Figure 1. Relation of developed land per person to population density on non-Federal land: 48 contiguous states of the United States.

NOTES: Population data are from the 1990 census; land development data are for 1987. States indicated are those mentioned in the text.

SOURCES: FAO (1994); US Bureau of the Census (1991a).

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