A generalized summary of the main NLCD2006 land cover classes for the conterminous United States (Note: Some NLCD06 land cover classes have been grouped for display purposes. A more detailed conterminous United States class proportions are described in the table below).
NLCD2006 Land Cover Class for the conterminous United States
Percentage
11. Water
5.18
12. Perennial Ice Snow
0.02
21. Low Intensity Residential
3.25
22. High Intensity Residential
1.44
23. Commercial/Industrial/Transportation
0.57
24. Developed High Intensity
0.20
31. Bare Rock/Sand/Clay
1.21
41. Deciduous Forest
10.99
42. Evergreen Forest
11.90
43. Mixed Forest
2.06
52. Shrub/Scrub
21.36
71. Grasslands/Herbaceous
14.47
81. Pasture/Hay
6.73
82. Row Crops
15.51
90. Woody Wetlands
3.87
95. Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
1.25
Total
100.00%
A detailed description of all NLCD2006 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 NLCD2006 data file to complete detailed land cover analysis.
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