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Major Uses of Land in the United States, 2012

  • by Daniel Bigelow and Allison Borchers
  • 8/28/2017
  • EIB-178

Overview

ERS’s Major Land Uses series is the only inventory of all major uses of public and private land in all 50 States. This study presents the results of the latest inventory (2012) of U.S. major land uses and examines national and regional trends and patterns.

See interactive chart: Maps and State Rankings of Major Land Uses, 2012.

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