Wetlands of the United States
Their Extent and Their Value To Waterfowl and Other Wildlife
Contributions to Other Wildlife
Table 6
| Table 6. -- Values of wetlands to waterfowl, based on State-unit determinations. [In acres. Values not comparable between States] |
| State |
Acreage with value assessed as-- |
Total |
| High |
Moderate |
Low |
Negligible |
| Alabama |
26,500 |
249,600 |
1,092,200 |
230,100 |
1,598,400 |
| Arizona |
16,500 |
11,400 |
500 |
|
28,400 |
| Arkansas |
926,600 |
699,400 |
1,496,700 |
662,700 |
3,785,400 |
| California |
317,800 |
176,200 |
57,600 |
7,700 |
559,300 |
| Colorado |
35,800 |
101,600 |
211,900 |
55,100 |
404,400 |
| Connecticut |
6,900 |
8,000 |
4,800 |
3,700 |
23,400 |
| Delaware |
24,600 |
40,700 |
49,600 |
16,400 |
131,300 |
| Florida |
423,000 |
1,659,900 |
6,585,200 |
8,517,200 |
17,185,300 |
| Georgia |
20,900 |
440,400 |
1,428,900 |
4,029,300 |
5,919,500 |
| Idaho |
59,300 |
23,100 |
21,400 |
5,100 |
108,900 |
| Illinois |
75,700 |
196,100 |
112,700 |
42,800 |
427,300 |
| Indiana |
151,600 |
68,900 |
33,600 |
29,300 |
283,400 |
| Iowa |
57,100 |
51,600 |
|
29,400 |
138,100 |
| Kansas |
120,800 |
65,900 |
17,500 |
|
204,200 |
| Kentucky |
84,400 |
27,400 |
34,200 |
127,100 |
273,100 |
| Louisiana |
706,800 |
1,706,200 |
1,092,500 |
6,141,800 |
9,647,300 |
| Maine |
108,500 |
52,200 |
140,300 |
80,300 |
381,300 |
| Maryland |
112,600 |
87,800 |
51,100 |
38,500 |
290,000 |
| Massachusetts |
46,600 |
55,700 |
80,200 |
49,200 |
231,700 |
| Michigan |
310,500 |
2,013,200 |
430,100 |
463,300 |
3,217,100 |
| Minnesota |
1,274,500 |
778,800 |
2,991,600 |
|
5,044,900 |
| Mississippi |
316,200 |
682,200 |
854,700 |
736,300 |
2,589,400 |
| Missouri |
105,700 |
93,100 |
74,000 |
104,100 |
376,900 |
| Montana |
29,100 |
113,300 |
45,000 |
|
187,400 |
| Nebraska |
197,800 |
171,000 |
281,000 |
|
649,800 |
| Nevada |
109,100 |
70,400 |
13,000 |
|
192,500 |
| New Hampshire |
5,700 |
4,800 |
1,700 |
1,300 |
13,500 |
| New Jersey |
127,500 |
109,100 |
32,400 |
900 |
269,900 |
| New Mexico |
24,500 |
12,900 |
11,100 |
|
48,500 |
| New York |
99,800 |
35,700 |
55,100 |
22,200 |
212,800 |
| North Carolina |
81,100 |
38,500 |
505,200 |
3,429,800 |
4,054,600 |
| North Dakota |
554,900 |
653,600 |
314,800 |
|
1,523,300 |
| Ohio |
38,500 |
12,300 |
19,300 |
27,800 |
97,900 |
| Oklahoma |
18,500 |
133,800 |
127,400 |
|
279,700 |
| Oregon |
246,000 |
76,800 |
131,900 |
17,900 |
472,600 |
| Pennsylvania |
8,600 |
15,100 |
15,800 |
13,400 |
52,900 |
| Rhode Island |
1,900 |
2,100 |
4,000 |
17,400 |
25,400 |
| South Carolina |
10,900 |
194,400 |
1,495,600 |
1,676,100 |
3,377,000 |
| South Dakota |
161,400 |
414,200 |
176,400 |
|
752,000 |
| Tennessee |
447,600 |
128,200 |
128,600 |
123,600 |
828,000 |
| Texas |
586,400 |
1,597,800 |
923,500 |
633,300 |
3,741,000 |
| Utah |
249,400 |
342,100 |
315,800 |
267,100 |
1,174,400 |
| Vermont |
6,700 |
9,500 |
13,000 |
8,900 |
38,100 |
| Virginia |
28,300 |
85,900 |
177,700 |
249,200 |
541,100 |
| Washington |
54,300 |
53,900 |
68,100 |
56,900 |
233,200 |
| West Virginia |
1,600 |
|
2,200 |
|
3,800 |
| Wisconsin |
389,500 |
48,200 |
2,352,900 |
|
2,790,600 |
| Wyoming |
11,900 |
3,500 |
14,900 |
|
30,300 |
| Total |
8,819,900 |
13,616,500 |
24,087,700 |
27,915,200 |
74,439,300 |
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