The Union had 1.1 million factory workers, while the Confederacy had 111,000 and the Border States had 70,000. The Union had 101,000 factories, while the Confederacy had 21,000 and the Border States had 9,000. The Union was attributed with having 40 million heads of livestock compared to 35 million in the Confederacy and only 10 million in the Border States. The Union led wheat production with 100 million bushels produced in comparison to 35 million bushels in the Confederacy and 20 million bushels in the Border States. The Confederacy led tobacco production with 225 million pounds compared to 110 million pounds produced in the Border States and 50 million pounds produced in the Union. The Confederacy produced nearly all of the nation's rice which amounted to 225 million bushels. The Union led corn production with 400 million bushels compared to the 250 million bushels in the Confederacy and 150 million bushels in the Border States. Particularly horses: the Union had twice that of the Confederacy, 3.4 million to the CSA's 1.7. With the exception of rice and tobacco, the Union had a clear agricultural advantage. In the Border States there were 2.5 million free inhabitants and 500,000 enslaved people. In the Confederacy, the population was listed as 5.5 million free and 3.5 million enslaved. The population of the Union was 18.5 million. On the homefront, the Union had $234,000,000 in bank deposit and coined money or specie while the Confederacy had $74,000,000 and the Border States had $29,000,000. Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri were called Border States. The Confederacy included the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. The Union included the states of Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, California, Nevada, and Oregon.
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