Major uses of land in the United States, 1959-2012

Million acres

Line Bar combo chart with 12 groups, 6 lines, and 0 bars per group.

Group 1, 1959.
Line 1, Urban area 27.
Line 2, Miscellaneous and other 293.
Line 3, Special uses 115.
Line 4, Forest-use 745.
Line 5, Grassland pasture and range 633.
Line 6, Cropland 458.
Group 2, 1964.
Line 1, Urban area 29.
Line 2, Miscellaneous and other 277.
Line 3, Special uses 144.
Line 4, Forest-use 732.
Line 5, Grassland pasture and range 640.
Line 6, Cropland 444.
Group 3, 1969.
Line 1, Urban area 31.
Line 2, Miscellaneous and other 291.
Line 3, Special uses 143.
Line 4, Forest-use 723.
Line 5, Grassland pasture and range 604.
Line 6, Cropland 472.
Group 4, 1974.
Line 1, Urban area 35.
Line 2, Miscellaneous and other 301.
Line 3, Special uses 147.
Line 4, Forest-use 718.
Line 5, Grassland pasture and range 598.
Line 6, Cropland 465.
Group 5, 1978.
Line 1, Urban area 45.
Line 2, Miscellaneous and other 301.
Line 3, Special uses 158.
Line 4, Forest-use 703.
Line 5, Grassland pasture and range 587.
Line 6, Cropland 471.
Group 6, 1982.
Line 1, Urban area 50.
Line 2, Miscellaneous and other 224.
Line 3, Special uses 270.
Line 4, Forest-use 655.
Line 5, Grassland pasture and range 597.
Line 6, Cropland 469.
Group 7, 1987.
Line 1, Urban area 57.
Line 2, Miscellaneous and other 227.
Line 3, Special uses 279.
Line 4, Forest-use 648.
Line 5, Grassland pasture and range 591.
Line 6, Cropland 464.
Group 8, 1992.
Line 1, Urban area 59.
Line 2, Miscellaneous and other 224.
Line 3, Special uses 281.
Line 4, Forest-use 648.
Line 5, Grassland pasture and range 591.
Line 6, Cropland 460.
Group 9, 1997.
Line 1, Urban area 66.
Line 2, Miscellaneous and other 235.
Line 3, Special uses 286.
Line 4, Forest-use 642.
Line 5, Grassland pasture and range 580.
Line 6, Cropland 455.
Group 10, 2002.
Line 1, Urban area 60.
Line 2, Miscellaneous and other 228.
Line 3, Special uses 297.
Line 4, Forest-use 651.
Line 5, Grassland pasture and range 587.
Line 6, Cropland 442.
Group 11, 2007.
Line 1, Urban area 61.
Line 2, Miscellaneous and other 197.
Line 3, Special uses 313.
Line 4, Forest-use 671.
Line 5, Grassland pasture and range 614.
Line 6, Cropland 408.
Group 12, 2012.
Line 1, Urban area 70.
Line 2, Miscellaneous and other 196.
Line 3, Special uses 316.
Line 4, Forest-use 632.
Line 5, Grassland pasture and range 655.
Line 6, Cropland 392.

Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the Major Land Uses data product; see sources in Bigelow el al., 2017.