy
North Carolina's forest sector supports approximately 151,700 full-time and part-time jobs with a payroll of about $10.1 billion.
North Carolina's forest sector was the top manufacturing sector in the state, supporting over 2,700 more jobs than the food manufacturing sector in North Carolina