Arkansas Forest Facts
EMPLOYMENT*
| Total Employment | 33,259 |
ANNUAL PAYROLL INCOME*
| Total Compensation | $1.46 billion |
LAND AREA**
| Total Land Area Forests Forests as Percent of Total |
33.3 million acres 18.5 million acres 54% |
FOREST COMPOSITION**
Oak-Hickory Cedar |
42% 29% 16% 11% 2% |
TIMBERLAND OWNERSHIP**
Private, nonidustrial Forest Industry Government |
58% 22%
14% 6% |
ECONOMIC IMPACT*
| Total Value Added | $$2.83 billion |
* From the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture 2009 Annual Report
** From the 2007 Forest Survey/Forest Inventory and Analysis, Arkansas Forestry Commission
