Western States Data Public Land Acreage

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 (NFS) Acres: 21.97 million BLM Acres: 87 million Population: 670,053	Forest Service Percentage: 5% BLM Percentage: 20.5%
Arizona: Total Land Base: 72,958,720 acres Forest Service (NFS) Acres: 11.26 million BLM Acres: 12.2 million Population: 6,166,318	Forest Service Percentage: 15% BLM Percentage: 17%
California: Total Land Base: 101,313,280 Forest Service (NFS) Acres: 20.8 million BLM Acres: 15.2 million Population: 36,457,549	Forest Service Percentage: 21% BLM Percentage: 15%
Colorado: Total Land Base: 66,678,400 acres Forest Service (NFS) Acres: 14.5 million BLM Acres: 8.4 million Population: 4,753,377	Forest Service Percentage: 22% BLM Percentage: 13%
Idaho: Total Land Base: 53,530,880 acres Forest Service (NFS) Acres: 20.5 million BLM Acres: 11.9 million Population: 1,466,465	Forest Service Percentage: 38% BLM Percentage: 22%
Montana: Total Land Base: 94,185,600 acres Forest Service (NFS) Acres: 17 million BLM Acres: 8 million Population: 944,632	Forest Service Percentage: 18% BLM Percentage: 8.5%
Nevada State: Total Land Base: 70,762,880 acres Forest Service (NFS) Acres: 5.9 million BLM Acres: ~ 48 million Population: 2,495,529	Forest Service Percentage: 8% BLM Percentage: ~ 68%
New Mexico: Total Land Base: 77,865,600 acres Forest Service (NFS) Acres: 9.4 million BLM Acres: 13.5 million Population: 1,954,599	Forest Service Percentage: 12% BLM Percentage: 17%
Oregon State: Total Land Base: 68,018,240 acres Forest Service (NFS) Acres: 15.7 million BLM Acres: 15.73 million Population: 3,700,758	Forest Service Percentage: 23% BLM Percentage: 23%
Washington State: Total Land Base: 42,612,480 acres Forest Service (NFS) Acres: 9.3 million BLM Acres: 364,600 Population: 6,395,798	Forest Service Percentage: 22% BLM Percentage: < 1%
Wyoming: Total Land Base: 62,603,520 acres Forest Service (NFS) Acres: 9.2 million BLM Acres: 18.4 million Population: 515,004	Forest Service Percentage: 15% BLM Percentage: 29%

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.