1995 National Oil and Gas
Assessment and Onshore Federal Lands
Donald L. Gautier, Gordon L. Dolton and Emil D. Attanasi
U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
95-75-N
January 1998
Table 2. Federal surface ownership, by State. From Bureau of Land Management, 1996]
State |
Total of State |
Federally owned |
|
(acres) |
(acres) |
(percent) |
|
Alabama |
32,678,400 |
1,081,372 |
3.3 |
Alaska |
365,481,600 |
242,795,761 |
66.4 |
Arizona |
72,688,000 |
32,488,418 |
44.7 |
Arkansas |
33,599,360 |
2,932,563 |
8.7 |
California |
100,206,720 |
46,956,438 |
46.9 |
Colorado |
66,485,760 |
24,140,220 |
36.3 |
Connecticut |
3,135,360 |
12,359 |
0.4 |
Delaware |
1,265,920 |
241,642 |
19.1 |
D.C. |
39,040 |
9,152 |
23.4 |
Florida |
34,721,280 |
2,719,390 |
7.8 |
Georgia |
37,295,360 |
1,676,945 |
4.5 |
Hawaii |
4,105,600 |
688,140 |
16.8 |
Idaho |
52,933,120 |
32,946,171 |
62.2 |
Illinois |
35.795.200 |
1,078,211 |
3 |
Indiana |
23,158,400 |
470,099 |
2 |
Iowa |
35,860,480 |
470,634 |
1.2 |
Kansas |
52,510,720 |
581,100 |
0.7 |
Kentucky |
25,312,320 |
1,073,674 |
4.2 |
Louisiana |
28,867,840 |
1,011,233 |
3.5 |
Maine |
19,847,680 |
329,479 |
1.7 |
Maryland |
6,319,360 |
529,978 |
8.4 |
Massachusetts |
5,034,880 |
201,948 |
4 |
Michigan |
36,492,160 |
4,713,346 |
12.9 |
Minnesota |
51,205,760 |
7,303,591 |
14.3 |
Mississippi |
30,222,720 |
1,358,178 |
4.5 |
Missouri |
44,248,320 |
2,107,880 |
4.8 |
Montana |
93,271,040 |
25,959,420 |
27.8 |
Nebraska |
49,031,680 |
700,447 |
1.4 |
Nevada |
70,264,320 |
58,264,529 |
82.9 |
New Hampshire |
5,768,960 |
762,667 |
13.2 |
New Jersey |
4,813,440 |
638,192 |
13.3 |
New Mexico |
77,766,400 |
26,569,505 |
34.1 |
New York |
30,680,960 |
423,121 |
1.4 |
North Carolina |
31,402,880 |
2,447,947 |
7.8 |
North Dakota |
44,452,480 |
1,848,926 |
4.2 |
Ohio |
26,222,080 |
349,725 |
1.3 |
Oklahoma |
44,087,680 |
766,791 |
1.7 |
Oregon |
61,598,720 |
36,939,182 |
60 |
Pennsylvania |
28,804,480 |
725,499 |
2.5 |
Rhode Island |
677,120 |
17,659 |
2.6 |
South Carolina |
19,374,08 |
791,437 |
4.1 |
South Dakota |
48,881,920 |
2,697,618 |
5.5 |
Tennessee |
26,727,680 |
1,563,946 |
5.8 |
Texas |
168,217,600 |
2,356,223 |
1.4 |
Utah |
52,696,960 |
33,838,182 |
64.2 |
Vermont |
5,936,640 |
432,370 |
7.3 |
Virginia |
25,496,320 |
3,018,083 |
11.8 |
Washington |
42,693,760 |
11,456,308 |
26.8 |
West Virginia |
15,410,560 |
1,092,265 |
7.1 |
Wisconsin |
35,011,200 |
2,929,171 |
8.4 |
Wyoming |
62,343,040 |
31,024,074 |
49.8 |
Total |
2,271,343,360 |
657,256,773 |
28.9 |
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