Lots of Federal Land, but Few People Live Nearby

The federal government has huge land holdings, but most people don't live nearby. More than two-thirds of Americans live in a county where the federal government owns less than 5 percent of the land.

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Only a small minority live in counties where the federal government owns more than half the land.

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Because of data integrity errors, this total does not include a small number of counties, totaling less than 1.5 percent of the overall U.S. population.
Source | USGS