US land use per the USDA.

[mattiooo]

"So what? The cropland is necessary to support everything else going on.

The point of the map is to show how all of the land in the US is used - for all purposes. I don't know how you inferred that the statements were negative towards famring but I certainly didn't read it that way.

[Aloha_Shooter]

The point of the map is to show how all of the land in the US is used - for all purposes. I don't know how you inferred that the statements were negative towards famring but I certainly didn't read it that way.

It's the comments later in the article that skew toward how urban areas are "more productive economically" (air quotes here, not literal quote) and expanding more rapidly. The quote I cited seemed like a whine that so much of US land is devoted to crops and pasture/range but not as "productive".

[mattiooo]

It's the comments later in the article that skew toward how urban areas are "more productive economically" (air quotes here, not literal quote) and expanding more rapidly. The quote I cited seemed like a whine that so much of US land is devoted to crops and pasture/range but not as "productive".

Yeah. I still don't see it that way. The more densely populated areas will naturally contribute more to the GDP, but that doesn't inherently make the other areas worthless or less important. But we will all interpret the same information differently. We all have different experiences and beliefs.

[Martinjmpr]

So what percentage of US land is devoted to mining the bauxite that is used to make the aluminum foil for AR-15.co member's hats?

[Irving]

I feel like if I posted an article that talked about the ranking of states in Alphabetical order, someone would come in to complain about it.

[CS1983]

Some socialist will think it would be a great idea to design a farming scheme that will be another "great leap forward", consolidate cities, and have everything grown in one area.

[Martinjmpr]

I feel like if I posted an article that talked about the ranking of states in Alphabetical order, someone would come in to complain about it.

So you think Alabama is better than Alaska, huh?

Commie.

[Irving]

All I'm saying is that there is a reason that Wyoming is ranked dead last, alphabetically.

[CS1983]

All I'm saying is that there is a reason that Wyoming is ranked dead last, alphabetically.

Is that something you confirmed with Google Drive spreadsheets?

[mattiooo]

Is that something you confirmed with Google Drive spreadsheets?

I see what you did there.....