National Land Cover Database 2019 (NLCD2019) Statistics for 2004

NLCD 2019 Pie Chart for 2004

A generalized summary of the main NLCD2019 land cover classes for the conterminous United States (Note: Some NLCD2019 land cover classes have been grouped for display purposes. A detailed conterminous United States class proportions are described in the table below).

2004 Land Cover Class for the conterminous United States Percentage
11. Water 5.24
12. Perennial Ice Snow 0.01
21. Developed, Open Space 2.67
22. Developed, Low Intensity 1.62
23. Developed, Medium Intensity 0.80
24. Developed High Intensity 0.29
31. Bare Rock/Sand/Clay 1.00
41. Deciduous Forest 9.47
42. Evergreen Forest 11.72
43. Mixed Forest 3.41
52. Shrub/Scrub 21.73
71. Grasslands/Herbaceous 13.62
81. Pasture/Hay 6.68
82. Cultivated Crops 15.73
90. Woody Wetlands 4.40
95. Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 1.61
Total 100.00%

A detailed description of all NLCD2019 land cover class proportions across the conterminous United States. Note: This table is for illustrative purposes only, we encourage you to download the most recent NLCD2019 data file to complete detailed land cover analysis.