Western States Data
Public Land Acreage (FS & BLM), Percentage of Land Base, and Population
November 13, 2007
Alaska:
Total Land Base: 424,490,880 acres |
Forest Service Percentage: 5% |
Arizona: Total Land Base: 72,958,720 acres |
Forest Service Percentage: 15% |
California: Total Land Base: 101,313,280 |
Forest Service Percentage: 21% |
Colorado: Total Land Base: 66,678,400 acres |
Forest Service Percentage: 22% |
Idaho: Total Land Base: 53,530,880 acres |
Forest Service Percentage: 38% |
Montana: Total Land Base: 94,185,600 acres |
Forest Service Percentage: 18% |
Nevada State: Total Land Base: 70,762,880 acres |
Forest Service Percentage: 8% |
New Mexico: Total Land Base: 77,865,600 acres |
Forest Service Percentage: 12% |
Oregon State: Total Land Base: 68,018,240 acres |
Forest Service Percentage: 23% |
Washington State: Total Land Base: 42,612,480 acres |
Forest Service Percentage: 22% |
Wyoming: Total Land Base: 62,603,520 acres |
Forest Service Percentage: 15% |
Rankings in Total Acreage by State/Agency:
Forest Service (NFS)-
1) Alaska (21.97 million acres)
2) California (20.8 million acres)
3) Idaho (20.5 million acres)
4) Montana (17 million acres)
BLM-
1) Alaska (87 million acres)
2) Nevada (48 million acres)
3) Wyoming (18.4 million acres)
4) Oregon (15.7 acres)
Rankings by Percentage of Land Base by State/Agency:
Forest Service-
1) Idaho (38%)
2) Oregon (23%)
3) Colorado and Washington (22%)
BLM-
1) Nevada (68%)
2) Wyoming (29%)
3) Oregon (23%)
Rankings by Population:
1) California (36,457,549)
2) Washington (6,395,798)
3) Arizona (6,166,318)
4) Colorado (4,753,377)
5) Oregon (3,700,758)
6) Nevada (2,495,529)*
7) New Mexico (1,954,599)*
8) Idaho (1,466,465)*
9) Montana (944,632)*
10) Alaska (670,053)*
Total NFS Land Acreage: 192.8 Million Acres
Total Western States Acreage (Above): 155.53 Million Acres
Western States Percentage of Total NFS Lands: 81%
Ref:
Forest Service Data: www.fs.fed.us/land/staff/lar/2007/TABLE_4.htm
BLM Data: From various state office websites.
Population Data: 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimates.