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Show PART III PRESENT STATUS OF DEVELOPMENT For 1965? per capita income lagged behind the national average ($2,760) in all but four counties: Hinsdale, Eagle, Summit, and Pitkin, Colorado. Between i960 and 1965, per capita income in Eagle, Pitkin, and Summit Counties experienced the largest percentage growth, increasing by 78 percent, 72 percent, and 68 percent, respectively. This significant growth can be attributed to the major developments in winter recreation occurring in the area between i960 and 1965. Conversely, many counties experienced a decline in per capita income in the I96O-65 period. Industrial activity The present economy of the Upper Colorado Region is largely resource oriented. This orientation is not restricted entirely to agriculture, forestry, and mining but includes the region's recreational endowment and the associated contribution to basic income. Industrial output levels of total gross output by major groups are shown below for each subregion. Total gross output by industry Upper Colorado Region, 1965 (Unit--million dollars) Green Upper San Juan- River Main Stem Colorado Subregion Subregion Subregion Producing industries Agriculture 46.2 57.4 22.6 Forestry 2.3 3.3 2.8 Mining 214.9 122.2 183.6 Manufacturing 18.8 57.6 30.2 Noncommodity-producing industries 259.2 3^7.3 25^.5 Total 54.1.4 587.8 493.7 In 1965 primary industries, defined as agriculture, forestry, and mining, accounted for k3 percent in the Green River Subregion, 31 percent in the Upper Main Stem Subregion, and k2 percent of total processing sec- tor output in the San Juan-Colorado Subregion. The mineral industry over- shadows all other activity among the primary industries in all of the subregions. In the San Juan-Colorado Subregion 88 percent of primary in- dustry output results from minerals, the Green River Subregion follows closely with 82 percent, and the Upper Main Stem Subregion is somewhat lower, with mineral production accounting for about two-thirds of primary industry output. The manufacturing industries, although increasing in importance to the economic base, represent a small part of total regional economic ac- tivity. In the Upper Main Stem manufacturing represents 10 percent of 35 |