Land Acreage total forest land by state. Definition, graph and map.

DEFINITION
Total area of forest land in millions of acres. NOTE: Because of the difficulty in gathering these statistics across independent state agencies, some states may be missing. Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, Illinois, Ohio and Maine did not report.

Geography Statistics > Land Acreage > Total Forest Land (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Alaska:

127.38 million acres

# 2

Oregon:

28.836 million acres

# 3

Georgia:

24.4 million acres

# 4

California:

23.7 million acres

# 5

Idaho:

23.5 million acres

# 6

Alabama:

22.991 million acres

# 7

Montana:

22.5 million acres

# 8

Colorado:

21.637 million acres

# 9

Washington:

21.3 million acres

# 10

Michigan:

19.3 million acres

# 11

Mississippi:

18.605 million acres

# 12

New York:

18.4 million acres

# 13

North Carolina:

18.269 million acres

# 14

New Mexico:

16.68 million acres

# 15

Pennsylvania:

16.585 million acres

# 16

Minnesota:

16.23 million acres

# 17

Wisconsin:

15.965 million acres

# 18

Virginia:

15.844 million acres

# 19

Utah:

15.173 million acres

# 20

Missouri:

15.01 million acres

# 21

Florida:

14.7 million acres

# 22

Tennessee:

14.404 million acres

# 23

Louisiana:

14.017 million acres

# 24

South Carolina:

12.415 million acres

# 25

West Virginia:

12.001 million acres

# 26

Kentucky:

11.931 million acres

# 27

Texas:

11.879 million acres

# 28

Wyoming:

10.995 million acres

# 29

Nevada:

9.767 million acres

# 30

Oklahoma:

7.665 million acres

# 31

New Hampshire:

4.824 million acres

# 32

Vermont:

4.628 million acres

# 33

Indiana:

4.554 million acres

# 34

Massachusetts:

3.13 million acres

# 35

Iowa:

2.7 million acres

# 36

Maryland:

2.566 million acres

# 37

Kansas:

2.226 million acres

# 38

New Jersey:

1.876 million acres

# 39

Connecticut:

1.859 million acres

# 40

South Dakota:

1.62 million acres

# 41

Nebraska:

1.275 million acres

# 42

North Dakota:

0.673 million acres

# 43

Rhode Island:

0.393 million acres

# 44

Delaware:

0.383 million acres

Total:

654.786 million acres

Weighted average:

14.9 million acres

DEFINITION: Total area of forest land in millions of acres. NOTE: Because of the difficulty in gathering these statistics across independent state agencies, some states may be missing. Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, Illinois, Ohio and Maine did not report.

Geography Statistics > Land Acreage > Total Forest Land (most recent) by state

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