| Public and Private Land Percentages by US States Fact Sheet |
| Public and Private Land Percentages by US States   | 
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Public and Private Lands PercentagesBelow are the percentages of public and private lands in each state in the United States. Figures for total areas of states reflect land acreage only and are from the US Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1991 (11th ed.) Washington, DC, 1991, p.201. US States Land Ownership by Percentage: | Rank | State | % that is Public Land | % that is Private Land |
| 1 | AK | 95.8% | 4.2% |
| 2 | NV | 87.8% | 12.2% |
| 3 | UT | 75.2% | 24.8% |
| 4 | ID | 70.4% | 29.6% |
| 5 | OR | 60.4% | 39.6% |
| 6 | AZ | 56.8% | 43.2% |
| 7 | WY | 55.9% | 44.1% |
| 8 | CA | 52.1% | 47.9% |
| 9 | NM | 47.4% | 52.6% |
| 10 | CO | 43.3% | 56.7% |
| 11 | WA | 41.9% | 58.1% |
| 12 | MT | 37.5% | 62.5% |
| 13 | NY | 37.1% | 62.9% |
| 14 | FL | 29.2% | 70.8% |
| 15 | MI | 28.1% | 71.9% |
| 16 | MN | 23.5% | 76.5% |
| 17 | HI | 19.0% | 81.0% |
| 18 | NJ | 18.3% | 81.7% |
| 19 | NH | 18.0% | 82.0% |
| 20 | WI | 17.8% | 82.2% |
| 21 | AR | 17.3% | 82.7% |
| 22 | VA | 17.1% | 82.9% |
| 23 | WV | 16.5% | 83.5% |
| 24 | PA | 16.1% | 83.9% |
| 25 | VT | 15.8% | 84.2% |
| 26 | NC | 14.6% | 85.4% |
| 27 | TN | 14.1% | 85.9% |
| 28 | KY | 11.8% | 88.2% |
| 29 | SC | 11.8% | 88.2% |
| 30 | MO | 11.2% | 88.8% |
| 31 | MS | 10.9% | 89.1% |
| 32 | LA | 10.7% | 89.3% |
| 33 | GA | 9.7% | 90.3% |
| 34 | ND | 9.1% | 90.9% |
| 35 | SD | 8.9% | 91.1% |
| 36 | MD | 7.6% | 92.4% |
| 37 | DE | 7.4% | 92.6% |
| 38 | AL | 7.1% | 92.9% |
| 39 | MA | 6.3% | 93.7% |
| 40 | CT | 6.2% | 93.8% |
| 41 | ME | 5.7% | 94.3% |
| 42 | OK | 4.6% | 95.4% |
| 43 | IN | 4.5% | 95.5% |
| 44 | OH | 4.2% | 95.8% |
| 45 | TX | 4.2% | 95.8% |
| 46 | IL | 4.1% | 95.9% |
| 47 | IA | 2.8% | 97.2% |
| 48 | NE | 2.8% | 97.2% |
| 49 | KS | 1.9% | 98.1% |
| 50 | RI | 1.5% | 98.5% |
| | USA | 39.8% | 60.2% |
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