OWNERSHIP

As of 2020, the 12 counties in the Hardwood Alliance Zone represented 33 percent of the state’s forestland.

FOREST OWNERSHIP IN WEST VIRGINIA 2022

Ownership	Acres	Percentage
National Forest	1,230,625	10.25%
Other Public Lands	388,176	3.23%
Private Corporate	10,399,021	86.53%
TOTAL	12,017,822