Forest cover by state and territory in the United States
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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]
List by state, district, or territory
| Location | % forest (2016) [2][a] |
|---|---|
 Maine | 89.46% |
 New Hampshire | 84.32% |
 American Samoa | 80.84% |
 Northern Mariana Islands | 80.37% |
 West Virginia | 79.01% |
 Vermont | 77.81% |
 Alabama | 70.57% |
 South Carolina | 68.19% |
 Georgia | 67.28% |
 Mississippi | 65.07% |
 Virginia | 62.93% |
 New York | 62.88% |
 Massachusetts | 60.57% |
 North Carolina | 59.73% |
 Pennsylvania | 58.60% |
 Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 57.16% |
 Arkansas | 56.31% |
 Puerto Rico | 55.62% |
 Michigan | 55.62% |
 Connecticut | 55.24% |
 Rhode Island | 54.38% |
 Louisiana | 53.20% |
 Tennessee | 52.83% |
 Guam | 52.82% |
 Washington | 52.74% |
 Florida | 50.68% |
 Kentucky | 49.35% |
 Wisconsin | 48.98% |
 Oregon | 48.51% |
 Hawaii | 42.53% |
 New Jersey | 41.72% |
 Idaho | 40.55% |
 Maryland | 39.36% |
 Texas | 37.33% |
 Missouri | 35.16% |
 Alaska | 35.16% |
 Utah | 34.48% |
 Colorado | 34.42% |
 Minnesota | 34.08% |
 District of Columbia[6] | 33.90% |
 California | 32.71% |
 New Mexico | 31.99% |
 Ohio | 30.92% |
 Oklahoma | 28.80% |
 Montana | 27.45% |
 Delaware | 27.26% |
 Arizona | 25.64% |
 Indiana | 21.06% |
 Wyoming | 18.42% |
 Nevada | 15.89% |
 Illinois | 13.64% |
 Iowa | 8.43% |
 Kansas | 4.78% |
 South Dakota | 3.93% |
 Nebraska | 3.20% |
 North Dakota | 1.72% |
 U.S. Minor Outlying Islands[b] | No data |
List by region
| Rank | Region | Percent forest (2016)[2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.S. territories[c] | 56.74% |
| 2 | Southern region[d] | 50.13% |
| 3 | Pacific Northwest region[e] | 37.52% |
| 4 | Northern region[f] | 30.04% |
| 5 | Interior West region[g] | 28.14% |
| — | Total | 36.21% |
