State by State Industry Statistics: Arkansas

• 56% of the state is Forest Land (18.7 million acres)

  58% owned by private (non-industrial) landowners

  18% owned by the public

  24% owned by forest industry

• Ranked 11th in US reforestation in 1999

  128,500 acres of new trees planted

• People: Over 43,000 workers in Forest Products Industry

  3% of state's total workforce

For more information, contact the Arkansas Forestry Association.

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