Land Use by US State: 1990:
Ranked by Urban Land Share
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Human Use Land |
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Rank |
State |
Percentage in Agricultural Use |
Percentage in Urban Use |
Percentage in Human Use |
Percentage in Other Land (Largely Open Space) |
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1 |
New Jersey |
18.03% |
27.28% |
45.31% |
54.69% |
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2 |
Massachusetts |
13.81% |
21.46% |
35.27% |
64.73% |
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3 |
Rhode Island |
14.20% |
20.70% |
34.90% |
65.10% |
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4 |
Connecticut |
13.93% |
19.00% |
32.93% |
67.07% |
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5 |
Maryland |
35.49% |
16.22% |
51.70% |
48.30% |
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6 |
Hawaii |
45.25% |
16.08% |
61.32% |
38.68% |
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7 |
Florida |
31.59% |
9.78% |
41.38% |
58.62% |
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8 |
Ohio |
59.93% |
8.70% |
68.63% |
31.37% |
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9 |
Alabama |
31.11% |
7.66% |
38.77% |
61.23% |
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10 |
Tennessee |
46.90% |
7.61% |
54.51% |
45.49% |
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11 |
New York |
28.13% |
7.32% |
35.45% |
64.55% |
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12 |
Virginia |
35.03% |
7.07% |
42.10% |
57.90% |
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13 |
New Hampshire |
8.83% |
7.06% |
15.89% |
84.11% |
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14 |
Delaware |
47.23% |
6.31% |
53.55% |
46.45% |
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15 |
Pennsylvania |
28.27% |
6.23% |
34.50% |
65.50% |
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16 |
California |
30.82% |
6.07% |
36.90% |
63.10% |
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17 |
Illinois |
80.02% |
6.03% |
86.05% |
13.95% |
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18 |
Indiana |
71.09% |
5.29% |
76.38% |
23.62% |
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19 |
Georgia |
33.67% |
5.23% |
38.90% |
61.10% |
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20 |
South Carolina |
26.98% |
5.15% |
32.14% |
67.86% |
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21 |
Oklahoma |
75.01% |
5.05% |
80.06% |
19.94% |
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22 |
Louisiana |
31.91% |
5.00% |
36.91% |
63.09% |
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23 |
Michigan |
29.70% |
4.83% |
34.54% |
65.46% |
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24 |
Minnesota |
58.86% |
4.54% |
63.40% |
36.60% |
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25 |
Wisconsin |
50.63% |
4.31% |
54.94% |
45.06% |
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26 |
North Dakota |
91.71% |
3.90% |
95.61% |
4.39% |
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27 |
Maine |
7.12% |
3.71% |
10.83% |
89.17% |
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28 |
Kentucky |
55.59% |
3.69% |
59.28% |
40.72% |
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29 |
Arkansas |
46.54% |
3.64% |
50.18% |
49.82% |
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30 |
Missouri |
68.82% |
3.60% |
72.43% |
27.57% |
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31 |
Texas |
78.78% |
3.60% |
82.38% |
17.62% |
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32 |
Mississippi |
43.30% |
3.46% |
46.76% |
53.24% |
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33 |
Iowa |
93.65% |
3.23% |
96.88% |
3.12% |
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34 |
Washington |
37.51% |
3.15% |
40.66% |
59.34% |
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35 |
Arizona |
50.76% |
3.13% |
53.89% |
46.11% |
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36 |
Alaska |
0.47% |
2.96% |
3.43% |
96.57% |
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37 |
West Virginia |
24.52% |
2.87% |
27.39% |
72.61% |
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38 |
Vermont |
25.54% |
2.25% |
27.79% |
72.21% |
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39 |
Utah |
21.16% |
1.84% |
23.00% |
77.00% |
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40 |
Nevada |
15.20% |
1.80% |
17.00% |
83.00% |
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41 |
Colorado |
50.80% |
1.73% |
52.52% |
47.48% |
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42 |
Kansas |
91.44% |
1.46% |
92.90% |
7.10% |
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43 |
Montana |
65.72% |
1.38% |
67.11% |
32.89% |
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44 |
North Carolina |
31.02% |
1.38% |
32.40% |
67.60% |
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45 |
Oregon |
29.39% |
1.04% |
30.42% |
69.58% |
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46 |
New Mexico |
59.41% |
1.00% |
60.41% |
39.59% |
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47 |
Nebraska |
95.69% |
0.75% |
96.44% |
3.56% |
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48 |
South Dakota |
91.22% |
0.67% |
91.89% |
8.11% |
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49 |
Idaho |
26.09% |
0.59% |
26.68% |
73.32% |
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50 |
Wyoming |
56.62% |
0.42% |
57.05% |
42.95% |
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Note: Most land in Alaska urban places is not developed, unlike the situation in other states. |
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