State Forest Costs and Returns (Thousands of Dollars) Data from National Association of State Foresters* States shown in red have costs above 100% of returns. States shown in blue have costs below the national average of 34% of returns.
State	1994 Cost	1994 Return	1996 Cost	1996 Return	Average Pct Cost	Trust Land?
Alabama	920.0	7003.0	4536.0	1029.0	68%
Alaska	3257.0	523.0	4985.0	1266.5	461%
Arizona	47.0	145.0			32%	Yes
Arkansas		1278.0	317.0	729.0	16%
California	2252.0	10868.8			21%
Colorado	162.9	727.8	182.1	748.7	23%	Yes
Connecticut	514.5	570.0	373.9	985.0	57%
Delaware	100.0	76.0	245.8	452.5	65%
Florida		7256.8	5800.0	6029.7	44%
Georgia	300.0	7302.0	335.0	3401.0	6%
Guam	96.5		124.5		N/A
Hawaii	1316.0	12.0			10967%
Idaho	5615.1	38678.7	6867.0	70824.8	11%	Yes
Illinois	50.0	665.0	50.0	865.0	7%
Indiana		5236.2	4911.4	2411.4	64%
Iowa	828.9	828.0	863.0	767.0	106%
Kansas		428.8		489.5	N/A
Kentucky	92.6	1178.0	49.5	1091.9	6%
Louisiana	200.0	2042.0	200.0	2327.0	9%
Maine		28.0			N/A
Maryland	10.0	908.3	8.9	994.8	1%
Massachusetts	500.0	332.0	600.0	300.0	174%
Michigan	9711.0	9706.0	13284.4	18184.1	82%
Minnesota	8641.0	8661.2	7640.0	11191.0	82%
Mississippi	2931.7	5359.3	6954.4	2627.0	124%
Missouri	3200.0	1044.0	4000.0	1731.0	259%
Montana	2826.0	4216.0	3235.1	5444.2	63%	Yes
Nebraska	0.4		5.9		N/A	Yes
Nevada		324.0		324.0	N/A
New Hampshire	407.0	300.0	406.0	300.0	136%
New Jersey	800.0	145.2	800.0	145.2	551%
New Mexico		18.2		100.0	N/A	Yes
New York	2585.0	4184.0	1900.0	6322.0	43%
North Carolina	369.6	5495.1	369.0	5495.1	7%
North Dakota	16.0	342.0	16.0	343.0	5%
Ohio	3887.0	3405.0	3882.0	3593.0	111%
Oklahoma		438.0		454.3	N/A
Oregon	12874.0	38912.0	13817.0	51525.7	30%	Yes
Pennsylvania		15751.0	1800.0	16365.0	6%
Puerto Rico		412.4			N/A
Rhode Island	450.0	126.0	300.0	100.0	332%
South Carolina	1361.0	1184.0	1970.0	2879.0	82%
South Dakota		892.0		924.9	N/A	Yes
Tennessee	1598.3	1170.6	1815.0	1371.0	134%
Texas	50.0	1530.0	50.0	1455.0	3%
Utah	34.3	242.5		0.9	14%	Yes
Vermont	895.0	472.0	584.0	573.0	142%
Virginia	700.0	6221.0			11%
Virgin Islands			774.7	5821.2	13%
Washington	30600.0	162018.0	104511.0	276971.0	31%	Yes
West Virginia	135.0	705.0	609.0	4500.0	14%
Wisconsin	609.0	4500.0	127.0	696.0	14%
Wyoming	875.0	320.0	875.0	320.0	273%
TOTALS	101818.8	364181.9	200174.7	514469.3	34%
* Some data are obviously missing. Other data may not fully report actual costs or returns. Some data were reported to the nearest thousand dollars, but are shown here with .0 thousand dollars due to spreadsheet formatting.