Federal Land in
the West
The following table includes
information on the amount of federal land in each state in
the U.S. Bureau of the Census western region. In addition,
the table presents the national ranking of amount and percentage
of federal land in each state and region.
- Location of Federal
Lands: It is hardly news that the overwhelming federal
land acreage is located in the western United States. The
13 western states comprise nearly 93% of all the federal
land in the nation.
- Equally, if not more important,
is the fact that over half of all the land area of the West
region is federal land. Twelve of the 13 western states
are in the top 13 states in rank of percentage of federal
land acreage. Hawaii, although not among this group, is
the fourteenth ranked state in percent of federal land acreage.
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Total
Land Area (1000 acres)
|
Federal
Land Area (1000 acres)
|
Rank
In Federal Land Acreage
|
Percent
|
Rank
in % Federal Land Acreage
|
| Alaska |
365,482 |
247,999 |
1 |
67.9% |
2 |
| Arizona |
72,688 |
34,314 |
4 |
47.2% |
7 |
| California |
100,207 |
45,210 |
3 |
45.1% |
8 |
| Colorado |
66,486 |
24,086 |
11 |
36.2% |
9 |
| Hawaii |
4,106 |
650 |
36 |
15.8% |
14 |
| Idaho |
52,933 |
32,605 |
6 |
61.6% |
4 |
| Montana |
93,271 |
26,067 |
10 |
27.9% |
12 |
| Nevada |
70,265 |
58,295 |
2 |
83.0% |
1 |
| New
Mexico |
77,766 |
26,253 |
9 |
33.8% |
10 |
| Oregon |
61,599 |
32,298 |
7 |
52.4% |
5 |
| Utah |
52,697 |
32,762 |
5 |
62.2% |
3 |
| Washington |
42,694 |
12,091 |
12 |
28.3% |
11 |
| Wyoming |
62,343 |
30,455 |
8 |
48.9% |
6 |
| Total
Region |
1,122,535 |
603,086 |
1 |
53.7% |
1 |
Source: U.S. General Services
Administration
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