Major Uses of Land in the United States: 1974

H. Thomas Frey

No 305572, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: The United States has a land area of 2,264 million acres. The major uses of this acreage in 1974 were: cropland, 465 million acres; grassland pasture and range, 598 million acres; forest land, 718 million acres; urban, recreational, and other special uses, 182 million acres; and miscellaneous land, 301 million acres. From 1969 to 1974 cropland, pasture and range, and forest land each decreased about 1 percent while special uses increased 6 percent.

Keywords: Land; Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38
Date: 1979-11
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.305572

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