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. [2] Tree volumes and weights are not directly measured in the field, but computed from other variables that can be measured. [3] [4]
This is only the total amount of timberland. Actual forest cover for each state may be significantly higher. [5] [1]
Rank | State, district or territory |
Percent forest (2016) [2] [note 1] |
---|---|---|
1 | Maine | 89.46% |
2 | New Hampshire | 84.32% |
3 | American Samoa | 80.84% |
4 | Northern Mariana Islands | 80.37% |
5 | West Virginia | 79.01% |
6 | Vermont | 77.811% |
7 | Alabama | 70.57% |
8 | South Carolina | 68.19% |
9 | Georgia | 67.28% |
10 | Mississippi | 65.07% |
11 | Virginia | 62.93% |
12 | New York | 62.88% |
13 | Massachusetts | 60.57% |
14 | North Carolina | 59.73% |
15 | Pennsylvania | 58.60% |
16 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 57.16% |
17 | Arkansas | 56.31% |
18 | Puerto Rico | 55.62% |
19 | Michigan | 55.62% |
20 | Connecticut | 55.24% |
21 | Rhode Island | 54.38% |
22 | Louisiana | 53.20% |
23 | Tennessee | 52.83% |
24 | Guam | 52.82% |
25 | Washington | 52.74% |
26 | Florida | 50.68% |
27 | Kentucky | 49.35% |
28 | Wisconsin | 48.98% |
29 | Oregon | 48.51% |
30 | Hawaii | 42.53% |
31 | New Jersey | 41.72% |
32 | Idaho | 40.55% |
33 | Maryland | 39.36% |
34 | Texas | 37.33% |
35 | Missouri | 35.16% |
36 | Alaska | 35.16% |
37 | Utah | 34.48% |
38 | Colorado | 34.42% |
39 | Minnesota | 34.08% |
40 | District of Columbia | 33.90% [6] |
41 | California | 32.71% |
42 | New Mexico | 31.99% |
43 | Ohio | 30.92% |
44 | Oklahoma | 28.80% |
45 | Montana | 27.45% |
46 | Delaware | 27.26% |
47 | Arizona | 25.64% |
48 | Indiana | 21.06% |
49 | Wyoming | 18.42% |
50 | Nevada | 15.89% |
51 | Illinois | 13.64% |
52 | Iowa | 8.43% |
53 | Kansas | 4.78% |
54 | South Dakota | 3.93% |
55 | Nebraska | 3.20% |
56 | North Dakota | 1.72% |
— |
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands [note 2] |
No data |
Rank | Region | Percent forest (2016) [2] |
---|---|---|
1 | U.S. territories [note 3] | 56.74% |
2 | Southern region [note 4] | 50.13% |
3 | Pacific Northwest region [note 5] | 37.52% |
4 | Northern region [note 6] | 30.04% |
5 | Interior West region [note 7] | 28.14% |
— | Total | 36.21% |
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. [2] Tree volumes and weights are not directly measured in the field, but computed from other variables that can be measured. [3] [4]
This is only the total amount of timberland. Actual forest cover for each state may be significantly higher. [5] [1]
Rank | State, district or territory |
Percent forest (2016) [2] [note 1] |
---|---|---|
1 | Maine | 89.46% |
2 | New Hampshire | 84.32% |
3 | American Samoa | 80.84% |
4 | Northern Mariana Islands | 80.37% |
5 | West Virginia | 79.01% |
6 | Vermont | 77.811% |
7 | Alabama | 70.57% |
8 | South Carolina | 68.19% |
9 | Georgia | 67.28% |
10 | Mississippi | 65.07% |
11 | Virginia | 62.93% |
12 | New York | 62.88% |
13 | Massachusetts | 60.57% |
14 | North Carolina | 59.73% |
15 | Pennsylvania | 58.60% |
16 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 57.16% |
17 | Arkansas | 56.31% |
18 | Puerto Rico | 55.62% |
19 | Michigan | 55.62% |
20 | Connecticut | 55.24% |
21 | Rhode Island | 54.38% |
22 | Louisiana | 53.20% |
23 | Tennessee | 52.83% |
24 | Guam | 52.82% |
25 | Washington | 52.74% |
26 | Florida | 50.68% |
27 | Kentucky | 49.35% |
28 | Wisconsin | 48.98% |
29 | Oregon | 48.51% |
30 | Hawaii | 42.53% |
31 | New Jersey | 41.72% |
32 | Idaho | 40.55% |
33 | Maryland | 39.36% |
34 | Texas | 37.33% |
35 | Missouri | 35.16% |
36 | Alaska | 35.16% |
37 | Utah | 34.48% |
38 | Colorado | 34.42% |
39 | Minnesota | 34.08% |
40 | District of Columbia | 33.90% [6] |
41 | California | 32.71% |
42 | New Mexico | 31.99% |
43 | Ohio | 30.92% |
44 | Oklahoma | 28.80% |
45 | Montana | 27.45% |
46 | Delaware | 27.26% |
47 | Arizona | 25.64% |
48 | Indiana | 21.06% |
49 | Wyoming | 18.42% |
50 | Nevada | 15.89% |
51 | Illinois | 13.64% |
52 | Iowa | 8.43% |
53 | Kansas | 4.78% |
54 | South Dakota | 3.93% |
55 | Nebraska | 3.20% |
56 | North Dakota | 1.72% |
— |
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands [note 2] |
No data |
Rank | Region | Percent forest (2016) [2] |
---|---|---|
1 | U.S. territories [note 3] | 56.74% |
2 | Southern region [note 4] | 50.13% |
3 | Pacific Northwest region [note 5] | 37.52% |
4 | Northern region [note 6] | 30.04% |
5 | Interior West region [note 7] | 28.14% |
— | Total | 36.21% |