Forest Ownership in the United States
Note: Obviously, the entirety of the US is not one giant forest. However, the darker sections denoted on the map above are forests.
Total Forestland
~685,790,000 Acres349,469,000 (51%)
77,885,000 (11%)
149,742,000 (22%)
108,694,000 (16%)
Across the United States, Private Working Forests Support
Economic contribution estimates (jobs, payroll, and sales/manufacturing) come from NAFO’s 2025 Forest and Forest Products Sector Economic Impact Report and were generated using IMPLAN modeling based on federal government data sources.
National Environmental Benefits Metrics from NAFO Members' Working Forests
These Benefits are Made Possible by Forest Product Markets, where consumer demand drives investments in working forests.
For environmental figures, full citations and methodologies can be found in the NAFO Environmental Benefits Report at NAFO.org/EBR. Sustainable forest management and wildlife metrics were sourced from the NAFO member EBR survey. Carbon and acreage information were sourced from NCASI, Inc. and the U.S. Forest Service.
Public and private acreage data comes from the U.S. Forest Service’s most recent Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA). Jobs, payroll and sales refer to the direct, indirect and induced impacts. For more information refer to Forest and Forest Products Sector Economic Impact Report (May 2025). Please note, not all data reflects recent changes due to redistricting.
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