Farmland by the Numbers
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between 1982 and
2007
Every state lost agricultural land.
Acresofagriculturallandconvertedtodevelopedland
million to less than . million, to less than million, to less than ,, to less than ,, to less than ,
14 AmericAn FArml And Fall/winter 2010
states that developed the largest percentage of their agricultural land:
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note: EstimatesforAlaskaandHawaii
arenotcurrentlyavailable.
of agricultural land were converted to developed land. {That’sanareathesizeofIndiana.}
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California and Florida, two of the three states that lost the most agricultural land, account for nearly half of the acreage devoted
to growing fruit and vegetables nationwide.
49%
bRIgHT spOTsThese states protected the most agricultural land in comparison to the acreage they converted to development.
Vermont 3.04 maryland 1.42 delaware 1.06 Connecticut 0.71 massachusetts 0.70
aCREs pROTECTEd FOR EVERy aCRE dEVElOpEd