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Introduction

In the United States in 2018, 615,311,596 acres of land were federally managed of the 2,271,343,360 total acreages of all the states combined in the U.S., or 27.1% of the United States’ total acreage. This vast landscape is managed by four federal agencies: the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the National Park Service (NPS), and the Forest Service (FS). Each state in the U.S. has at least 4,000 acres of federally managed land within its boundaries. 

In spite of the massive quantity of federal land in Alaska, it is not the state with the highest percentage of federal acreage within a state. The state with the highest percentage of federal land is Nevada, of which 80.1%, or 56,262,610 acres of its total landmass is federally managed. By percentage of total acres, the next states with the most federally managed lands are Utah and Idaho, with 63.1% and 61.9% of their lands managed, respectively, by a federal agency. 

Learn more about federal land by state by looking at the data in the charts.

#StateFederal LandTotal Area
1Nevada80.1%110,572 mi²
2Utah63.1%84,897 mi²
3Idaho61.9%83,569 mi²
4Alaska60.9%665,384 mi²
5Oregon52.3%98,379 mi²
6Wyoming46.7%97,813 mi²
7California45.4%163,695 mi²
8Arizona38.6%113,990 mi²
9Colorado36.2%104,094 mi²
10New Mexico31.7%121,590 mi²
11Montana29%147,040 mi²
12Washington28.6%71,298 mi²
13District of Columbia24.7%68 mi²
14Hawaii20.2%10,932 mi²
15New Hampshire14%9,349 mi²
16Florida12.9%65,758 mi²
17Georgia12.9%59,425 mi²
18Michigan10%96,714 mi²
19Arkansas9.4%53,179 mi²
20Virginia9.3%42,775 mi²
21North Carolina7.8%53,819 mi²
22Vermont7.8%9,616 mi²
23West Virginia7.4%24,230 mi²
24Minnesota6.8%86,936 mi²
25South Dakota5.4%77,116 mi²
26Wisconsin5.3%65,496 mi²
27Mississippi5.1%48,432 mi²
28Tennessee4.8%42,144 mi²
29Louisiana4.7%52,378 mi²
30South Carolina4.5%32,020 mi²
31Kentucky4.3%40,408 mi²
32North Dakota3.9%70,698 mi²
33Missouri3.8%69,707 mi²
34New Jersey3.6%8,723 mi²
35Maryland3.2%12,406 mi²
36Alabama2.7%52,420 mi²
37Delaware2.4%2,489 mi²
38Pennsylvania2.2%46,054 mi²
39Texas1.9%268,596 mi²
40Indiana1.7%36,420 mi²
41Maine1.5%35,380 mi²
42Oklahoma1.5%69,899 mi²
43Illinois1.2%57,914 mi²
44Massachusetts1.2%10,554 mi²
45Ohio1.2%44,826 mi²
46Nebraska1.1%77,348 mi²
47New York0.8%54,555 mi²
48Rhode Island0.7%1,545 mi²
49Kansas0.5%82,278 mi²
50Connecticut0.3%5,543 mi²
51Iowa0.3%56,273 mi²
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Federal Land by State

Alabama

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2.7%

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52,420 mi²

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#30

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Alaska

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60.9%

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#4

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665,384 mi²

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#1

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Arizona

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38.6%

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#8

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113,990 mi²

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#6

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Arkansas

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9.4%

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#19

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53,179 mi²

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#29

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California

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45.4%

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#7

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163,695 mi²

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#3

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Colorado

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36.2%

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#9

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104,094 mi²

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#8

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Connecticut

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0.3%

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5,543 mi²

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#48

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Delaware

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2.4%

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#37

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2,489 mi²

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#49

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District of Columbia

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24.7%

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#13

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68 mi²

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#51

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Florida

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12.9%

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#16

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65,758 mi²

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#22

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Georgia

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12.9%

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#17

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59,425 mi²

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#24

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Hawaii

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20.2%

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#14

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10,932 mi²

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#43

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Idaho

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61.9%

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83,569 mi²

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#14

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Illinois

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1.2%

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#43

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57,914 mi²

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#25

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Indiana

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1.7%

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#40

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36,420 mi²

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#38

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Iowa

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0.3%

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#51

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56,273 mi²

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#26

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Kansas

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0.5%

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#49

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82,278 mi²

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#15

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Kentucky

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4.3%

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#31

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40,408 mi²

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#37

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Louisiana

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4.7%

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#29

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52,378 mi²

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#31

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Maine

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1.5%

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#41

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35,380 mi²

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#39

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Maryland

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3.2%

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#35

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12,406 mi²

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#42

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Massachusetts

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1.2%

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#44

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10,554 mi²

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#44

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Michigan

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10%

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#18

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96,714 mi²

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#11

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Minnesota

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6.8%

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#24

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86,936 mi²

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#12

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Mississippi

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5.1%

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#27

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48,432 mi²

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#32

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Missouri

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3.8%

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#33

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69,707 mi²

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#21

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Montana

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29%

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#11

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147,040 mi²

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#4

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Nebraska

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1.1%

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#46

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77,348 mi²

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#16

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Nevada

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80.1%

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110,572 mi²

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#7

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New Hampshire

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14%

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#15

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9,349 mi²

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#46

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New Jersey

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3.6%

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#34

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8,723 mi²

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#47

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New Mexico

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31.7%

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#10

Total Area

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121,590 mi²

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#5

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New York

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0.8%

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#47

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54,555 mi²

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#27

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North Carolina

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7.8%

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#21

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53,819 mi²

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#28

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North Dakota

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3.9%

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#32

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70,698 mi²

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#19

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Ohio

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1.2%

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#45

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44,826 mi²

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#34

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Oklahoma

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1.5%

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#42

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69,899 mi²

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#20

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Oregon

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52.3%

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#5

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98,379 mi²

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#9

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Pennsylvania

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2.2%

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#38

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46,054 mi²

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#33

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Rhode Island

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0.7%

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#48

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1,545 mi²

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#50

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South Carolina

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4.5%

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#30

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32,020 mi²

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#40

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South Dakota

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5.4%

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#25

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77,116 mi²

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#17

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Tennessee

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4.8%

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#28

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42,144 mi²

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#36

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Texas

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1.9%

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#39

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268,596 mi²

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#2

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Utah

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63.1%

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#2

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84,897 mi²

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#13

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Vermont

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7.8%

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#22

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9,616 mi²

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#45

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Virginia

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9.3%

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#20

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42,775 mi²

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#35

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Washington

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28.6%

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#12

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71,298 mi²

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#18

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West Virginia

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7.4%

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#23

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24,230 mi²

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#41

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Wisconsin

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5.3%

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#26

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65,496 mi²

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#23

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Wyoming

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46.7%

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#6

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97,813 mi²

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#10

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