title: Forest cover by state and territory in the United States
text: # Forest cover by state and territory in the United States
  
  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. Tree volumes and weights are not directly measured in the field, but computed from other variables that can be measured.
  
  This is only the total amount of timberland. Actual forest cover for each state may be significantly higher.
  
  ## List by state, district, or territory
  
  | Rank | State, district or territory | Percent forest (2016) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Maine | 89.46% |
  | 2 | New Hampshire | 84.32% |
  | 3 | American Samoa | 80.84% |
  | 4 | Northern Mariana Islands | 80.37% |
  | 5 | West Virginia | 79.01% |
  | 6 | Vermont | 77.811% |
  | 7 | Alabama | 70.57% |
  | 8 | South Carolina | 68.19% |
  | 9 | Georgia | 67.28% |
  | 10 | Mississippi | 65.07% |
  | 11 | Virginia | 62.93% |
  | 12 | New York | 62.88% |
  | 13 | Massachusetts | 60.57% |
  | 14 | North Carolina | 59.73% |
  | 15 | Pennsylvania | 58.60% |
  | 16 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 57.16% |
  | 17 | Arkansas | 56.31% |
  | 18 | Puerto Rico | 55.62% |
  | 19 | Michigan | 55.62% |
  | 20 | Connecticut | 55.24% |
  | 21 | Rhode Island | 54.38% |
  | 22 | Louisiana | 53.20% |
  | 23 | Tennessee | 52.83% |
  | 24 | Guam | 52.82% |
  | 25 | Washington | 52.74% |
  | 26 | Florida | 50.68% |
  | 27 | Kentucky | 49.35% |
  | 28 | Wisconsin | 48.98% |
  | 29 | Oregon | 48.51% |
  | 30 | Hawaii | 42.53% |
  | 31 | New Jersey | 41.72% |
  | 32 | Idaho | 40.55% |
  | 33 | Maryland | 39.36% |
  | 34 | Texas | 37.33% |
  | 35 | Missouri | 35.16% |
  | 36 | Alaska | 35.16% |
  | 37 | Utah | 34.48% |
  | 38 | Colorado | 34.42% |
  | 39 | Minnesota | 34.08% |
  | 40 | District of Columbia | 33.90% |
  | 41 | California | 32.71% |
  | 42 | New Mexico | 31.99% |
  | 43 | Ohio | 30.92% |
  | 44 | Oklahoma | 28.80% |
  | 45 | Montana | 27.45% |
  | 46 | Delaware | 27.26% |
  | 47 | Arizona | 25.64% |
  | 48 | Indiana | 21.06% |
  | 49 | Wyoming | 18.42% |
  | 50 | Nevada | 15.89% |
  | 51 | Illinois | 13.64% |
  | 52 | Iowa | 8.43% |
  | 53 | Kansas | 4.78% |
  | 54 | South Dakota | 3.93% |
  | 55 | Nebraska | 3.20% |
  | 56 | North Dakota | 1.72% |
  | — | U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | No data |
  
  ### List by region
  
  | Rank | Region | Percent forest (2016) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | U.S. territories | 56.74% |
  | 2 | Southern region | 50.13% |
  | 3 | Pacific Northwest region | 37.52% |
  | 4 | Northern region | 30.04% |
  | 5 | Interior West region | 28.14% |
  | — | Total | 36.21% |
  