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Percentage Forestation of Each American State and Canadian Province

Introduction

This page lists the percentage land area of each American state and Canadian province which is forested. This includes all forested areas: commercial timberland, non-commercial forested areas, privately owned forests, National Forests, State Forests and forested areas of any other public lands such as those administered by the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Fish and Wildlife Service and similar agencies in both countries.

All figures are approximate.

USA

State %age Comments
Whole of USA 32% Approximately half the land area of the USA was forested before the arrival of the Europeans
Alabama 65%  
Alaska 33%  
Arizona 25%  
Arkansas 50%  
California 40% Approximately 25% of the land area of California is covered by National Forests
Colorado No information 21% of the land area of Colorado is covered by commercial forests; there are also areas of non-commercial forested land
Connecticut 60%  
Delaware 30%  
Florida 35%  
Georgia 60%  
Hawaii No information Hawaii has more than 60 state forests
Idaho 45%  
Illinois 10% Approximately 45% of Illinois was forested before the arrival of the Europeans
Indiana 16%  
Iowa 5%  
Kansas 1.3%  
Kentucky 40%  
Louisiana No information 50% of the land area of Louisiana is covered by commercial forests; there are also areas of non-commercial forested land
Maine 80%  
Maryland 43%  
Massachusetts 55%  
Michigan 50% Most of the forested areas of Michigan are in the Upper Peninsula and the northern part of the Lower Peninsula
Minnesota 33%  
Mississippi 55%  
Missouri 28% Approximately 66% of Missouri was forested before the arrival of the Europeans
Montana 23%  
Nebraska 2%  
Nevada 10%  
New Hampshire 83%  
New Jersey 40%  
New Mexico 22%  
New York State 53%  
North Carolina No information Extensive areas of the western part of North Carolina are forested
North Dakota 1%  
Ohio 25%  
Oklahoma 16%  
Oregon 43%  
Pennsylvania 56%  
Rhode Island 58%  
South Carolina 60% Nearly all of South Carolina was forested before the arrival of the Europeans
South Dakota 3%  
Tennessee 50%  
Texas 8%  
Utah 28%  
Vermont 75%  
Virginia 60%  
Washington State 50%  
West Virginia 75%  
Wisconsin 43% Most of the forested areas of Wisconsin are in the north of the state
Wyoming 17%  

Canada

Province %age Comments
Whole of Canada 49%  
Alberta No information The entire northern half of Alberta is forested; 39% of Alberta is covered with commercial forests and there are also non-commercial forested areas
British Columbia 50%  
Manitoba 60%  
New Brunswick 90%  
Newfoundland and Labrador 60%  
Northwest Territories 19%  
Nova Scotia 75%  
Nunavut No information Likely to be rather less than the figure for Northwest Territories, I would imagine
Ontario 70%  
Prince Edward Island 50%  
Province of Québec 69%  
Saskatchewan 40%  
Yukon Territory 57%  
Frontier Counties

National Forests

Wilderness Areas

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