Forests

Most Forested States in the U.S. 2025

Maine
89.06%
New Hampshire
83.04%
West Virginia
78.05%
Vermont
76.47%
Alabama
71.35%
South Carolina
67.21%
Georgia
66.93%
Mississippi
64.53%
Virginia
63.48%
New York
62.62%
Massachusetts
60.6%
North Carolina
60.51%
Pennsylvania
59.01%
Connecticut
58.34%
Arkansas
57.17%
Michigan
56.13%
Rhode Island
55.89%
Louisiana
54.19%
Tennessee
52.93%
Washington
52.52%
Florida
50.09%
Wisconsin
49.26%
Kentucky
49.23%
Oregon
48.39%
New Jersey
42.28%
Idaho
40.82%
Maryland
39.4%
Texas
37.76%
Alaska
36.95%
California
36.88%
Hawaii
35.79%
Missouri
35.02%
Utah
34.79%
Colorado
34.38%
Minnesota
34.17%
New Mexico
31.69%
Ohio
30.89%
Delaware
28.95%
Oklahoma
27.96%
Montana
27.79%
Arizona
25.61%
Indiana
21.27%
Wyoming
16.89%
Nevada
15.04%
Illinois
14.02%
Iowa
8.18%
Kansas
4.83%
South Dakota
4.02%
Nebraska
3.12%
North Dakota
1.82%
State
Pct of Land Area Forested (2022 report)
Forested Area (RPA - 2022 report) (acres)
Forested Area (FIA - 2022 report) (acres)
Total Land Area (2022 report) (acres)
Data Year
Trees per Capita (2025 estimate)
Maine Flag
Maine89.06%17.6M17.6M19.7M20213,292
New Hampshire Flag
New Hampshire83.04%4.8M4.8M5.7M2020883
West Virginia Flag
West Virginia78.05%12.1M12M15.4M20201,674
Vermont Flag
Vermont76.47%4.5M4.5M5.9M20201,803
Alabama Flag
Alabama71.35%23.1M23.1M32.4M20211,163
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina67.21%12.9M12.9M19.2M2020631
Georgia Flag
Georgia66.93%24.6M24.6M36.8M2020584
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi64.53%19.4M19.4M30M20201,663
Virginia Flag
Virginia63.48%16M16M25.3M2020460
New York Flag
New York62.62%18.9M18.9M30.2M2019243
Massachusetts Flag
Massachusetts60.6%3M3M5M2019117
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina60.51%18.8M18.8M31.1M2021443
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania59.01%16.9M16.9M28.6M2020330
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut58.34%1.8M1.8M3.1M2020118
Arkansas Flag
Arkansas57.17%19M19M33.3M20211,549
Michigan Flag
Michigan56.13%20.3M20.3M36.2M2019501
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island55.89%370K370K662K202086
Louisiana Flag
Louisiana54.19%15M15M27.6M2018753
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee52.93%14M14M26.4M2018513
Washington Flag
Washington52.52%22.2M22.3M42.5M2019722
Florida Flag
Florida50.09%17.3M17.3M34.4M2019186
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin49.26%17.1M17.1M34.7M2020687
Kentucky Flag
Kentucky49.23%12.4M12.4M25.3M2018694
Oregon Flag
Oregon48.39%29.7M29.7M61.4M2019948
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey42.28%2M2M4.7M201953
Idaho Flag
Idaho40.82%21.4M21.6M52.9M20193,022
Maryland Flag
Maryland39.4%2.5M2.5M6.3M2019112
Texas Flag
Texas37.76%41M63.1M167.2M2019538
Alaska Flag
Alaska36.95%14.4M14.4M39M201943,401
California Flag
California36.88%31.5M36.8M99.7M201920
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii35.79%1.5M1.5M4.1M2019203
Missouri Flag
Missouri35.02%15.4M15.4M44M2021570
Utah Flag
Utah34.79%12.1M18.3M52.6M20191,170
Colorado Flag
Colorado34.38%20.1M22.8M66.3M20191,059
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota34.17%17.4M17.4M51M2019767
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico31.69%16.6M24.6M77.6M20192,945
Ohio Flag
Ohio30.89%8.1M8.1M26.2M2019163
Delaware Flag
Delaware28.95%361K361K1.2M202087
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma27.96%11.9M12.3M43.9M2019758
Montana Flag
Montana27.79%25.5M25.9M93.1M20195,965
Arizona Flag
Arizona25.61%10.9M18.6M72.7M2019137
Indiana Flag
Indiana21.27%4.9M4.9M22.9M2020167
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming16.89%9.8M10.5M62.1M20194,536
Nevada Flag
Nevada15.04%7.5M10.6M70.3M2019860
Illinois Flag
Illinois14.02%5M5M35.5M201987
Iowa Flag
Iowa8.18%2.9M2.9M35.7M2021238
Kansas Flag
Kansas4.83%2.5M2.5M52.3M2020446
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota4.02%1.9M1.9M48.5M2020548
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska3.12%1.5M1.5M49.2M2020203
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota1.82%789K805K44.2M2021261
  • “FIA” data are calculated using the definition of “forest” used by the US Forest Service’s annual Forest Inventory and Analysis report.
  • “RPA” data are calculated using the definition of “forest” used by the Forest Service Research and Development (R&D) Resources Planning Act (RPA) Assessment program.
  • District of Colombia trees per capita value of 1 is placeholder. Precise value was not given by source, but was stated to be less than 1 per capita.
  • Forests are inventoried on a 5-year or 7-year cycle. As such, many states’ data comes from 1-7 years earlier than the current report year. For example, totals listed in the 2022 report range in age from 2018-2021.
  • Trees per Capita values were computed using 2017 data.