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Total Land Area (ac):
30.0 million
Forest Land Area (ac):
19.4 million
Timberland Area (ac):
19.2 million
Private Ownership (%):
90% of timberland
Source:
FIA 2014 Survey
Mississippi Economic Impact Reports*
Today Mississippi's public and private forests provide significant timber resources, recreational and tourism opportunities, aesthetic value, wildlife habitat, water quality protection and other environmental, social and economic benefits...The vast majority of Mississippi's private forestlands are maintained for economic returns from the sale of timber a primary or secondary objective...Timber is an important agricultural crop in the local economy of virtually every county outside the Mississippi Delta.
- Mississippi's Assessment of Forest Resources and Forest Resource Strategy, 2010Recent News
Group Promotes Forestry Industry in South Mississippi Westerman, Bipartisan Congressmen Launch Working Forests CaucusExternal Resources
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2022
2021
2018
2017
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State Industry Economic Impact
American Forest & Paper Association -
Forestry in Mississippi, The Contribution of the Industry to the Mississippi Economy: An Input-Output Analysis
Mississippi State University Forest and Wildlife Research Center
2016
2015
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The Economic Contribution of Agriculture and Forestry Production and Processing in Mississippi: An Input-Output Analysis
Mississippi State University Extension Service -
2014-2015 Forest Inventory Central Region, Mississippi
Mississippi Institute for Forest Inventory, Mississippi Forestry Commission -
2014 - 2015 Forest Inventory Central Region, Mississippi
Mississippi Institute of Forest Inventory
2014
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2013 - 2014 Forest Inventory Southeast Region, Mississippi
Mississippi Institute of Forest Inventory -
State Industry Economic Impact
American Forest & Paper Association
2013
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Mississippi's Forests, 2013
USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station -
2012 - 2013 Forest Inventory Southwest Region, Mississippi
Mississippi Institute of Forest Inventory -
Economic Impact of Forestry and Forest Products on Mississippi's First Congressional District
Mississippi State University Extension Service -
Economic Impact of Forestry and Forest Products on Mississippi's Second Congressional District
Mississippi State University Extension Service -
Economic Impact of Forestry and Forest Products on Mississippi's Third Congressional District
Mississippi State University Extension Service -
Economic Impact of Forestry and Forest Products on Mississippi's Fourth Congressional District
Mississippi State University Extension Service
2012
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The Economic Impact of Agriculture and Forestry Production and Processing on Mississippi: An Input-Output Analysis
Mississippi State University Extension Service -
State Industry Economic Impact
American Forest & Paper Association
2011
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Forestry in Mississippi - The Economic Impact of Forestry and the Forest Products Industry on Mississippi's Congressional Districts
Mississippi State University -
Forest & Paper Industry at a Glance
American Forest & Paper Association
2010
2009
2008
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North Mississippi Forest Inventory
Mississippi Institute for Forest Inventory, Mississippi Forestry Commission -
The Mississippi Furniture Industry and its Economic Impacts to the State Economy
Mississippi State University
2007
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The Mississippi Furniture Industry Economic Impacts
Mississippi State University -
Central Mississippi Forest Inventory
Mississippi Institute for Forest Inventory, Mississippi Forestry Commission
2006
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The Mississippi Furniture Industry Economic Impacts
Mississippi State University -
Forestry in Mississippi - The impact of the forest products industry on the post-Katrina Mississippi economy: An input-output analysis
Mississippi State University -
Mississippi's Forests, 2006
USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
2005
* As of 2015, no standard methodology exists for producing economic impact or economic contribution reports. Please exercise caution when viewing and comparing reports as each may vary significantly in terms of source data and analysis and reporting methodology.
