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Figure 1--Land use shares by type for Southern States, 1945 to 1992 (note that Texas and Oklahoma are not included). Source: Major Land Use Data Base, Economic Research Service.

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Alabama
year	urban	forest		pasture		cropland		other		total
1945	212	18748		2440		8266		3024		32690
1949	428	18817		1707		8721		3017		32690
1954	475	20766		2454		7481		1514		32690
1959	774	20771		3075		6028		2030		32678
1964	813	21749		2829		5211		1943		32545
1969	653	21748		2410		5885		1756		32452
1974	707	21333		2917		5797		1698		32452
1978	1408	21333		1949		5888		1874		32452
1982	1555	21179		1865		5642		2250		32491
1987	1834	21659		1935		4803		2260		32491
1992	1779	21941		1917		4539		2304		32480
Arkansas
year	urban	forest		pasture		cropland		other		total
1945	152	19928		2328		8772		2564		33744
1949	192	20020		1585		9654		2261		33712
1954	213	19295		2298		8863		3043		33712
1959	282	19891		3463		8570		1393		33599
1964	303	20630		2373		8571		1515		33392
1969	333	18237		2895		10202		1578		33245
1974	420	18236		2559		10286		1744		33245
1978	567	18230		2055		10811		1582		33245
1982	638	17324		2948		10506		1914		33330
1987	784	16896		2950		10188		2512		33330
1992	860	17423		2532		10426		2087		33328
Florida
year	urban		forest		pasture		cropland		other		total
1945	513		22759		4006		2877		4573		34728
1949	773		23001		3395		3324		4235		34728
1954	634		21787		4881		3443		3983		34728
1959	1003		20321		7425		3044		2928		34721
1964	1155		19625		6731		3582		3554		34647
1969	1442		17753		5834		3773		5816		34618
1974	1891		17652		6026		4198		4851		34618
1978	2397		16738		5469		4497		5517		34618
1982	2867		16325		6229		4174		5063		34658
1987	3643		16260		5792		3864		5099		34658
1992	3358		15683		5697		3927		5893		34558
Georgia
year	urban		forest		pasture		cropland		other		total
1945	362		21028		1611		10643		3808		37452
1949	440		21205		1185		10487		4112		37429
1954	495		23667		1851		9009		2407		37429
1959	765		24057		2498		7458		2517		37295
1964	831		26052		1802		6381		2180		37246
1969	822		25157		1275		7103		2810		37167
1974	928		24869		1731		7148		2491		37167
1978	1347		24840		1317		7161		2502		37167
1982	1571		23768		1850		7124		2843		37156
1987	1891		23402		1895		6431		3537		37156
1992	1923		23631		1689		6528		3297		37068
Kentucky
year	urban		forest				cropland		other		total
1945	169		9684		3684		10399		1734		25670
1949	197		10082		1696		11601		1937		25513
1954	219		11167		1759		10641		1727		25513
1959	314		11397		2871		8536		2394		25512
1964	326		11804		2032		9437		1906		25505
1969	383		11887		1871		9810		1425		25376
1974	477		11888		2013		9397		1601		25376
1978	538		11948		1301		9846		1743		25376
1982	600		11948		1669		9518		1653		25388
1987	708		11909		1653		9625		1493		25388
1992	693		12360		1359		9702		1315		25429
Louisiana
year	urban	forest		pasture				other		total
1945	339	15836		1503		5135		6100		28913
1949	439	16186		2152		5657		4470		28904
1954	390	15906		2721		5494		4393		28904
1959	535	16129		2760		5055		4389		28868
1964	575	16018		3343		5012		3951		28899
1969	513	15342		2674		5962		4264		28755
1974	537	15342		2270		6059		4547		28755
1978	737	14527		1866		6597		5028		28755
1982	865	13998		2073		6451		5107		28494
1987	883	13873		2070		5908		5760		28494
1992	1109	13855		1619		5894		5405		27882
Mississippi
year	urban	forest		pasture		cropland		other		total
1945	158	15640		3384		8285		2882		30349
1949	210	16509		2280		8972		2268		30239
1954	212	16440		3482		7805		2300		30239
1959	301	17225		3135		7183		2379		30223
1964	316	17976		3717		6655		1645		30309
1969	354	16892		2864		8394		1765		30269
1974	450	16892		2620		8709		1598		30269
1978	545	16696		1856		8542		2630		30269
1982	619	16505		2369		8021		2715		30229
1987	749	16674		2287		7792		2727		30229
1992	748	16991		2206		7419		2661		30025
North Carolina
year	urban	forest		pasture		cropland		other		total
1945	341	18164		1099		7602		4245		31451
1949	360	18068		1057		7699		4238		31422
1954	410	19160		1534		7264		3054		31422
1959	596	19118		1556		7358		2775		31403
1964	631	20092		1715		6154		2691		31283
1969	683	20224		1216		6480		2628		31231
1974	832	20223		1050		6576		2550		31231
1978	1078	19590		852		6571		3140		31231
1982	1255	18604		1010		6436		3955		31260
1987	1477	18401		1210		6001		4171		31260
1992	1562	18710		984		5935		3989		31180
South Carolina
year	urban	forest		pasture		cropland		other		total
1945	192	10459		629		5187		3113		19580
1949	235	11903		489		5387		1381		19395
1954	254	11894		781		4891		1575		19395
1959	362	11706		941		4541		1824		19374
1964	380	11566		1202		3706		2525		19379
1969	406	12403		979		3663		1893		19344
1974	516	12402		667		3565		2194		19344
1978	700	12167		550		3604		2323		19344
1982	822	12084		443		3398		2583		19330
1987	1005	12179		422		3192		2532		19330
1992	982	12179		477		3059		2574		19271
Tennesee
year	urban	forest		pasture		cropland		other		total
1945	231	11899		2447		9273		3005		26855
1949	278	11911		1657		9920		2984		26750
1954	335	12301		1808		9096		3210		26750
1959	519	13758		2390		8148		1913		26728
1964	554	13643		2114		7974		2190		26475
1969	710	12820		2195		8652		2073		26450
1974	805	12820		1899		8376		2550		26450
1978	1197	12820		1402		8448		2583		26450
1982	1353	12965		1370		8113		2538		26339
1987	1650	12863		1446		7793		2587		26339
1992	1572	13275		1367		7677		2489		26380
Virginia
year	urban		forest		pasture		cropland		other		total
	211		14488		3158		5792		1886		25535
1949	344		14561		2379		5789		2459		25532
1954	369		15527		2771		4886		1979		25532
1959	551		15131		3592		4427		1795		25496
1964	612		16059		3211		4080		1536		25498
1969	727		16075		2282		4925		1450		25459
1974	863		16076		1819		4690		2011		25459
1978	1115		16009		1556		4783		1996		25459
1982	1267		15872		1717		4753		1801		25410
1987	1404		15497		1773		4613		2123		25410
1992	1471		15353		1728		4436		2355		25343