| Number of Counties | Mean Net Return per Acre ($/acre) (St. Dev.) | Mean Temperature (°C) (St. Dev.) | Range of Temperature (°C) | Annual Precipitation (mm) (St. Dev.) | Range of Precipitation (mm) | Mean Percentage of County Land in Best Soil Quality Class | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All forest types | 1,865 | 30.45 (24.27) | 12.86 (4.81) | (0.78, 24.33) | 1,148.67 (315.80) | (298, 3,114) | 59.8 |
| Eastern forest types | 1,624 | 29.90 (23.13) | 13.76 (4.36) | (3.30, 24.33) | 1,186.52 (222.01) | (452, 1,900) | 64.2 |
| Western forest types | 241 | 35.28 (28.08) | 6.79 (2.87) | (0.78, 17.54) | 893.59 (605.15) | (298, 3,114) | 30.4 |
| White-red-jack pine | 371 | 16.76 (25.12) | 8.59 (2.94) | (3.30, 15.78) | 1,083.57 (230.47) | (587, 1,900) | 49.7 |
| Spruce fir | 151 | 22.35 (15.66) | 5.97 (1.26) | (3.30, 8.75) | 951.29 (209.66) | (603, 1,432) | 49.4 |
| Longleaf-slash pine | 328 | 82.11 (35.39) | 18.84(1.71) | (15.20, 24.33) | 1,325.81 (145.20) | (1,095, 1,735) | 68.3 |
| Loblolly-shortleaf pine | 878 | 113.69 (53.56) | 16.38 (2.63) | (6.13,23.44) | 1,295.35 (148.89) | (934, 1,765) | 63.2 |
| Oak-pine | 1,207 | 33.62 (23.37) | 14.47 (4.34) | (3.30, 23.86) | 1,234.59 (194.47) | (556, 1,900) | 60.3 |
| Oak-hickory | 1,531 | 14.91 (11.79) | 13.85 (4.31) | (3.39, 23.86) | 1,201.28 (203.13) | (556, 1,900) | 64.0 |
| Oak-gum-cypress | 825 | 16.04(18.19) | 16.92 (2.56) | (7.52, 23.86) | 1,303.52 (145.70) | (830, 1,735) | 67.8 |
| Elm-ash-cottonwood | 1,349 | 27.58 (24.67) | 13.39 (4.46) | (2.83, 23.86) | 1,167.72 (249.01) | (327, 2,876) | 65.0 |
| Maple-beech-birch | 703 | 11.36 (21.51) | 9.93 (2.98) | (3.30, 16.46) | 1,060.93 (204.38) | (459, 1,678) | 61.1 |
| Aspen-birch | 338 | 16.22 (16.38) | 6.43 (2.06) | (1.33, 11.83) | 892.42 (232.05) | (384, 1,330) | 47.8 |
| Eastern red cedar | 235 | 34.46(31.90) | 6.43 (2.83) | (5.48, 22.79) | 1,228.50(159.09) | (589, 1,556) | 60.6 |
| Douglas fir | 141 | 48.51 (32.97) | 14.75 (2.67) | (1.61, 14.11) | 1.064.84 (701.18) | (298, 3,114) | 32.4 |
| Hemlock-Sitka spruce | 42 | 46.06 (40.60) | 7.95 (1.93) | (3.92, 11.33) | 1,669.93 (758.67) | (528, 3,114) | 39.9 |
| Ponderosa pine | 139 | 21.50(15.84) | 7.01 (2.40) | (2.62, 14.21) | 701.90 (300.83) | (358, 1,974) | 28.5 |
| Lodgepole pine | 72 | 23.12 (22.35) | 4.81 (1.97) | (0.78, 9.67) | 766.51 (280.93) | (463, 2,566) | 27.8 |
| Fir-spruce-mountain hemlock | 119 | 12.93 (23.18) | 5.76 (2.20) | (0.78, 10.86) | 812.38 (424.80) | (400, 2,876) | 29.1 |
| Other western softwoods | 26 | 3.63 (5.54) | 5.74 (2.42) | (1.72, 10.60) | 647.81 (224.42) | (408, 1,455) | 22.4 |