Top 5 Most Forested States in the U.S.

2. Texas

Latest Forest Area in Thousand Acres: 40,970

Texas is another large American state. In terms of area, it is the second largest in America covering close to seven hundred thousand square miles. Texas is also the second largest state in America in terms of population having 29 million residents – close to ten percent of the American population. However, despite this, Texas ranks low in median household income which stood at $66,963 as of 2021. In terms of acres, Texas covered 167 million acres out of which 40 million were forests.