Michigan

Major Land Usage

Courtesy of the USDA Economic Research Service, the reports below display results from the latest inventory of major land usage in Michigan 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	8,060
Pasture	1,561
Forest	18,616
Special	2,685
Urban	2,153
Other	3,280

How Michigan Compares to Other States

• Michigan ranked 19th in Crop Land Usage by using 8,060,000 acres of land in 2005. The average for all states for Crop Land Usage was 8,658,000 acres.



• Michigan ranked 29th in Pasture Land Usage by using 1,561,000 acres of land in 2005. The average for all states for Pasture Land Usage was 11,500,000 acres.



• Michigan ranked 9th in Forest Land Usage by using 18,616,000 acres of land in 2005. The average for all states for Forest Land Usage was 12,768,000 acres.



• Michigan ranked 17th in Special Land Usage by using 2,685,000 acres of land in 2005. The average for all states for Special Land Usage was 5,820,000 acres.



• Michigan ranked 10th in Urban Land Usage by using 2,153,000 acres of land in 2005. The average for all states for Urban Land Usage was 1,168,000 acres.



• Michigan ranked 8th in Other Land Usage by using 3,280,000 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.