USA Agricultural Land by State: 1950-2000
|
State |
1950 |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Change 1950-2000 |
% Change |
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Alabama |
21.3 |
17.2 |
14.8 |
12.2 |
10.1 |
9.0 |
(12.3) |
-57.7% |
|
Alaska |
|
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
|
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Arizona |
42.5 |
44.6 |
41.3 |
38.1 |
36.2 |
26.7 |
(15.8) |
-37.2% |
|
Arkansas |
19.1 |
17.9 |
17.6 |
16.5 |
15.5 |
14.6 |
(4.5) |
-23.6% |
|
California |
37.5 |
38.8 |
36.6 |
33.8 |
30.8 |
27.8 |
(9.7) |
-25.9% |
|
Colorado |
39.0 |
40.3 |
39.7 |
36.0 |
33.1 |
31.6 |
(7.4) |
-19.0% |
|
Connecticut |
1.6 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
(1.2) |
-76.9% |
|
Delaware |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
(0.3) |
-35.8% |
|
Florida |
17.5 |
17.4 |
14.8 |
13.4 |
10.9 |
10.3 |
(7.2) |
-41.1% |
|
Georgia |
26.0 |
22.0 |
17.4 |
15.0 |
12.5 |
11.1 |
(14.9) |
-57.3% |
|
Hawaii |
|
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
|
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|
Idaho |
14.0 |
15.3 |
15.5 |
15.2 |
13.7 |
11.9 |
(2.1) |
-15.0% |
|
Illinois |
31.7 |
30.7 |
29.5 |
28.8 |
28.4 |
27.7 |
(4.0) |
-12.6% |
|
Indiana |
20.2 |
19.4 |
17.5 |
16.8 |
16.3 |
15.5 |
(4.7) |
-23.3% |
|
Iowa |
34.8 |
34.7 |
34.4 |
33.8 |
33.5 |
32.8 |
(2.0) |
-5.7% |
|
Kansas |
50.5 |
50.2 |
49.9 |
48.3 |
47.9 |
47.5 |
(3.0) |
-5.9% |
|
Kentucky |
19.8 |
18.0 |
16.3 |
14.6 |
14.1 |
13.6 |
(6.2) |
-31.3% |
|
Louisiana |
11.6 |
11.0 |
11.8 |
10.1 |
8.9 |
8.1 |
(3.5) |
-30.2% |
|
Maine |
4.5 |
3.4 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
(3.2) |
-71.5% |
|
Maryland |
4.2 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
(2.1) |
-50.3% |
|
Massachusetts |
1.9 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
(1.3) |
-69.4% |
|
Michigan |
17.9 |
15.4 |
12.7 |
11.4 |
10.8 |
10.4 |
(7.5) |
-41.9% |
|
Minnesota |
33.3 |
32.4 |
30.9 |
30.3 |
30.0 |
28.6 |
(4.7) |
-14.1% |
|
Mississippi |
21.5 |
19.8 |
17.3 |
14.6 |
13.0 |
11.1 |
(10.4) |
-48.4% |
|
Missouri |
36.0 |
34.7 |
33.2 |
31.3 |
30.4 |
30.0 |
(6.0) |
-16.7% |
|
Montana |
65.0 |
66.7 |
64.2 |
61.9 |
60.5 |
56.7 |
(8.3) |
-12.8% |
|
Nebraska |
48.4 |
48.2 |
48.1 |
47.7 |
47.1 |
46.4 |
(2.0) |
-4.1% |
|
Nevada |
7.5 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
8.9 |
6.8 |
(0.7) |
-9.3% |
|
New Hampshire |
1.9 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
(1.4) |
-77.3% |
|
New Jersey |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
(0.9) |
-53.1% |
|
New Mexico |
51.0 |
51.5 |
47.8 |
46.8 |
44.5 |
44.0 |
(7.0) |
-13.7% |
|
New York |
17.0 |
14.3 |
11.2 |
9.4 |
8.4 |
7.7 |
(9.3) |
-54.7% |
|
North Carolina |
19.9 |
17.8 |
15.2 |
11.7 |
9.7 |
9.2 |
(10.7) |
-53.8% |
|
North Dakota |
42.7 |
42.1 |
41.9 |
41.7 |
40.5 |
39.4 |
(3.3) |
-7.7% |
|
Ohio |
21.8 |
19.2 |
17.6 |
16.2 |
15.6 |
14.9 |
(6.9) |
-31.7% |
|
Oklahoma |
37.5 |
37.4 |
37.1 |
34.6 |
33.0 |
34.0 |
(3.5) |
-9.3% |
|
Oregon |
21.0 |
21.2 |
20.1 |
18.1 |
17.8 |
17.2 |
(3.8) |
-18.1% |
|
Pennsylvania |
14.5 |
12.3 |
10.2 |
9.0 |
8.1 |
7.7 |
(6.8) |
-46.9% |
|
Rhode Island |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
(0.2) |
-76.0% |
|
South Carolina |
12.2 |
10.0 |
8.3 |
6.4 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
(7.5) |
-61.5% |
|
South Dakota |
44.9 |
45.6 |
45.5 |
45.0 |
44.3 |
44.0 |
(0.9) |
-2.0% |
|
Tennessee |
19.1 |
16.8 |
15.4 |
13.6 |
12.1 |
11.7 |
(7.4) |
-38.7% |
|
Texas |
150.0 |
153.0 |
142.8 |
138.2 |
132.0 |
130.0 |
(20.0) |
-13.3% |
|
Utah |
12.0 |
13.6 |
13.2 |
12.4 |
11.3 |
11.6 |
(0.4) |
-3.3% |
|
Vermont |
3.8 |
3.2 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
(2.5) |
-64.7% |
|
Virginia |
16.5 |
13.5 |
11.4 |
9.8 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
(7.8) |
-47.3% |
|
Washington |
18.0 |
18.0 |
16.6 |
16.3 |
16.0 |
15.7 |
(2.3) |
-12.8% |
|
West Virginia |
8.6 |
6.7 |
5.1 |
4.2 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
(5.0) |
-57.9% |
|
Wisconsin |
23.6 |
22.2 |
20.1 |
18.6 |
17.6 |
16.2 |
(7.4) |
-31.4% |
|
Wyoming |
36.0 |
36.1 |
35.5 |
35.0 |
34.7 |
34.6 |
(1.4) |
-3.9% |
|
Total |
1,202.0 |
1,175.6 |
1,102.4 |
1,038.9 |
986.9 |
943.0 |
(259.0) |
-21.5% |
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