Forest cover by state in the United States

Forest cover by state is estimated from tree-attributes using the basic statistics reported by the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (FIA). Tree volumes and weights are not directly measured in the field, but computed from other variables that can be measured.[1][2]

This is only the total amount of timberland, the actual forest cover for each state may be significantly higher.[3][4]

Map of above ground woody biomass across the United States c. 2000[5]
Rank State Percent
1 Maine89.0%
2 New Hampshire77.5%
3 West Virginia77.2%
4 Vermont75.7%
5 Alabama70.6%
6 Georgia64.2%
7 South Carolina63.8%
8 Mississippi61.9%
9 Virginia60.7%
10 North Carolina59.9%
11 Pennsylvania55.3%
12 Arkansas55.1%
13 Connecticut54.7%
14 Tennessee52.9%
15 Massachusetts52.5%
16 Michigan51.2%
17 New York50.9%
18 Rhode Island50.8%
19 Louisiana49.2%
20 Kentucky48.6%
21 Wisconsin45.2%
22 Florida42.4%
23 Washington40.7%
24 New Jersey39.5%
25 Oregon38.8%
26 Maryland37.9%
27 Idaho31.8%
28 Alaska30.4%
29 Missouri30.3%
30 Delaware30.0%
31 Minnesota28.9%
32 Ohio28.9%
33 Montana20.6%
34 Indiana18.9%
35 California17.8%
36 Colorado17.5%
37 Hawaii17.0%
38 Oklahoma14.2%
39 Illinois11.5%
40 Wyoming9.2%
41 Utah8.9%
42 Texas7.0%
43 New Mexico5.6%
44 Iowa5.4%
45 Arizona4.8%
46 South Dakota3.1%
47 Kansas2.8%
48 Nebraska1.8%
49  North Dakota1.0%
50 Nevada0.5%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIA Volume Calculations" (PDF). fs.fed.us. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Bechtold, William A.; Patterson, Paul L.; [Editors] 2005. The enhanced forest inventory and analysis program - national sampling design and estimation procedures. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-80. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 85 p.
  3. ↑ Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ fia@fs.fed.us. "Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program - FIA Library". www.fia.fs.fed.us. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. ↑ fia@fs.fed.us. "Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program - FIA Library". www.fia.fs.fed.us. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

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