Table E1. Ownership of Timberland in the United States, 1991 
          (Thousand Acres)

Region                   National Forest   Other Public    Forest Industry  Non-Industry Priva    Total
Northeast..............       2,179            6,489            11,858            58,914        79,449
North Central..........       7,366           14,263             4,340            52,380        78,349
Southeast..............       4,847            4,309            16,252            59,387        84,975
South Central..........       6,707            4,639            22,774            80,395       114,515
Rocky Mountains........         943              198                24             2,363         3,528
Intermountain..........      35,459            5,789             2,894            14,959        59,101
Pacific Northwest 
   and Alaska..........      18,790           10,383             9,034            14,712        52,919
Pacific Southwest......       8,370              754             3,280             4,497        16,901
  U.S. Total...........      84,661           46,824            70,455           287,606       489,555
  Proportion of 
   Total (Percent).....        17.3              9.6              14.4              58.7           100

   Source: USDA Forest Service, Forest Resources of the United States, 1992, General Technical Report RM-234, 
September 1993, pp. 36-42.


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