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National Land Use Results Tables

2007 National Resources Inventory

Estimates presented here are based upon the latest information from the National Resources Inventory (NRI). The NRI is a longitudinal sample survey based upon scientific statistical principles and procedures. It is conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), in cooperation with Iowa State University’s Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology. These results are based upon the 2007 NRI, which provides nationally consistent data for the 25-year period 1982–2007. Estimates here cover the contiguous 48 states. Separate estimates include Hawaii, Alaska, and the Caribbean.

Margins of error are reported for each NRI estimate and must be considered at all scales of analysis. The margin of error is used to construct the 95 percent confidence interval for the estimate. The lower bound of the interval is obtained by subtracting the margin of error from the estimate; the upper bound is obtained by adding the margin of error to the estimate. A 95 percent confidence interval means that in repeated samples from the same population, 95 percent of the time the true underlying population parameter will be contained within the lower and upper bounds of the interval. In the following tables, if there are instances where the margin of error is greater than or equal to the estimate, they are displayed in italics indicating that the confidence interval includes zero and the estimate should not be used.

 

Table 1. Total Surface Area, by Land Cover/Use and Year, in Thousands of Acres, with Margins of Error
Year Cropland CRP Land Pastureland Rangeland Forest Land Other Rural Land Total Non-Federal Rural Land Developed Land Water Areas Federal Land Total Surface Area
1982 419,546.9
±1,988.1 		--
 130,896.3
±1,357.3 		417,899.5
±3,366.1 		403,379.6
±2,664.4 		47,243.1
±1,379.4 		1,418,965.4
±805.0 		70,964.1
±768.3 		48,657.9
-- 		399,076.8
-- 		1,937,664.2
--
1987 405,545.4
±1,936.5 		13,815.0
-- 		126,722.0
±1,327.5 		412,574.3
±3,359.3 		405,335.0
±2,833.7 		47,544.6
±1,448.8 		1,411,536.3
±871.0 		76,871.0
±837.6 		49,837.4
-- 		399,419.5
-- 		1,937,664.2
--
1992 381,440.6
±1,942.1 		34,093.5
-- 		125,018.8
±1,274.6 		408,916.4
±3,247.2 		405,294.8
±2,845.0 		48,066.7
±1,346.6 		1,402,830.8
±976.9 		83,902.3
±960.8 		49,414.1
-- 		401,517.0
-- 		1,937,664.2
--
1997 376,138.1
±2,010.1 		32,690.5
-- 		119,780.7
±1,278.1 		407,542.4
±3,386.4 		406,596.7
±2,893.8 		48,748.4
±1,279.7 		1,391,496.8
±1,022.8 		94,578.9
±993.5 		49,902.8
-- 		401,685.7
-- 		1,937,664.2
--
2002 367,099.6
±2,269.2 		31,990.3
-- 		117,783.0
±1,629.8 		408,209.2
±3,494.5 		407,256.4
±2,689.3 		48,931.3
±1,225.7 		1,381,269.8
±1,300.0 		104,030.8
±1,274.8 		50,426.2
-- 		401,937.4
-- 		1,937,664.2
--
2007 357,023.5
±2,688.7 		32,850.2
-- 		118,615.7
±2,347.0 		409,119.4
±3,992.9 		406,410.4
±3,065.4 		49,639.6
±1,359.1 		1,373,658.8
±1,500.2 		111,251.2
±1,499.4 		50,817.3
-- 		401,936.9
-- 		1,937,664.2
--
Notes:
• Acreages for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land, water areas, Federal land, and total surface area are established through geospatial processes and administrative records; therefore, statistical margins of error are not applicable and shown as a dashed line (--).
• CRP was not implemented until 1985.
• Cropland includes cultivated and non-cultivated cropland.

 

Table 2. Cultivated and Non-Cultivated Cropland, by Year, in Thousands of Acres, with Margins of Error
Year Cultivated Cropland Non-Cultivated Cropland Total Cropland
1982 375,198.5
±2,100.4 		44,348.4
±822.8 		419,546.9
±1,988.1
1987 362,013.0
±1,986.1 		43,532.4
±936.8 		405,545.4
±1,936.5
1992 334,634.7
±1,981.1 		46,805.9
±888.2 		381,440.6
±1,942.1
1997 326,565.2
±2,047.8 		49,572.9
±1,017.4 		376,138.1
±2,010.1
2002 314,391.3
±2,388.7 		52,708.3
±1,456.0 		367,099.6
±2,269.2
2007 304,865.8
±2,494.5 		52,157.7
±1,512.0 		357,023.5
±2,688.7

 

Table 3. Non-Federal Grazing Land, by Year, in Thousands of Acres, with Margins of Error
Year Pastureland Rangeland Grazed Forest Land Total Grazing Land
1982 130,896.3
±1,357.3 		417,899.5
±3,366.1 		66,041.9
±2,004.5 		614,837.7
±2,653.2
1987 126,722.0
±1,327.5 		412,574.3
±3,359.3 		63,921.3
±2,174.0 		603,217.6
±2,641.2
1992 125,018.8
±1,274.6 		408,916.4
±3,247.2 		63,214.0
±2,089.1 		597,149.2
±2,584.2
1997 119,780.7
±1,278.1 		407,542.4
±3,386.4 		60,660.8
±2,117.7 		587,983.9
±2,751.2
2002 117,783.0
±1,629.8 		408,209.2
±3,494.5 		56,462.6
±2,059.4 		582,454.8
±3,168.2
2007 118,615.7
±2,347.0 		409,119.4
±3,992.9 		56,122.8
±2,125.5 		583,857.9
±4,209.1

 

Table 4. Net Change in Land Cover/Use on Non-Federal Rural Land, by Year, in Thousands of Acres, with Margins of Error
Year Cropland CRP Land Pastureland Rangeland Forest Land Other Rural Land Total Non-Federal Rural Land
1982 to 1987 -14,001.5
±725.5 		13,815.0
-- 		-4,174.3
±700.5 		-5,325.2
±437.7 		1,955.4
±444.0 		301.5
±205.1 		-7,429.1
±183.5
1987 to 1992 -24,104.8
±598.5 		20,278.5
-- 		-1,703.2
±626.5 		-3,657.9
±618.4 		-40.2
±465.7 		522.1
±295.2 		-8,705.5
±223.7
1992 to 1997 -5,302.5
±627.6 		-1,403.0
-- 		-5,238.1
±605.6 		-1,374.0
±595.1 		1,301.9
±568.1 		681.7
±463.5 		-11,334.0
±306.4
1997 to 2002 -9,038.5
±1,519.3 		-700.2
-- 		-1,997.7
±1,096.6 		666.8
±686.9 		659.7
±601.3 		182.9
±376.1 		-10,227.0
±533.9
2002 to 2007 -10,076.1
±1,266.0 		859.9
-- 		832.7
±1,405.3 		910.2
±881.2 		-846.0
±951.4 		708.3
±453.2 		-7,611.0
±377.9
1982 to 2007 -62,523.4
±2,037.5 		32,850.2
-- 		-12,280.6
±2,269.5 		-8,780.1
±1,733.4 		3,030.8
±1,482.4 		2,396.5
±711.8 		-45,306.6
±983.3
Notes:
• Acreages for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land are established through geospatial processes and administrative records; therefore, statistical margins of error are not applicable and shown as a dashed line (--).
• CRP was not implemented until 1985.
• Cropland includes cultivated and non-cultivated cropland.
• Instances where the margin of error is greater than or equal to the estimate are displayed in italics indicating that the confidence interval includes zero and that the estimate should not be used.

 

Table 5. Net Change in Cultivated and Non-Cultivated Cropland, by Year, in Thousands of Acres, with Margins of Error
Year Cultivated Cropland Non-Cultivated Cropland Total Cropland
1982 to 1987 -13,185.5
±798.1 		-816.0
±796.5 		-14,001.5
±725.5
1987 to 1992 -27,378.3
±901.7 		3,273.5
±591.1 		-24,104.8
±598.5
1992 to 1997 -8,069.5
±811.1 		2,767.0
±627.2 		-5,302.5
±627.6
1997 to 2002 -12,173.9
±1,338.8 		3,135.4
±1,085.0 		-9,038.5
±1,519.3
2002 to 2007 -9,525.5
±1,490.6 		-550.6
±945.4 		-10,076.1
±1,266.0
1982 to 2007 -70,332.7
±2,071.5 		7,809.3
±1,305.0 		-62,523.4
±2,037.5
Notes:
• Instances where the margin of error is greater than or equal to the estimate are displayed in italics indicating that the confidence interval includes zero and that the estimate should not be used.

 

Table 6. Changes in Land Cover/Use Between 1982 and 2007, in Thousands of Acres, with Margins of Error
  Land Cover/Use in 2007
Land Cover/Use in 1982 Cropland CRP Land Pastureland Rangeland Forest Land Other Rural Land Developed Land Water Areas & Federal Land 1982 Total
Cropland 326,196.4
±2,675.3 		30,168.6
--		 30,344.7
±1,148.8 		6,895.4
±1,025.2 		8,922.7
±617.8 		4,136.4
±428.5 		11,117.5
±403.8 		1,765.2
--		 419,546.9
±2,441.3
CRP Land --
 --
 --
 --
 --
 --
 --
 --
 --
Pastureland 18,526.6
±1,055.1 		1,351.6
--		 78,372.2
±2,050.0 		5,085.3
±943.5 		17,760.5
±1,039.9 		2,036.1
±384.5 		6,845.0
±338.0 		919.0
--		 130,896.3
±1,493.8
Rangeland 7,430.8
±1,292.5 		1,124.5
--		 3,369.1
±719.4 		391,615.0
±3,681.9 		3,379.4
±802.1 		2,272.5
±565.5 		5,201.0
±544.1 		3,507.2
--		 417,899.5
±3,741.7
Forest Land 2,121.7
±328.4 		144.4
--		 4,847.6
±841.7 		2,175.6
±970.1 		371,660.4
±2,942.2 		2,229.1
±464.3 		17,083.5
±417.1 		3,117.3
--		 403,379.6
±2,731.8
Other Rural Land 1,685.2
±231.3 		56.4
--		 1,159.0
±265.6 		915.5
±422.1 		3,310.2
±372.2 		38,734.9
±1,262.4 		1,077.8
±110.2 		304.1
--		 47,243.1
±1,308.6
Developed Land 264.1
±22.3 		0.0
--		 163.7
±19.1 		176.6
±22.9 		442.6
±27.7 		18.4
±6.9 		69,896.9
±783.7 		1.8
--		 70,964.1
±779.7
Water Areas & Federal Land 798.7
--		 4.7
--		 359.4
--		 2,256.0
--		 934.6
--		 212.2
--		 29.5
--		 443,139.6
--		 447,734.7
--
2007 Total 357,023.5
±2,688.7 		32,850.2
--		 118,615.7
±2,347.0 		409,119.4
±3,992.9 		406,410.4
±3,065.4 		49,639.6
±1,359.1 		111,251.2
±1,499.4 		452,754.2
--		 1,937,664.2
--
Notes:
• Acreages for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land, water areas & Federal land are established through geospatial processes and administrative records; therefore, statistical margins of error are not applicable and shown as a dashed line (--).
• When the estimate is 0.0, margins of error are not applicable and shown as a dashed line (--).
• CRP was not implemented until 1985.
• Cropland includes cultivated and non-cultivated cropland.

1982 land cover/use totals are listed in the right hand vertical column, titled 1982 total. 2007 land cover/use totals are listed in the bottom horizontal row, titled 2007 total. The number at the intersection of rows and columns with the same land cover/use designation represents acres that did not change from 1982 to 2007. Reading to the right or left of this number are the acres that were lost to another cover/use by 2007. Reading up or down from this number are the acres that were gained from another cover/use by 2007.

 

Table 7. Changes in Land Cover/Use Between 1982 and 1987, in Thousands of Acres, with Margins of Error
  Land Cover/Use in 1987
Land Cover/Use in 1982 Cropland CRP Land Pastureland Rangeland Forest Land Other Rural Land Developed Land Water Areas & Federal Land 1982 Total
Cropland 390,659.9
±1,942.9 		12,829.5
--		 9,943.2
±373.8 		1,143.1
±145.3 		1,776.9
±117.8 		996.6
±77.0 		1,751.4
±102.6 		446.3
--		 419,546.9
±1,988.1
CRP Land --
 --
 --
 --
 --
 --
 --
 --
 --
Pastureland 9,241.6
±370.6 		553.2
--		 113,343.0
±1,224.0 		877.3
±132.4 		5,070.4
±268.2 		585.7
±44.6 		936.6
±70.5 		288.5
--		 130,896.3
±1,357.3
Rangeland 3,627.3
±328.8 		353.5
--		 1,417.4
±179.8 		408,826.2
±3,356.4 		642.1
±106.3 		455.5
±145.4 		771.7
±97.9 		1,805.8
--		 417,899.5
±3,366.1
Forest Land 978.3
±91.7 		51.3
--		 1,475.7
±126.2 		380.0
±102.3 		396,478.0
±2,688.2 		556.4
±71.0 		2,512.4
±105.2 		947.5
--		 403,379.6
±2,664.4
Other Rural Land 607.4
±68.1 		26.7
--		 353.1
±47.4 		131.4
±49.8 		873.4
±104.1 		44,871.8
±1,386.6 		157.1
±29.3 		222.2
--		 47,243.1
±1,379.4
Developed Land 92.8
±11.7 		0.8
--		 33.5
±5.9 		28.6
±6.7 		64.4
±9.5 		3.8
±2.4 		70,739.8
±769.5 		0.4
--		 70,964.1
±768.3
Water Areas & Federal Land 338.1
--		 0.0
--		 156.1
--		 1,187.7
--		 429.8
--		 74.8
--		 2.0
--		 445,546.2
--		 447,734.7
--
1987 Total 405,545.4
±1,936.5 		13,815.0
--		 126,722.0
±1,327.5 		412,574.3
±3,359.3 		405,335.0
±2,833.7 		47,544.6
±1,448.8 		76,871.0
±837.6 		449,256.9
--		 1,937,664.2
--
Notes:
• Acreages for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land, water areas & Federal land are established through geospatial processes and administrative records; therefore, statistical margins of error are not applicable and shown as a dashed line (--).
• When the estimate is 0.0, margins of error are not applicable and shown as a dashed line (--).
• CRP was not implemented until 1985.
• Cropland includes cultivated and non-cultivated cropland.

1982 land cover/use totals are listed in the right hand vertical column, titled 1982 total. 1987 land cover/use totals are listed in the bottom horizontal row, titled 1987 total. The number at the intersection of rows and columns with the same land cover/use designation represents acres that did not change from 1982 to 1987. Reading to the right or left of this number are the acres that were lost to another cover/use by 1987. Reading up or down from this number are the acres that were gained from another cover/use by 1987.

 

Table 8. Changes in Land Cover/Use Between 1987 and 1992, in Thousands of Acres, with Margins of Error
  Land Cover/Use in 1992
Land Cover/Use in 1987 Cropland CRP Land Pastureland Rangeland Forest Land Other Rural Land Developed Land Water Areas & Federal Land 1987 Total
Cropland 371,467.4
±1,929.0 		19,307.2
--		 8,806.4
±430.1 		1,019.1
±174.5 		1,252.0
±127.8 		1,050.7
±80.6 		1,928.7
±92.5 		713.9
--		 405,545.4
±1,936.5
CRP Land 11.3
--		 13,803.6
--		 0.0
--		 0.0
--		 0.0
--		 0.0
--		 0.0
--		 0.1
--		 13,815.0
--
Pastureland 6,330.8
±347.3 		679.3
--		 113,749.7
±1,234.3 		434.0
±78.4 		3,445.8
±213.3 		527.8
±80.8 		1,256.3
±80.2 		298.3
--		 126,722.0
±1,327.5
Rangeland 2,291.3
±270.1 		211.9
--		 817.1
±142.2 		405,064.4
±3,296.2 		878.0
±279.0 		593.4
±200.6 		899.0
±129.8 		1,819.2
--		 412,574.3
±3,359.3
Forest Land 477.2
±60.8 		56.8
--		 1,031.1
±94.3 		623.5
±188.7 		398,491.4
±2,853.2 		443.2
±70.8 		2,998.3
±110.0 		1,213.5
--		 405,335.0
±2,833.7
Other Rural Land 438.0
±66.4 		34.7
--		 459.8
±61.6 		268.0
±90.1 		809.9
±130.8 		45,178.2
±1,369.4 		204.2
±22.0 		151.8
--		 47,544.6
±1,448.8
Developed Land 81.1
±11.7 		0.0
--		 38.8
±6.5 		26.4
±7.3 		106.4
±11.8 		3.3
±2.3 		76,614.4
±833.4 		0.6
--		 76,871.0
±837.6
Water Areas & Federal Land 343.5
--		 0.0
--		 115.9
--		 1,481.0
--		 311.3
--		 270.1
--		 1.4
--		 446,733.7
--		 449,256.9
--
1992 Total 381,440.6
±1,942.1 		34,093.5
--		 125,018.8
±1,274.6 		408,916.4
±3,247.2 		405,294.8
±2,845.0 		48,066.7
±1,346.6 		83,902.3
±960.8 		450,931.1
--		 1,937,664.2
--
Notes:
• Acreages for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land, water areas & Federal land are established through geospatial processes and administrative records; therefore, statistical margins of error are not applicable and shown as a dashed line (--).
• When the estimate is 0.0, margins of error are not applicable and shown as a dashed line (--).
• CRP was not implemented until 1985.
• Cropland includes cultivated and non-cultivated cropland.
• Instances where the margin of error is greater than or equal to the estimate are displayed in italics indicating that the confidence interval includes zero and that the estimate should not be used.

1987 land cover/use totals are listed in the right hand vertical column, titled 1987 total. 1992 land cover/use totals are listed in the bottom horizontal row, titled 1992 total. The number at the intersection of rows and columns with the same land cover/use designation represents acres that did not change from 1987 to 1992. Reading to the right or left of this number are the acres that were lost to another cover/use by 1992. Reading up or down from this number are the acres that were gained from another cover/use by 1992.

 

Table 9. Changes in Land Cover/Use Between 1992 and 1997, in Thousands of Acres, with Margins of Error
  Land Cover/Use in 1997
Land Cover/Use in 1992 Cropland CRP Land Pastureland Rangeland Forest Land Other Rural Land Developed Land Water Areas & Federal Land 1992 Total
Cropland 361,935.6
±1,943.7 		1,836.2
--		 9,727.4
±330.4 		1,512.6
±183.2 		1,745.6
±126.6 		1,573.7
±179.9 		2,793.6
±129.0 		315.9
--		 381,440.6
±1,942.1
CRP Land 2,054.6
--		 30,630.9
--		 888.2
--		 250.5
--		 225.2
--		 34.2
--		 9.6
--		 0.3
--		 34,093.5
--
Pastureland 8,727.6
±269.5 		123.8
--		 106,056.5
±1,198.3 		1,409.2
±150.8 		5,777.7
±273.3 		905.9
±60.3 		1,846.4
±117.6 		171.7
--		 125,018.8
±1,274.6
Rangeland 1,923.2
±307.6 		57.9
--		 675.8
±185.6 		403,009.5
±3,224.4 		1,222.1
±252.8 		679.9
±177.2 		1,100.7
±141.8 		247.3
--		 408,916.4
±3,247.2
Forest Land 654.1
±80.2 		15.7
--		 1,700.1
±103.7 		893.8
±277.5 		396,169.6
±2,872.2 		821.4
±108.7 		4,665.1
±150.3 		375.0
--		 405,294.8
±2,845.0
Other Rural Land 675.3
±67.8 		26.0
--		 633.1
±135.7 		317.7
±102.4 		1,233.0
±110.6 		44,722.6
±1,249.4 		435.1
±47.4 		23.9
--		 48,066.7
±1,346.6
Developed Land 26.7
±7.7 		0.0
--		 23.9
±7.1 		54.2
±15.5 		74.5
±6.8 		2.7
±2.7 		83,720.3
±961.4 		0.0
--		 83,902.3
±960.8
Water Areas & Federal Land 141.0
--		 0.0
--		 75.7
--		 94.9
--		 149.0
--		 8.0
--		 8.1
--		 450,454.4
--		 450,931.1
--
1997 Total 376,138.1
±2,010.1 		32,690.5
--		 119,780.7
±1,278.1 		407,542.4
±3,386.4 		406,596.7
±2,893.8 		48,748.4
±1,279.7 		94,578.9
±993.5 		451,588.5
--		 1,937,664.2
--
Notes:
• Acreages for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land, water areas & Federal land are established through geospatial processes and administrative records; therefore, statistical margins of error are not applicable and shown as a dashed line (--).
• When the estimate is 0.0, margins of error are not applicable and shown as a dashed line (--).
• CRP was not implemented until 1985.
• Cropland includes cultivated and non-cultivated cropland.
• Instances where the margin of error is greater than or equal to the estimate are displayed in italics indicating that the confidence interval includes zero and that the estimate should not be used.

1992 land cover/use totals are listed in the right hand vertical column, titled 1992 total. 1997 land cover/use totals are listed in the bottom horizontal row, titled 1997 total. The number at the intersection of rows and columns with the same land cover/use designation represents acres that did not change from 1992 to 1997. Reading to the right or left of this number are the acres that were lost to another cover/use by 1997. Reading up or down from this number are the acres that were gained from another cover/use by 1997.

 

Table 10. Changes in Land Cover/Use Between 1997 and 2002, in Thousands of Acres, with Margins of Error
  Land Cover/Use in 2002
Land Cover/Use in 1997 Cropland CRP Land Pastureland Rangeland Forest Land Other Rural Land Developed Land Water Areas & Federal Land 1997 Total
Cropland 348,794.3
±2,184.9 		10,143.2
--		 10,949.2
±705.0 		1,522.3
±199.3 		1,347.6
±181.1 		1,162.8
±210.2 		2,041.4
±162.7 		177.3
--		 376,138.1
±2,028.5
CRP Land 7,425.8
--		 21,044.5
--		 2,474.0
--		 920.4
--		 770.8
--		 28.4
--		 20.9
--		 5.7
--		 32,690.5
--
Pastureland 8,319.0
±544.5 		600.9
--		 102,149.8
±1,413.0 		2,077.4
±355.0 		4,149.0
±344.7 		720.7
±135.2 		1,643.0
±147.8 		120.9
--		 119,780.7
±1,218.2
Rangeland 1,625.8
±330.7 		131.5
--		 421.4
±115.0 		402,896.9
±3,366.5 		556.1
±202.6 		388.5
±130.0 		1,430.2
±278.9 		92.0
--		 407,542.4
±3,371.7
Forest Land 318.0
±78.8 		40.9
--		 1,118.0
±171.3 		393.9
±253.6 		399,287.7
±2,702.7 		644.1
±128.7 		4,316.1
±195.2 		478.0
--		 406,596.7
±2,736.3
Other Rural Land 545.9
±84.4 		29.3
--		 622.6
±175.9 		324.4
±126.3 		984.8
±148.2 		45,977.6
±1,183.9 		253.9
±64.2 		9.9
--		 48,748.4
±1,182.3
Developed Land 45.7
±9.4 		0.0
--		 37.7
±11.4 		52.1
±12.0 		115.5
±15.3 		5.4
±5.8 		94,319.2
±992.2 		3.3
--		 94,578.9
±993.1
Water Areas & Federal Land 25.1
--		 0.0
--		 10.3
--		 21.8
--		 44.9
--		 3.8
--		 6.1
--		 451,476.5
--		 451,588.5
--
2002 Total 367,099.6
±2,269.2 		31,990.3
--		 117,783.0
±1,629.8 		408,209.2
±3,494.5 		407,256.4
±2,689.3 		48,931.3
±1,225.7 		104,030.8
±1,274.8 		452,363.6
--		 1,937,664.2
--
Notes:
• Acreages for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land, water areas & Federal land are established through geospatial processes and administrative records; therefore, statistical margins of error are not applicable and shown as a dashed line (--).
• When the estimate is 0.0, margins of error are not applicable and shown as a dashed line (--).
• CRP was not implemented until 1985.
• Cropland includes cultivated and non-cultivated cropland.

1997 land cover/use totals are listed in the right hand vertical column, titled 1997 total. 2002 land cover/use totals are listed in the bottom horizontal row, titled 2002 total. The number at the intersection of rows and columns with the same land cover/use designation represents acres that did not change from 1997 to 2002. Reading to the right or left of this number are the acres that were lost to another cover/use by 2002. Reading up or down from this number are the acres that were gained from another cover/use by 2002.

 

Table 11. Changes in Land Cover/Use Between 2002 and 2007, in Thousands of Acres, with Margins of Error
  Land Cover/Use in 2007
Land Cover/Use in 2002 Cropland CRP Land Pastureland Rangeland Forest Land Other Rural Land Developed Land Water Areas & Federal Land 2002 Total
Cropland 352,866.1
±2,667.8 		1,729.3
--		 7,974.4
±850.0 		1,279.6
±528.3 		673.7
±352.1 		828.0
±211.9 		1,657.3
±138.3 		91.2
--		 367,099.6
±2,242.8
CRP Land 365.9
--		 31,008.7
--		 347.5
--		 77.5
--		 182.1
--		 4.7
--		 0.5
--		 3.4
--		 31,990.3
--
Pastureland 2,975.4
±558.5 		110.4
--		 109,574.8
±2,079.6 		1,508.4
±708.9 		1,865.0
±504.4 		367.6
±138.0 		1,310.2
±182.9 		71.2
--		 117,783.0
±1,770.8
Rangeland 449.4
±297.4 		0.9
--		 69.4
±45.2 		405,891.3
±3,805.1 		307.2
±374.6 		326.3
±191.6 		1,112.3
±176.5 		52.4
--		 408,209.2
±3,713.4
Forest Land 55.6
±59.1 		0.9
--		 348.7
±185.3 		105.5
±149.5 		402,874.8
±3,002.2 		453.0
±210.3 		3,236.1
±131.0 		181.8
--		 407,256.4
±3,020.5
Other Rural Land 227.0
±61.6 		0.0
--		 231.9
±121.2 		220.4
±158.7 		346.2
±255.3 		47,649.6
±1,342.4 		174.9
±28.3 		81.3
--		 48,931.3
±1,332.4
Developed Land 58.7
±12.0 		0.0
--		 54.6
±9.0 		31.1
±7.6 		124.9
±15.5 		8.1
±11.8 		103,753.0
±1,261.9 		0.4
--		 104,030.8
±1,269.0
Water Areas & Federal Land 25.4
--		 0.0
--		 14.4
--		 5.6
--		 36.5
--		 2.3
--		 6.9
--		 452,272.5
--		 452,363.6
--
2007 Total 357,023.5
±2,688.7 		32,850.2
--		 118,615.7
±2,347.0 		409,119.4
±3,992.9 		406,410.4
±3,065.4 		49,639.6
±1,359.1 		111,251.2
±1,499.4 		452,754.2
--		 1,937,664.2
--
Notes:
• Acreages for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land, water areas & Federal land are established through geospatial processes and administrative records; therefore, statistical margins of error are not applicable and shown as a dashed line (--).
• When the estimate is 0.0, margins of error are not applicable and shown as a dashed line (--).
• CRP was not implemented until 1985.
• Cropland includes cultivated and non-cultivated cropland.
• Instances where the margin of error is greater than or equal to the estimate are displayed in italics indicating that the confidence interval includes zero and that the estimate should not be used.

2002 land cover/use totals are listed in the right hand vertical column, titled 2002 total. 2007 land cover/use totals are listed in the bottom horizontal row, titled 2007 total. The number at the intersection of rows and columns with the same land cover/use designation represents acres that did not change from 2002 to 2007. Reading to the right or left of this number are the acres that were lost to another cover/use by 2007. Reading up or down from this number are the acres that were gained from another cover/use by 2007.

Farm Production Region Results Tables

 

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