Land Cover/Use by State statistics

[In thousands of acres. Excludes Alaska and District of Columbia. Land cover/use is a term that includes categories of land cover and categories of land use. Land cover is the vegetation or other kind of material that covers the land surface. Land use is the purpose of human activity on the land. For definitions, see below table]


			1992					1992			1992			1992		1997				1997			1997			1997

				1,000 ACRES				1,000 ACRES			1,000 ACRES		1,000 ACRES			1,000 ACRES				1,000 ACRES			1,000 ACRES		1,000 ACRES

		POST				Nonfederal land		Nonfederal land				NONFEDERAL LAND						NONFEDERAL LAND			NONFEDERAL LAND			Nonfederal land
STATE	FIPS	OFFICE
	Code	ABBREV-
		IATION						Rural land													Rural land
			Total	Federal	Water										Total	Federal	Water
			surface	land	area	Total	Developed ²	Total	Crop	Pasture	Range-	Forest	CRP	Other	surface	land	area	Total	Developed ²	Total	Crop	Pasture	Range-	Forest	CRP	Other
			area ¹						land	land	land	land	land	rural land	area ¹						land	land	land	land	land	rural land


Total	(X)	(X)	1,944,135	402,001	49,561	1,492,573	89,403	1,403,170	382,316	127,434	404,992	398,578	34,041	55,810	1,944,135	402,186	50,869	1,491,080	105,369	1,385,711	375,044	119,573	403,114	399,031	32,697	56,253

United States	00000	US	1,941,827	401,909	49,511	1,490,407	88,999	1,401,408	381,949	126,742	404,852	398,069	34,041	55,754	1,941,827	402,094	50,819	1,488,914	104,812	1,384,102	374,690	119,144	402,976	398,409	32,697	56,188

Alabama	01000	AL	33,424	970	1,198	31,255	1,965	29,291	3,147	3,771	68	21,102	535	669	33,424	998	1,242	31,184	2,410	28,775	2,919	3,527	68	21,073	522	666
Alaaska.	02000	AK	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Arizona	04000	AZ	72,964	30,426	189	42,349	1,476	40,873	1,198	75	32,402	4,313	0	2,885	72,964	30,426	209	42,330	1,675	40,654	1,204	67	32,114	4,262	0	3,007
Arkansas	05000	AR	34,037	3,103	845	30,090	1,264	28,826	7,729	5,792	168	14,531	235	372	34,037	3,103	895	30,040	1,501	28,539	7,582	5,453	73	14,765	230	436
California	06000	CA	101,510	46,633	1,911	52,965	4,992	47,973	10,052	1,171	17,320	14,680	181	4,570	101,510	46,633	1,951	52,926	5,687	47,238	9,561	1,065	17,457	14,295	173	4,687
Colorado	08000	CO	66,625	23,803	344	42,478	1,585	40,893	8,940	1,276	23,843	3,754	1,913	1,165	66,625	23,794	351	42,480	1,706	40,775	8,860	1,269	23,855	3,729	1,890	1,172
Connecticut	09000	CT	3,195	15	127	3,053	834	2,219	228	110	0	1,743	0	139	3,195	15	129	3,052	897	2,155	199	107	0	1,729	0	120
Delaware	10000	DE	1,534	31	289	1,214	203	1,011	499	26	0	356	1	129	1,534	31	290	1,213	238	975	472	23	0	347	1	134
District of Columbia	11000	DC	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Florida	12000	FL	37,534	3,784	3,089	30,661	4,503	26,157	2,998	4,478	3,636	12,461	123	2,461	37,534	3,784	3,153	30,596	5,449	25,147	2,719	4,177	3,193	12,255	120	2,684
Georgia	13000	GA	37,741	2,126	1,005	34,610	3,185	31,425	5,173	3,057	0	21,636	602	957	37,741	2,124	1,053	34,564	4,238	30,326	4,661	2,853	0	21,216	596	999
Hawaii	15000	HI	4,163	388	59	3,717	177	3,540	274	91	946	1,530	0	699	4,163	388	59	3,717	186	3,531	244	89	946	1,514	0	738
Idaho	16000	ID	53,488	33,481	552	19,454	690	18,764	5,600	1,260	6,495	4,020	823	566	53,488	33,563	556	19,368	811	18,557	5,500	1,253	6,478	3,942	784	600
Illinois	17000	IL	36,059	492	739	34,828	2,969	31,858	24,100	2,839	0	3,512	712	696	36,059	490	761	34,807	3,262	31,546	23,954	2,525	0	3,631	726	710
Indiana	18000	IN	23,158	474	365	22,320	2,081	20,239	13,513	1,873	0	3,661	414	778	23,158	472	386	22,300	2,356	19,944	13,358	1,818	0	3,638	378	753
Iowa	19000	IA	36,017	164	449	35,403	1,700	33,703	24,988	3,776	0	1,973	2,093	874	36,017	186	477	35,354	1,803	33,551	25,262	3,554	0	2,084	1,739	912
Kansas	20000	KS	52,661	504	524	51,633	2,689	48,943	26,566	2,245	15,286	1,301	2,864	683	52,661	504	560	51,597	2,882	48,715	26,460	2,213	15,179	1,290	2,849	724
Kentucky	21000	KY	25,863	1,177	615	24,071	1,601	22,470	5,092	5,928	0	10,373	423	655	25,863	1,187	629	24,048	1,955	22,092	5,151	5,613	0	10,440	331	557
Louisiana	22000	LA	31,377	1,308	3,677	26,392	1,520	24,871	5,971	2,294	281	13,079	142	3,105	31,377	1,308	3,754	26,314	1,693	24,622	5,568	2,376	280	13,114	141	3,143
Maine	23000	ME	20,966	198	1,249	19,519	579	18,941	448	106	0	17,679	36	672	20,966	207	1,250	19,509	747	18,762	419	82	0	17,633	30	599
Maryland	24000	MD	7,870	169	1,659	6,043	1,068	4,974	1,673	552	0	2,392	19	339	7,870	169	1,663	6,038	1,291	4,747	1,598	454	0	2,331	19	346
Massachusetts	25000	MA	5,339	98	377	4,865	1,268	3,597	273	173	0	2,835	0	317	5,339	98	379	4,862	1,549	3,313	271	114	0	2,657	0	271
Michigan	26000	MI	37,349	3,275	1,096	32,979	3,213	29,766	8,985	2,399	0	15,921	255	2,206	37,349	3,275	1,111	32,964	3,764	29,200	8,439	2,004	0	16,238	322	2,198
Minnesota	27000	MN	54,010	3,336	3,122	47,552	2,050	45,502	21,355	3,385	0	14,424	1,811	4,527	54,010	3,336	3,147	47,526	2,361	45,165	21,328	3,423	0	14,830	1,543	4,042
Mississippi	28000	MS	30,527	1,752	797	27,978	1,343	26,635	5,726	4,032	0	15,758	778	341	30,527	1,770	862	27,895	1,656	26,239	5,296	3,699	0	16,019	798	428
Missouri	29000	MO	44,614	1,903	808	41,903	2,342	39,561	13,348	12,006	126	11,754	1,602	727	44,614	1,917	849	41,848	2,653	39,195	13,710	10,947	98	12,118	1,607	716
Montana	30000	MT	94,110	27,090	1,053	65,968	759	65,209	15,034	3,453	37,240	5,284	2,781	1,417	94,110	27,090	1,061	65,960	881	65,078	15,086	3,495	37,016	5,279	2,721	1,481
Nebraska	31000	NE	49,510	649	479	48,381	1,187	47,195	19,240	2,083	22,937	790	1,363	782	49,510	649	490	48,371	1,268	47,103	19,421	1,976	22,864	799	1,245	799
Nevada	32000	NV	70,763	59,871	432	10,461	374	10,087	761	314	8,224	374	1	413	70,763	59,871	445	10,448	416	10,032	711	271	8,300	297	2	452
New Hampshire	33000	NH	5,941	756	235	4,950	534	4,415	141	98	0	3,956	0	220	5,941	763	237	4,941	642	4,300	132	92	0	3,875	0	202
New Jersey	34000	NJ	5,216	148	520	4,547	1,566	2,981	650	159	0	1,785	1	388	5,216	148	530	4,537	1,849	2,688	574	109	0	1,625	1	381
New Mexico	35000	NM	77,823	26,449	147	51,228	976	50,252	1,892	207	40,739	4,532	482	2,400	77,823	26,449	155	51,220	1,325	49,896	1,842	207	40,276	4,915	467	2,189
New York	36000	NY	31,361	209	1,273	29,879	2,881	26,998	5,616	3,035	0	17,346	57	944	31,361	209	1,286	29,866	3,373	26,493	5,375	2,627	0	17,533	54	904
North Carolina	37000	NC	33,709	2,507	2,759	28,444	3,399	25,045	5,960	2,025	0	16,078	138	844	33,709	2,508	2,777	28,425	4,181	24,244	5,539	1,980	0	15,678	131	917
North Dakota	38000	ND	45,251	1,785	965	42,500	1,103	41,398	24,743	1,223	10,760	444	2,901	1,326	45,251	1,785	1,049	42,417	1,152	41,264	24,991	1,105	10,551	443	2,802	1,373
Ohio	39000	OH	26,445	373	395	25,677	3,275	22,402	11,929	2,335	0	6,829	316	993	26,445	373	408	25,664	3,797	21,867	11,504	1,980	0	6,984	324	1,077
Oklahoma	40000	OK	44,738	1,148	1,037	42,552	1,772	40,780	10,080	7,813	14,125	7,087	1,163	512	44,738	1,148	1,082	42,508	1,997	40,511	9,709	7,933	13,974	7,254	1,138	504
Oregon	41000	OR	62,161	31,275	661	30,225	1,145	29,080	3,776	2,013	9,764	12,333	522	671	62,161	31,260	828	30,073	1,296	28,777	3,800	1,905	9,556	12,295	483	739
Pennsylvania	42000	PA	28,995	724	474	27,798	3,212	24,585	5,596	2,360	0	15,479	93	1,059	28,995	724	480	27,791	4,336	23,456	5,245	1,812	0	15,306	90	1,003
Rhode Island	44000	RI	813	7	151	655	195	461	25	23	0	384	0	29	813	4	151	659	205	454	20	24	0	381	0	29
South Carolina	45000	SC	19,939	1,036	791	18,113	1,786	16,327	2,983	1,216	0	11,110	262	756	19,939	1,036	821	18,082	2,325	15,757	2,542	1,182	0	10,958	262	813
South Dakota	46000	SD	49,358	3,108	874	45,376	958	44,418	16,436	2,196	21,996	542	1,757	1,491	49,358	3,108	883	45,367	1,035	44,332	16,738	2,078	21,764	532	1,686	1,535
Tennessee	47000	TN	26,974	1,232	774	24,968	2,006	22,961	4,857	5,273	0	11,842	440	549	26,974	1,232	787	24,954	2,618	22,336	4,566	4,985	0	11,736	375	674
Texas	48000	TX	171,052	2,910	3,993	164,149	7,765	156,385	28,262	16,904	94,764	10,073	3,974	2,409	171,052	2,911	4,152	163,990	8,984	155,006	26,762	15,807	95,323	10,627	3,906	2,581
Utah	49000	UT	54,339	34,278	1,784	18,277	655	17,621	1,815	674	10,821	1,746	226	2,340	54,339	34,278	1,801	18,260	760	17,499	1,676	695	10,720	1,830	217	2,362
Vermont	50000	VT	6,154	371	265	5,518	320	5,198	635	349	0	4,139	0	75	6,154	393	266	5,495	346	5,149	601	342	0	4,118	0	87
Virginia	51000	VA	27,087	2,646	1,942	22,500	2,338	20,162	2,901	3,343	0	13,227	73	618	27,087	2,646	1,958	22,483	2,805	19,678	2,879	3,071	0	13,030	70	628
Washington	53000	WA	44,035	11,922	1,542	30,572	1,864	28,708	6,745	1,393	5,745	12,843	1,016	967	44,035	11,924	1,555	30,557	2,214	28,344	6,689	1,200	5,744	12,666	1,017	1,028
West Virginia	54000	WV	15,508	1,214	165	14,129	711	13,418	915	1,600	0	10,515	1	387	15,508	1,215	170	14,123	986	13,137	848	1,503	0	10,472	0	314
Wisconsin	55000	WI	35,920	1,845	1,287	32,788	2,260	30,528	10,813	2,976	0	13,519	665	2,554	35,920	1,845	1,297	32,778	2,543	30,234	10,537	2,882	0	13,634	662	2,519
Wyoming	56000	WY	62,603	28,748	431	33,424	663	32,761	2,272	961	27,170	1,025	252	1,082	62,603	28,748	436	33,419	716	32,704	2,171	1,181	27,150	995	247	960

Caribbean	(X)	(X)	2,307	91	49	2,167	404	1,763	367	692	140	508	0	56	2,307	91	50	2,166	557	1,609	355	429	138	622	0	65

- Represents zero.
1 Includes water area not shown separately.
2 Includes urban and built-up areas in units of 10 acres or greater

Source: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Resource and Conservation Service (formerly Soil Conservation Service) and Iowa State University, Statistical Laboratory, 1992 National Resources Inventory. 1997 National Resources Inventory.

http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/NRI/1997/

* Cover/use :

Urban and built-up areas -- A Land Cover/Use category consisting of residential, industrial, commercial, and institutional land; construction sites; public administrative sites; railroad yards; cemeteries; airports; golf courses; sanitary landfills; sewage treatment plants; water control structures and spillways; other land used for such purposes; small parks (less than 10 acres) within urban and built-up areas; and highways, railroads, and other transportation facilities if they are surrounded by urban areas. Also included are tracts of less than 10 acres that do not meet the above definition but are completely surrounded by Urban and Built-up land. Two size categories are recognized in the NRI: (i) areas 0.25 to 10 acres, and (ii) areas greater than 10 acres.

Rural transportation land -- A Land Cover/Use category which consists of all highways, roads, railroads and associated rights-of-way outside urban and built-up areas; including private roads to farms, logging roads, and other private roads, except field lanes.

Small built-up areas -- A land cover/use category consisting of developed land units of 0.25 to 10 acres, meeting the definition of "Urban and Built-up Areas" (see definition). [NRI-92]

Cropland. A Land cover/use category that includes areas used for the production of adapted crops for harvest. Two subcategories of cropland are recognized: cultivated and noncultivated. Cultivated cropland comprises land in row crops or close-grown crops and also other cultivated cropland, for example, hayland or pastureland that is in a rotation with row or close-grown crops. Noncultivated cropland includes permanent hayland and horticultural cropland.

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). A federal program established under the Food Security Act of 1985 to assist private landowners to convert highly erodible cropland to vegetative cover for 10 years. [NMCSP]

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land. A Land cover/use category that includes land under a CRP contract.

Federal land. A land ownership category designating land that is owned by the federal government. It does not include, for example, trust lands administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs or Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) land. No data are collected for any year that land is in this ownership. Federal land :

Forest land. A Land cover/use category that is at least 10 percent stocked by single-stemmed woody species of any size that will be at least 4 meters (13 feet) tall at maturity. Also included is land bearing evidence of natural regeneration of tree cover (cut over forest or abandoned farmland) and not currently developed for nonforest use. Ten percent stocked, when viewed from a vertical direction, equates to an areal canopy cover of leaves and branches of 25 percent or greater. The minimum area for classification as forestland is 1 acre, and the area must be at least 100 feet wide. Land cover/use. A term that includes categories of land cover and categories of land use. Land cover is the vegetation or other kind of material that covers the land surface. Land use is the purpose of human activity on the land; it is usually, but not always, related to land cover. The NRI uses the term land cover/use to identify categories that account for all the surface area of the United States.

Pastureland. A Land cover/use category of land managed primarily for the production of introduced forage plants for livestock grazing. Pastureland cover may consist of a single species in a pure stand, a grass mixture, or a grass-legume mixture. Management usually consists of cultural treatments: fertilization, weed control, reseeding or renovation, and control of grazing. For the NRI, includes land that has a vegetative cover of grasses, legumes, and/or forbs, regardless of whether or not it is being grazed by livestock.

Rangeland. A Land cover/use category on which the climax or potential plant cover is composed principally of native grasses, grasslike plants, forbs or shrubs suitable for grazing and browsing, and introduced forage species that are managed like rangeland. This would include areas where introduced hardy and persistent grasses, such as crested wheatgrass, are planted and such practices as deferred grazing, burning, chaining, and rotational grazing are used, with little or no chemicals or fertilizer being applied. Grasslands, savannas, many wetlands, some deserts, and tundra are considered to be rangeland. Certain communities of low forbs and shrubs, such as mesquite, chaparral, mountain shrub, and pinyon-juniper, are also included as rangeland.

Water. A General cover category consisting of permanent water, such as a perennial stream, lake, or pond with at least 25 percent open water. If the vegetative canopy obscures more than 75 percent of the water surface from view, the area is recorded under the category appropriate for the canopy vegetation. Four types of water areas are large streams, large water bodies, small streams, and small water bodies.

Water areas. A Land cover/use category comprising water bodies and streams that are permanent open water.

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http://www.allcountries.org/uscensus/383_land_cover_use_by_state.html

These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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