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Summary Report, 1997 National Resources Inventory, Revised December 2000 - Table 10

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Table 10 - Estimated average annual sheet and rill erosion on nonfederal land, by state and year (data in tons/acre/year)
State Year Cropland CRP land Pastureland
Cultivated Noncultivated Total
Alabama 1982 7.6 0.8 7.2 ---- 0.6
1987 6.5 0.5 6.0 3.0 0.5
1992 7.0 0.5 6.3 0.6 0.5
1997 6.7 0.5 6.0 1.0 0.5
Arizona 1982 0.6 0.3 0.5 ---- 0.2
1987 0.6 0.2 0.6 ---- 0.1
1992 0.6 0.2 0.6 ---- 0.1
1997 0.7 0.2 0.6 ---- 0.1
Arkansas 1982 3.8 0.8 3.7 ---- 1.1
1987 3.8 0.6 3.7 0.7 1.1
1992 3.5 0.6 3.4 0.7 1.2
1997 3.5 0.6 3.4 0.6 1.1
California 1982 1.2 0.7 1.1 ---- 0.2
1987 1.1 0.8 1.0 2.4 0.2
1992 1.0 0.5 0.8 1.1 0.1
1997 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.1
Colorado 1982 2.2 0.2 1.9 ---- 0.3
1987 2.2 0.2 2.0 2.2 0.3
1992 2.0 0.2 1.8 0.8 0.3
1997 1.7 0.2 1.5 0.4 0.3
Connecticut 1982 4.8 0.6 2.6 ---- 0.2
1987 5.7 1.2 3.1 ---- 0.2
1992 6.1 1.4 3.3 ---- 0.2
1997 5.6 0.7 2.7 ---- 0.1
Delaware 1982 2.1 0.2 2.0 ---- 0.4
1987 2.0 0.4 2.0 ---- 0.4
1992 2.1 0.7 2.1 0.1 0.5
1997 2.0 0.4 2.0 0.1 0.6
Florida 1982 2.4 0.5 1.8 ---- 0.1
1987 2.1 0.4 1.4 0.5 0.1
1992 1.8 0.4 1.2 0.6 0.1
1997 1.8 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.1
Georgia 1982 6.2 0.4 5.9 ---- 0.5
1987 6.1 1.0 5.7 2.1 0.4
1992 5.5 0.6 5.0 0.5 0.4
1997 5.9 0.3 5.2 0.2 0.4
Hawaii 1982 5.3 3.0 5.0 ---- 0.8
1987 5.1 2.8 4.8 ---- 0.7
1992 4.6 2.8 4.3 ---- 0.7
1997 2.5 3.3 2.7 ---- 0.8
Idaho 1982 5.0 0.4 4.3 ---- 0.4
1987 4.4 0.3 3.7 2.9 0.4
1992 3.5 0.4 2.9 1.5 0.4
1997 3.4 0.4 2.8 1.3 0.5
Illinois 1982 6.3 1.2 6.2 ---- 1.6
1987 5.3 1.5 5.2 4.3 1.3
1992 4.4 1.6 4.3 1.2 1.0
1997 4.1 0.6 4.0 0.5 1.0
Indiana 1982 4.8 1.1 4.7 ---- 1.0
1987 4.4 0.9 4.2 1.7 0.8
1992 3.4 1.1 3.3 0.4 0.8
1997 3.0 0.9 2.9 0.3 0.7
Iowa 1982 7.7 1.8 7.5 ---- 1.3
1987 6.5 1.5 6.3 0.8 1.3
1992 5.6 1.1 5.4 0.5 1.2
1997 4.9 0.8 4.7 0.5 1.1
Kansas 1982 2.7 0.4 2.5 ---- 0.8
1987 2.6 0.5 2.5 2.3 0.8
1992 2.3 0.4 2.2 0.4 0.7
1997 2.2 0.4 2.1 0.3 0.7
Kentucky 1982 8.3 1.0 6.9 ---- 2.4
1987 8.2 1.1 6.6 4.2 2.4
1992 5.8 1.2 4.5 0.9 2.5
1997 4.4 1.2 3.4 0.9 2.0
Louisiana 1982 4.7 0.6 4.6 ---- 0.2
1987 4.1 0.3 4.0 0.6 0.2
1992 3.5 0.6 3.4 0.2 0.2
1997 3.3 0.6 3.2 0.6 0.2
Maine 1982 3.6 0.2 1.7 ---- 0.2
1987 4.0 0.4 1.8 ---- 0.2
1992 3.1 0.3 1.3 0.1 0.2
1997 3.9 0.3 1.7 0.2 0.2
Maryland 1982 5.6 1.3 5.2 ---- 1.1
1987 5.3 2.0 5.1 1.0 1.1
1992 5.0 1.8 4.6 1.3 1.0
1997 4.4 1.2 4.0 1.0 0.7
Massachusetts 1982 5.7 0.2 1.7 ---- 0.2
1987 5.9 0.1 1.7 ---- 0.1
1992 4.1 0.2 1.3 ---- 0.2
1997 4.5 0.1 1.2 ---- 0.1
Michigan 1982 2.5 0.6 2.2 ---- 0.3
1987 2.5 0.7 2.2 3.8 0.2
1992 2.3 0.6 1.9 0.6 0.2
1997 2.0 0.5 1.6 0.2 0.2
Minnesota 1982 2.6 0.6 2.4 ---- 0.4
1987 2.6 0.4 2.5 1.3 0.3
1992 2.3 0.3 2.2 0.3 0.3
1997 2.1 0.3 2.0 0.2 0.3
Mississippi 1982 7.7 2.8 7.6 ---- 1.3
1987 6.6 2.3 6.5 4.4 1.2
1992 5.7 1.3 5.5 2.6 1.2
1997 5.3 1.2 5.0 1.1 1.2
Missouri 1982 10.9 1.0 9.6 ---- 2.0
1987 8.4 0.7 7.4 6.3 1.7
1992 6.6 0.7 5.5 1.1 1.6
1997 5.6 0.7 4.5 0.7 1.3
Montana 1982 2.1 0.2 1.8 ---- 0.2
1987 2.3 0.2 2.0 0.8 0.2
1992 2.0 0.2 1.7 0.2 0.2
1997 1.9 0.3 1.6 0.2 0.2
Nebraska 1982 4.8 0.7 4.5 ---- 0.9
1987 4.2 0.5 3.9 1.5 0.8
1992 3.5 0.5 3.3 0.7 0.7
1997 2.9 0.5 2.7 0.5 0.7
Nevada 1982 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
1987 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
1992 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
1997 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
New Hampshire 1982 4.1 0.4 1.4 ---- 0.5
1987 4.4 0.4 1.3 ---- 0.5
1992 3.7 0.4 0.8 ---- 0.4
1997 3.5 0.4 0.9 ---- 0.5
New Jersey 1982 6.7 1.0 5.5 ---- 0.5
1987 6.7 1.1 5.7 ---- 0.6
1992 5.5 0.8 4.3 0.3 0.5
1997 5.6 0.6 4.3 0.3 0.4
New Mexico 1982 1.2 0.1 1.0 ---- 0.1
1987 0.9 0.1 0.7 1.0 0.1
1992 1.0 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.1
1997 0.9 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.1
New York 1982 4.0 0.7 2.6 ---- 0.4
1987 4.1 0.9 2.7 3.8 0.4
1992 4.0 0.8 2.4 0.5 0.3
1997 3.9 0.7 2.3 0.3 0.3
North Carolina 1982 6.4 1.5 6.1 ---- 1.1
1987 6.3 1.0 6.0 15.7 1.0
1992 5.6 1.4 5.3 4.5 1.0
1997 5.0 1.0 4.6 1.2 1.7
North Dakota 1982 1.9 0.4 1.8 ---- 0.4
1987 2.0 0.5 1.8 1.1 0.5
1992 1.5 0.3 1.4 0.3 0.5
1997 1.4 0.3 1.3 0.2 0.4
Ohio 1982 3.8 1.1 3.6 ---- 2.3
1987 3.7 1.1 3.5 3.4 1.7
1992 3.3 1.2 3.1 0.5 1.7
1997 2.6 1.4 2.5 0.3 1.7
Oklahoma 1982 2.7 0.6 2.6 ---- 0.9
1987 3.0 0.6 2.9 1.1 0.7
1992 2.9 0.5 2.8 0.4 0.7
1997 2.8 0.5 2.8 0.3 0.6
Oregon 1982 4.6 0.7 3.8 ---- 0.6
1987 3.4 0.5 2.6 2.9 0.5
1992 3.2 0.4 2.5 0.4 0.5
1997 3.1 0.4 2.3 0.4 0.5
Pennsylvania 1982 7.0 0.7 4.8 ---- 1.1
1987 6.9 1.2 5.0 1.7 1.0
1992 5.8 1.2 4.2 1.0 1.0
1997 5.1 1.2 3.8 0.3 0.8
Rhode Island 1982 7.0 1.1 3.0 ---- 0.1
1987 5.0 2.2 2.9 ---- 0.1
1992 4.8 1.6 2.5 ---- 0.1
1997 3.5 1.8 2.2 ---- 0.1
South Carolina 1982 4.0 1.9 3.9 ---- 0.4
1987 3.9 1.4 3.8 3.9 0.4
1992 3.3 1.0 3.1 1.7 0.4
1997 3.2 0.7 3.0 0.5 0.4
South Dakota 1982 2.8 0.3 2.5 ---- 0.3
1987 2.6 0.3 2.3 2.6 0.3
1992 2.2 0.3 2.0 0.4 0.3
1997 2.0 0.2 1.7 0.1 0.2
Tennessee 1982 11.0 0.9 9.4 ---- 0.8
1987 10.8 1.0 9.1 9.5 0.7
1992 9.1 0.9 7.1 0.8 0.7
1997 7.7 0.6 5.6 0.7 0.8
Texas 1982 2.6 0.9 2.6 ---- 0.7
1987 2.6 1.2 2.5 0.6 0.6
1992 2.6 0.7 2.6 0.3 0.5
1997 2.6 0.8 2.6 0.2 0.5
Utah 1982 1.4 0.2 0.9 ---- 0.1
1987 1.5 0.2 0.8 3.2 0.1
1992 1.4 0.2 0.8 1.3 0.1
1997 1.6 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.2
Vermont 1982 4.6 0.2 1.3 ---- 0.3
1987 4.2 0.2 1.4 ---- 0.2
1992 3.4 0.5 1.2 ---- 0.1
1997 3.1 0.7 1.2 ---- 0.1
Virginia 1982 6.6 1.5 5.3 ---- 3.4
1987 6.4 1.6 4.9 0.8 3.4
1992 6.4 1.4 4.5 0.8 3.4
1997 5.9 1.5 3.9 0.5 3.3
Washington 1982 6.1 0.5 5.5 ---- 0.2
1987 7.0 0.4 6.2 2.4 0.4
1992 5.0 0.5 4.4 0.5 0.4
1997 4.7 0.6 4.0 0.6 0.3
West Virginia 1982 7.3 0.7 2.5 ---- 4.2
1987 9.2 0.9 2.8 0.7 5.4
1992 4.7 0.8 1.7 0.3 6.1
1997 4.3 0.8 1.4 0.0 6.0
Wisconsin 1982 4.7 1.5 4.1 ---- 0.6
1987 4.1 2.0 3.7 4.5 0.6
1992 3.8 0.7 3.2 0.7 0.5
1997 3.7 1.2 3.3 0.6 0.6
Wyoming 1982 1.5 0.2 0.9 ---- 0.3
1987 1.4 0.1 0.8 1.6 0.2
1992 1.3 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.3
1997 1.1 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.3
Caribbean 1982 11.1 11.9 11.2 ---- 7.0
1987 11.2 13.1 11.5 ---- 7.3
1992 12.1 15.4 12.9 ---- 8.0
1997 12.2 13.2 12.7 ---- 6.4
National average 1982 4.4 0.7 4.0 ---- 1.1
1987 4.0 0.7 3.7 2.0 1.0
1992 3.5 0.6 3.1 0.6 1.0
1997 3.1 0.7 2.8 0.4 0.9



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