1. between
1982 and
2007
Every state lost agricultural land.
Acres of agricultural land converted
to developed land
 million to less than . million
note :
, to less than  million Estimates for Alaska and Hawaii
, to less than , are not currently available.
, to less than ,
, to less than ,
states that developed the largest
percentage of their agricultural land:
26.8% 22.5% 18.1% 14.3% 13.2%
NEw JERsEy RHOdE IslaNd massaCHusETTs dElawaRE NEw HampsHIRE
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2. of agricultural land were
converted to developed
land. {That’s an area the size of Indiana.}
 million
states with
the biggest
losses
49%
. million
in acres
 million
California and Florida,
two of the three states that lost the most agricultural
land, account for nearly half of the acreage devoted .million
to growing fruit and vegetables nationwide.
bRIgHT spOTs  million
These states protected the most agricultural land
in comparison to the acreage they converted to
development.
aCREs pROTECTEd FOR
NORTH CaROlINa
EVERy aCRE dEVElOpEd
Vermont 3.04 ,
CalIFORNIa
maryland 1.42
aRIzONa
delaware 1.06
FlORIda
Connecticut 0.71
TExas
massachusetts 0.70
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