States With the Most Forest

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23. Minnesota
> Land covered by forest & woodland: 39.2%
> Area covered by forest & woodland: 21.8 million acres
> Other major land cover types: Agricultural & developed vegetation (43.9%); open water (8.9%); developed & other human use (5.2%)

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22. Rhode Island
> Land covered by forest & woodland: 39.5%
> Area covered by forest & woodland: 390,394 acres
> Other major land cover types: Open water (31.9%); developed & other human use (21.4%); agricultural & developed vegetation (3.8%)

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21. Washington
> Land covered by forest & woodland: 39.7%
> Area covered by forest & woodland: 18.1 million acres
> Other major land cover types: Agricultural & developed vegetation (16.6%); desert & semi-desert (16.4%); recently disturbed or modified (8.6%)

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20. Oregon
> Land covered by forest & woodland: 41.3%
> Area covered by forest & woodland: 26.0 million acres
> Other major land cover types: Desert & semi-desert (31.8%); agricultural & developed vegetation (8.0%); recently disturbed or modified (6.7%)

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19. Wisconsin
> Land covered by forest & woodland: 41.9%
> Area covered by forest & woodland: 17.6 million acres
> Other major land cover types: Agricultural & developed vegetation (33.4%); open water (17.3%); developed & other human use (6.1%)