State rankings
Most Forested States in the U.S.
Maine has the highest Pct of Land Area Forested in 2022 (89.1%), followed by New Hampshire (83.0%) and West Virginia (78.1%). North Dakota has the lowest (1.82%).
Year 202250 of 51 states
Pct of Land Area Forested, 2022
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Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
41.6%
Middle half 29.4% – 58.8%
Average
43.1%
50 states
Highest
89.1%
Maine
Lowest
1.82%
North Dakota
Data
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50 states · # = rank by Pct of Land Area Forested
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Maine | 89.1% | 3,292 |
| 2 |  New Hampshire | 83.0% | 883 |
| 3 |  West Virginia | 78.1% | 1,674 |
| 4 |  Vermont | 76.5% | 1,803 |
| 5 |  Alabama | 71.4% | 1,163 |
| 6 |  South Carolina | 67.2% | 631 |
| 7 |  Georgia | 66.9% | 584 |
| 8 |  Mississippi | 64.5% | 1,663 |
| 9 |  Virginia | 63.5% | 460 |
| 10 |  New York | 62.6% | 243 |
| 11 |  Massachusetts | 60.6% | 117 |
| 12 |  North Carolina | 60.5% | 443 |
| 13 |  Pennsylvania | 59.0% | 330 |
| 14 |  Connecticut | 58.3% | 118 |
| 15 |  Arkansas | 57.2% | 1,549 |
| 16 |  Michigan | 56.1% | 501 |
| 17 |  Rhode Island | 55.9% | 86 |
| 18 |  Louisiana | 54.2% | 753 |
| 19 |  Tennessee | 52.9% | 513 |
| 20 |  Washington | 52.5% | 722 |
| 21 |  Florida | 50.1% | 186 |
| 22 |  Wisconsin | 49.3% | 687 |
| 23 |  Kentucky | 49.2% | 694 |
| 24 |  Oregon | 48.4% | 948 |
| 25 |  New Jersey | 42.3% | 53 |
| 26 |  Idaho | 40.8% | 3,022 |
| 27 |  Maryland | 39.4% | 112 |
| 28 |  Texas | 37.8% | 538 |
| 29 |  Alaska | 37.0% | 43,401 |
| 30 |  California | 36.9% | 20 |
| 31 |  Hawaii | 35.8% | 203 |
| 32 |  Missouri | 35.0% | 570 |
| 33 |  Utah | 34.8% | 1,170 |
| 34 |  Colorado | 34.4% | 1,059 |
| 35 |  Minnesota | 34.2% | 767 |
| 36 |  New Mexico | 31.7% | 2,945 |
| 37 |  Ohio | 30.9% | 163 |
| 38 |  Delaware | 29.0% | 87 |
| 39 |  Oklahoma | 28.0% | 758 |
| 40 |  Montana | 27.8% | 5,965 |
| 41 |  Arizona | 25.6% | 137 |
| 42 |  Indiana | 21.3% | 167 |
| 43 |  Wyoming | 16.9% | 4,536 |
| 44 |  Nevada | 15.0% | 860 |
| 45 |  Illinois | 14.0% | 87 |
| 46 |  Iowa | 8.18% | 238 |
| 47 |  Kansas | 4.83% | 446 |
| 48 |  South Dakota | 4.02% | 548 |
| 49 |  Nebraska | 3.12% | 203 |
| 50 |  North Dakota | 1.82% | 261 |
What correlates with Pct of Land Area Forested (2022)?
Pearson r against 2,109 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states, 2 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Pct of Land Area Forested tend to score higher on these
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Pct of Land Area Forested tend to score lower on these
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Pct of Land Area Forested?
- Maine has the highest Pct of Land Area Forested in 2022, at 89.1%, followed by New Hampshire (83.0%) and West Virginia (78.1%).
- Which state has the lowest Pct of Land Area Forested?
- North Dakota has the lowest Pct of Land Area Forested in 2022, at 1.82%.
- What is the median Pct of Land Area Forested across US states?
- The median is 41.6% across the 50 US states with data in 2022.
- Where does this most forested states in the u.s. data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Forest Inventory and Analysis, Fiscal Year 2022 Business Report - US Forest Service; States With Most Forest Acres: 2025 List - Go Tree Quotes.