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What is Rangeland?
  • Rangeland is defined as:

    "Lands supporting natural vegetation cover of grasses, grasslike plants, forbs, or shrubs and managed as natural ecosystems".

    These lands include all natural grasslands, savannas, shrublands, deserts, tundras, marshes, and meadows.
    • How much rain falls on rangeland?
  • Rangelands typically occur in areas where the average precipitation is less than 30 inches - in fact, vast expanses of rangeland receive 15 inches or less.

    • How much of the United States are classified as rangeland?
  • A little over one-half of all U.S. lands are classified as rangelands! That is about 1.2 billion acres of rangeland!


    • How much of the world's landmass is rangeland?
  • About 60% of the entire world's landmass is classified as rangeland!

    • Which state has the most rangeland?
  • Alaska has the most rangeland in the United States with 233 million acres (most of it is tundra).

    • Which of the lower 48 states has the most rangeland?
  • In the lower 48 states Texas has the most rangeland with 92 million acres.

    • Which state east of the Mississippi has the most rangeland?
  • East of the Mississippi River, Florida has the most rangeland with 2 million acres (most of it is marshes).


    • Which state has the largest percentage of its lands classified as rangeland?
  • Nevada has the largest percentage of its lands classified as rangelands, with 80 percent called rangeland.
    • Which state east of the Mississippi has the largest percentage of rangeland?

  • East of the Mississippi River, Maine has the largest percentage of its land classified as rangelands, with 7 percent classified as rangeland.
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