Forest cover by state and territory in the United States

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 %forest(2016) 89.46% 84.32% 80.84% 80.37% 79.01% 77.81% 70.57% 68.19% 67.28% 65.07% 62.93% 62.88% 60.57% 59.73% 58.60% Virgin Islands (U.S.) 57.16% 56.31% 55.62% 55.62% 55.24% 54.38% 53.20% 52.83% 52.82% 52.74% 50.68% 49.35% 48.98% 48.51% 42.53% 41.72% 40.55% 39.36% 37.33% 35.16% 35.16% 34.48% 34.42% 34.08% 33.90% 32.71% 31.99% 30.92% 28.80% 27.45% 27.26% 25.64% 21.06% 18.42% 15.89% 13.64% 8.43% 4.78% 3.93% 3.20% 1.72% U.S. Minor Outlying Islands No data

List by region

RankRegionPercent 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%

See also Forests of the United States Forest cover by province or territory in Canada Forest cover by federal subject in Russia Forest cover by state in India

References

Notes

Further reading US Department of Agriculture. US Forest Resource Facts and HIstorical Trends. 2012. 64 p.