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Forest cover by state and territory in the United States
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In the United States, the forest cover by state and territory is estimated from tree-attributes using the basic statistics reported by the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the Forest Service. Tree volumes and weights are not directly measured in the field, but computed from other variables that can be measured.
This is only the total amount of timberland. Actual forest cover for each state may be significantly higher.
List by state, district, or territory
| Location | The forest percent is the percent of land that is forested (excluding bodies of water). Data for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam is from 2013. Data for the Northern Mariana Islands is from 2015. Data for American Samoa is from 2012. Data for the national capital of Washington, D.C. is from 2018.}} | |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | 89.46% | |
| New Hampshire | 84.32% | |
| American Samoa | 80.84% | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 80.37% | |
| West Virginia | 79.01% | |
| Vermont | 77.81% | |
| Alabama | 70.57% | |
| South Carolina | 68.19% | |
| Georgia (U.S. state) | 67.28% | |
| Mississippi | 65.07% | |
| Virginia | 62.93% | |
| New York | 62.88% | |
| Massachusetts | 60.57% | |
| North Carolina | 59.73% | |
| Pennsylvania | 58.60% | |
| US Virgin Islands Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 57.16% | |
| Arkansas | 56.31% | |
| Puerto Rico | 55.62% | |
| Michigan | 55.62% | |
| Connecticut | 55.24% | |
| Rhode Island | 54.38% | |
| Louisiana | 53.20% | |
| Tennessee | 52.83% | |
| Guam | 52.82% | |
| Washington | 52.74% | |
| Florida | 50.68% | |
| Kentucky | 49.35% | |
| Wisconsin | 48.98% | |
| Oregon | 48.51% | |
| Hawaii | 42.53% | |
| New Jersey | 41.72% | |
| Idaho | 40.55% | |
| Maryland | 39.36% | |
| Texas | 37.33% | |
| Missouri | 35.16% | |
| Alaska | 35.16% | |
| Utah | 34.48% | |
| Colorado | 34.42% | |
| Minnesota | 34.08% | |
| District of Columbia | 33.90% | |
| California | 32.71% | |
| New Mexico | 31.99% | |
| Ohio | 30.92% | |
| Oklahoma | 28.80% | |
| Montana | 27.45% | |
| Delaware | 27.26% | |
| Arizona | 25.64% | |
| Indiana | 21.06% | |
| Wyoming | 18.42% | |
| Nevada | 15.89% | |
| Illinois | 13.64% | |
| Iowa | 8.43% | |
| Kansas | 4.78% | |
| South Dakota | 3.93% | |
| Nebraska | 3.20% | |
| North Dakota | 1.72% | |
| United States U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | No data |
List by region
| Rank | Region | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| forest | ||
| (2016) | ||
| U.S. territories | 56.74% | |
| Southern region | 50.13% | |
| Pacific Northwest region | 37.52% | |
| Northern region | 30.04% | |
| Interior West region | 28.14% | |
| — | *Total* | 36.21% |
References
Notes
References
- "Forest Inventory and Analysis Fiscal Year 2016 Business Report".
- "FIA Volume Calculations".
- (2005). "The enhanced forest inventory and analysis program - national sampling design and estimation procedures".
- "United States Map: Percent of Area with Forest, 2002 {{!}} The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis".
- "Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program - FIA Library".
- (1 May 2018). "Declining urban and community tree cover in the United States". Urban Forestry & Urban Greening.
- "Study shows 5,000 percent increase in native trees on rat-free Palmyra Atoll".
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