| Table 5–National Forest System lands administered by the Forest Service as of September 30, 1996 | ||||
| State, | National forests, purchase | |||
| Commonwealth, | units, research areas, and | National | Land utilization | |
| or Territory | other areas | grasslands | projects | Total |
| Acres | ||||
| Alabama | 663,123 | 0 | 40 | 663,163 |
| Alaska | 21,971,245 | 0 | 0 | 21,971,245 |
| Arizona | 11,251,424 | 0 | 0 | 11,251,424 |
| Arkansas | 2,553,892 | 0 | 0 | 2,553,892 |
| California | 20,617,261 | 18,425 | 0 | 20,635,686 |
| Colorado | 13,876,192 | 628,419 | 0 | 14,504,611 |
| Connecticut | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Florida | 1,146,668 | 0 | 0 | 1,146,668 |
| Georgia | 864,993 | 0 | 0 | 864,993 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Idaho | 20,410,527 | 47,756 | 0 | 20,458,283 |
| Illinois | 276,676 | 0 | 0 | 276,676 |
| Indiana | 194,264 | 0 | 0 | 194,264 |
| Kansas | 0 | 108,175 | 0 | 108,175 |
| Kentucky | 691,963 | 0 | 0 | 691,963 |
| Louisiana | 603,786 | 0 | 0 | 603,786 |
| Maine | 53,040 | 0 | 0 | 53,040 |
| Michigan | 2,855,899 | 0 | 959 | 2,856,858 |
| Minnesota | 2,837,240 | 0 | 0 | 2,837,240 |
| Mississippi | 1,157,013 | 0 | 0 | 1,157,013 |
| Missouri | 1,493,198 | 0 | 0 | 1,493,198 |
| Montana | 16879677 | 0 | 0 | 16,879,677 |
| Nebraska | 257,653 | 94,480 | 0 | 352,133 |
| Nevada | 5,818,569 | 0 | 0 | 5,818,569 |
| New Hampshire | 724,049 | 0 | 0 | 724,049 |
| New Mexico | 9,190,265 | 136,417 | 240 | 9,326,922 |
| New York | 15,825 | 0 | 0 | 15,825 |
| North Carolina | 1,243,139 | 0 | 0 | 1,243,139 |
| North Dakota | 743 | 1,105,030 | 0 | 1,105,773 |
| Ohio | 227,239 | 0 | 0 | 227,239 |
| Oklahoma | 257,395 | 46,286 | 0 | 303,681 |
| Oregon | 15,552,932 | 111,348 | 856 | 15,665,136 |
| Pennsylvania | 513,264 | 0 | 0 | 513,264 |
| Puerto Rico | 27,831 | 0 | 0 | 27,831 |
| South Carolina | 612,023 | 0 | 0 | 612,023 |
| South Dakota | 1,145,010 | 868,156 | 0 | 2,013,166 |
| Tennessee | 633,481 | 0 | 0 | 633,481 |
| Texas | 637,280 | 117,620 | 0 | 754,900 |
| Utah | 8,112,564 | 0 | 0 | 8,112,564 |
| Vermont | 359,289 | 0 | 0 | 359,289 |
| Virgin Islands | 147 | 0 | 0 | 147 |
| Virginia | 1,656,282 | 0 | 0 | 1,656,282 |
| Washington | 9,175,831 | 0 | 738 | 9,176,569 |
| West Virginia | 1,032,573 | 0 | 0 | 1,032,573 |
| Wisconsin | 1,520,464 | 0 | 0 | 1,520,464 |
| Wyoming | 8,687,871 | 560,166 | 0 | 9,248,037 |
| Total | 187,799,825 | 3,842,278 | 2,833 | 191,644,936 |