California

Major Land Usage

Courtesy of the USDA Economic Research Service, the reports below display results from the latest inventory of major land usage in California in 2002. All numbers below are per 1,000 acres of usage, and encompass the 2.3 billion total acres of land in the U.S.

Land Type	1,000 Acres
Crop	10,655
Pasture	21,729
Forest	33,780
Special	21,558
Urban	5,095
Other	6,997

How California Compares to Other States

• California ranked 16th in Crop Land Usage by using 10,655,000 acres of land in 2005. The average for all states for Crop Land Usage was 8,658,000 acres.



• California ranked 12th in Pasture Land Usage by using 21,729,000 acres of land in 2005. The average for all states for Pasture Land Usage was 11,500,000 acres.



• California ranked 2nd in Forest Land Usage by using 33,780,000 acres of land in 2005. The average for all states for Forest Land Usage was 12,768,000 acres.



• California ranked 2nd in Special Land Usage by using 21,558,000 acres of land in 2005. The average for all states for Special Land Usage was 5,820,000 acres.



• California ranked 1st in Urban Land Usage by using 5,095,000 acres of land in 2005. The average for all states for Urban Land Usage was 1,168,000 acres.



• California ranked 4th in Other Land Usage by using 6,997,000 acres of land in 2005. The average for all states for Other Land Usage was 4,477,000 acres.

Land Usage Expressed as Total Percentage of Overall Usage

The results in the charts above represent total land usage expressed in 1,000 acres. The chart below displays the same data, but expressed in total percentage of overall land usage.