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NRI: Land Conversion Rates by State

    Sorted by Average Annual Acres Developed between 1992-1997        
             
1992-1997   1992-1997 1992-1997 1982-1992 1982-1992 1982-1992
    Change in Average   Change in Average
RANK State Total Land Annual RANK Total Land Annual
    Developed Conversion   Developed Conversion
    Acres Rate (acres)   Acres Rate (acres)
             
1 Texas 1,219,500 243,900 1 1,392,500 139,250
2 Pennsylvania 1,123,200 224,640 10 431,100 43,110
3 Georgia 1,053,200 210,640 5 766,300 76,630
4 Florida 945,300 189,060 2 1,163,100 116,310
5 North Carolina 781,500 156,300 3 935,800 93,580
6 California 694,800 138,960 4 800,200 80,020
7 Tennessee 611,600 122,320 9 441,100 44,110
8 Michigan 550,800 110,160 7 462,300 46,230
9 South Carolina 539,700 107,940 11 400,100 40,010
10 Ohio 521,200 104,240 6 468,600 46,860
11 New York 492,400 98,480 24 225,100 22,510
12 Virginia 467,200 93,440 8 453,600 45,360
13 Alabama 445,300 89,060 14 320,900 32,090
14 Kentucky 354,100 70,820 13 362,800 36,280
15 Washington 350,000 70,000 17 288,300 28,830
16 New Mexico 348,500 69,700 26 166,300 16,630
17 Mississippi 312,600 62,520 31 144,300 14,430
18 Minnesota 311,300 62,260 21 235,600 23,560
19 Missouri 310,500 62,100 25 204,500 20,450
20 Illinois 292,200 58,440 20 246,000 24,600
21 New Jersey 283,200 56,640 16 298,600 29,860
22 Wisconsin 282,800 56,560 19 247,600 24,760
23 Mass. 281,500 56,300 22 233,100 23,310
24 West Virginia 275,600 55,120 34 114,100 11,410
25 Indiana 274,400 54,880 23 228,300 22,830
26 Arkansas 237,200 47,440 36 95,800 9,580
27 Oklahoma 224,500 44,900 28 156,800 15,680
28 Maryland 222,300 44,460 30 146,900 14,690
29 Arizona 199,400 39,880 12 374,600 37,460
30 Kansas 192,500 38,500 33 117,000 11,700
31 Louisiana 172,100 34,420 18 263,200 26,320
32 Maine 167,800 33,560 37 92,500 9,250
33 Puerto Rico 153,100 30,620 32 124,600 12,460
34 Oregon 150,400 30,080 27 164,500 16,450
35 Montana 122,700 24,540 42 79,600 7,960
36 Idaho 120,800 24,160 39 85,900 8,590
37 Colorado 120,300 24,060 15 307,400 30,740
38 New Hampshire 107,300 21,460 29 149,200 14,920
39 Utah 105,100 21,020 35 106,900 10,690
40 Iowa 102,900 20,580 45 52,300 5,230
41 Nebraska 81,200 16,240 46 39,200 3,920
42 South Dakota 76,700 15,340 44 60,600 6,060
43 Connecticut 63,400 12,680 40 84,200 8,420
44 Wyoming 52,700 10,540 48 33,700 3,370
45 North Dakota 49,700 9,940 38 86,000 8,600
46 Nevada 41,500 8,300 41 82,700 8,270
47 Delaware 35,100 7,020 47 35,300 3,530
48 Vermont 26,000 5,200 43 64,900 6,490
49 Rhode Island 10,200 2,040 49 26,500 2,650
50 Hawaii 8,700 1,740 50 23,600 2,360
             
  Total 15,966,000 3,193,200   13,884,100 1,388,410
             

 

    NRI: Land Conversion Rates by State        
             
    Sorted by Average Annual Acres Developed between 1992-1997        
             
1992-1997   1992-1997 1992-1997 1982-1992 1982-1992 1982-1992
    Change in Average   Change in Average
RANK State Total Land Annual RANK Total Land Annual
    Developed Conversion   Developed Conversion
    Acres Rate (acres)   Acres Rate (acres)
             
1 Texas 1,219,500 243,900 1 1,392,500 139,250
2 Pennsylvania 1,123,200 224,640 10 431,100 43,110
3 Georgia 1,053,200 210,640 5 766,300 76,630
4 Florida 945,300 189,060 2 1,163,100 116,310
5 North Carolina 781,500 156,300 3 935,800 93,580
6 California 694,800 138,960 4 800,200 80,020
7 Tennessee 611,600 122,320 9 441,100 44,110
8 Michigan 550,800 110,160 7 462,300 46,230
9 South Carolina 539,700 107,940 11 400,100 40,010
10 Ohio 521,200 104,240 6 468,600 46,860
11 New York 492,400 98,480 24 225,100 22,510
12 Virginia 467,200 93,440 8 453,600 45,360
13 Alabama 445,300 89,060 14 320,900 32,090
14 Kentucky 354,100 70,820 13 362,800 36,280
15 Washington 350,000 70,000 17 288,300 28,830
16 New Mexico 348,500 69,700 26 166,300 16,630
17 Mississippi 312,600 62,520 31 144,300 14,430
18 Minnesota 311,300 62,260 21 235,600 23,560
19 Missouri 310,500 62,100 25 204,500 20,450
20 Illinois 292,200 58,440 20 246,000 24,600
21 New Jersey 283,200 56,640 16 298,600 29,860
22 Wisconsin 282,800 56,560 19 247,600 24,760
23 Mass. 281,500 56,300 22 233,100 23,310
24 West Virginia 275,600 55,120 34 114,100 11,410
25 Indiana 274,400 54,880 23 228,300 22,830
26 Arkansas 237,200 47,440 36 95,800 9,580
27 Oklahoma 224,500 44,900 28 156,800 15,680
28 Maryland 222,300 44,460 30 146,900 14,690
29 Arizona 199,400 39,880 12 374,600 37,460
30 Kansas 192,500 38,500 33 117,000 11,700
31 Louisiana 172,100 34,420 18 263,200 26,320
32 Maine 167,800 33,560 37 92,500 9,250
33 Puerto Rico 153,100 30,620 32 124,600 12,460
34 Oregon 150,400 30,080 27 164,500 16,450
35 Montana 122,700 24,540 42 79,600 7,960
36 Idaho 120,800 24,160 39 85,900 8,590
37 Colorado 120,300 24,060 15 307,400 30,740
38 New Hampshire 107,300 21,460 29 149,200 14,920
39 Utah 105,100 21,020 35 106,900 10,690
40 Iowa 102,900 20,580 45 52,300 5,230
41 Nebraska 81,200 16,240 46 39,200 3,920
42 South Dakota 76,700 15,340 44 60,600 6,060
43 Connecticut 63,400 12,680 40 84,200 8,420
44 Wyoming 52,700 10,540 48 33,700 3,370
45 North Dakota 49,700 9,940 38 86,000 8,600
46 Nevada 41,500 8,300 41 82,700 8,270
47 Delaware 35,100 7,020 47 35,300 3,530
48 Vermont 26,000 5,200 43 64,900 6,490
49 Rhode Island 10,200 2,040 49 26,500 2,650
50 Hawaii 8,700 1,740 50 23,600 2,360
             
  Total 15,966,000 3,193,200   13,884,100 1,388,410

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