Public Domain Land Available for Return to the Western States

The Twelve Western States with the Greatest Public Domain Acreage Which Could Be Transferred [Returned] To the Western States, Indian  Tribes and Land Grant Heirs. 

States                                                             Public Domain Land

Alaska                                                              171,762,783 Acres

Nevada                                                              55,830,944 Acres

California                                                          41,541,475 Acres

Idaho                                                                 32,198,608 Acres

Utah                                                                  32,172,372 Acres

Wyoming                                                          30,216,444 Acres

Arizona                                                              30,093,695 Acres

Oregon                                                              28,496,022 Acres

New Mexico                                                     24,093,960 Acres

Montana                                                           23,376,626 Acres

Colorado                                                           22,755,713 Acres

Washington                                                     10,659,295 Acres  

         The Ten States with the least Public Domain Acreage

States                                                   Public Domain Acreage

Iowa                                                                  2.0 Acres

Tennessee                                                       2.0 Acres

West Virginia                                                  3.8 Acres

Kentucky                                                         4.5 Acres

Delaware                                                         5.0 Acres

Georgia                                                         10.1 Acres

South Carolina                                             11.7 Acres

New Hampshire                                           14.8 Acres

Ohio                                                               25.0 Acres

Vermont                                                       28.5 Acres