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Florida: 2000
U.S. Department of Commerce
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Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic area: Florida
[For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
Subject Number Percent
Total population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,982,378 100.0
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,302,947 100.0
Occupied housing units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,337,929 86.8
Vacant housing units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 965,018 13.2
For seasonal, recreational, or
occasional use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482,944 6.6
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent). . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 (X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 (X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,337,929 100.0
Owner-occupied housing units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,441,799 70.1
Renter-occupied housing units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,896,130 29.9
Average household size of owner-occupied units. 2.49 (X)
Average household size of renter-occupied units . 2.39 (X)
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3 In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages
may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.
U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000
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Table DP-2. Profile of Selected Social Characteristics: 2000
Geographic area: Florida
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
Subject Number Percent
Total population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,982,378 100.0
Total ancestries reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,235,413 101.6
Geographic area: Florida
Mobile home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 849,304 11.6
Occupied housing units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,337,929 100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Occupied housing units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,337,929 100.0
Specified owner-occupied units . . . . . . . . 3,242,202 100.0
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED
MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,323,452 71.7
Not mortgaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918,750 28.3
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD
GROSS RENT
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
County Boundary
Florida Mean Center
Average Household Size
of Renter-Occupied Units:
Average Household Size
of Owner-Occupied Units:
Total Occupied Housing Units:
Housing Tenure
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STATE-TO-STATE
MIGRATION
The above analysis for regions and
divisions can be extended to
states. Among states, Florida had
the largest net domestic migration
gain of non-Hispanic Whites and
Hispanics; Georgia had the highest
net migration gain of Blacks; and
Nevada, Texas, and Georgia had
high net migration gains of Asians.
In terms of net migration rates,
Nevada had high rates for each of
these groups.
Florida had the largest
net migration gain of
non-Hispanic Whites.
Florida experienced the largest net
migration gain (450,000) of non-
Hispanic Whites from other states,
followed by Arizona and North
Carolina. Nevada had the highest
net migration rate for non-Hispanic
Whites at 115.2, followed by
Arizona (85.5). Finally, California
(269,000) had the largest number
of non-Hispanic White movers from
abroad, followed by New York
(200,000).
Georgia had the largest net
migration gain of Blacks.
Black domestic migration patterns
were somewhat different from
those of non-Hispanic Whites, as
the state with the largest net
migration gain of Blacks was
Georgia (130,000), followed by
North Carolina (53,000), Florida
(51,000), Maryland (44,000), and
Texas (42,000).10 In terms of net
8 U.S. Census Bureau
9 The estimated difference between non-
Hispanic Whites and Asians was not statistically
significant.
10 The estimates for North Carolina and
Florida were not statistically different.
migration rates, Nevada had the
highest net migration rate of
Blacks at 197.2, while Delaware,
Minnesota, Arizona, and Georgia
also had high rates. New York
(112,000) and Florida (85,000) had
the largest number of Black
movers from abroad, perhaps due
to Caribbean and African immigrant
destination choices.
Nevada had a large net
migration gain of Asians.
Nevada (18,000), Texas (15,000),
and Georgia (14,000) recorded
large net migration gains of
Asians.11 In terms of rates, Nevada
had by far the highest net migration
rate for Asians at 323.1, followed
by North Carolina (159.3)
and Georgia (123.8).12 California
(377,000) and New York (157,000)
were the top destination states of
Asian movers from abroad.
U.S. Census Bureau 9
As described earlier, both the South and the Midwest
saw large increases in their Hispanic populations due
to migration (both internal and international). While
the South also experienced net migration gains of
non-Hispanic Whites, Blacks, and Asians, the Midwest
differed in that it had a net migration gain only of
Hispanics. Did Hispanics moving to the Midwest differ
from those living in the rest of the United States?
Table 3 details the age, sex, nativity, and more
detailed origin of Hispanic migrants who moved to
and away from the Midwest, as well as the total U.S.
Hispanic population 5 years and over.
Hispanic migrants to and from the Midwest were
more likely to be male than the overall Hispanic
population, as were Hispanics who moved from
abroad. Among domestic Hispanic migrants, those
who moved to the Midwest were more likely to be
male than those who left the Midwest. In contrast,
Hispanic migrants from the Midwest were somewhat
older than Hispanic migrants to the Midwest.
Hispanic outmigrants from the Midwest were more
likely to be natives than domestic inmigrants, while
these domestic inmigrants to the Midwest were as
likely as the overall Hispanic population to be foreign
born. Finally, both Hispanic movers from
abroad and domestic migrants to the Midwest were
more likely to be of Mexican origin than the overall
U.S. Hispanic population. To summarize, Hispanics
moving to the Midwest differed somewhat from the
overall Hispanic population, being younger and
more likely to be male and of Mexican descent, but
these differences were not great.
11 The estimates for Nevada, Texas, and
Georgia were not statistically different.
12 The estimates for North Carolina and
Georgia, and for Georgia and Arizona were
not statistically different.
Table 3.
Florida had the largest
net domestic migration gain
of Hispanics.
The states with the largest net
domestic migration gains of
Hispanics were similar to those for
the race groups. Florida had the
highest net migration gain of
Hispanics (92,000), followed by
Nevada, Arizona, and Georgia.
High net migration rates (about
200 or more) of Hispanics were
found in Nevada, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Arkansas, South
Carolina, and Georgia. While rates
were not as high as in the southern
states listed above, Hispanic
net migration rates were also high
(about 100 or more) in the midwestern
states of Minnesota,
Indiana, Nebraska, South Dakota,
Iowa, and Missouri, suggesting
rapid growth in those areas as well
(see previous text box). It should
be kept in mind that migration
rates are often influenced by low
population totals (in this case
Hispanics) in those areas in 1995,
as rates are particularly sensitive
to low population bases.
The top six states in terms of the
number of Hispanic movers from
abroad mirrored the six immigration
gateway states.13 California
was first with 660,000, followed
by Texas (447,000), Florida
(348,000), New York (223,000),
Illinois (146,000), and New Jersey
(117,000).14
Florida came from fellow gateway
Broward County, FL (41,000).29 As
WELCOME TO LAND STATISTICS 2006
Welcome to the 2006 edition of Land Statistics, published by the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). As in years past, the cover of this year’s publication is
designed to convey the scope of the Bureau’s complex and multifaceted mission using visual imagery.
The 80-plus tables inside the document tell the story of the BLM’s mission, programs, and
accomplishments using numerical data and detailed footnotes.
Many of the minor acreage changes from one year to the next occur because:
1. Inholdings have been acquired or some other land exchange has taken place during the year.
2. Better GIS mapping of land boundaries has enabled us to recalculate the total BLM acres within
the unit.
Land Statistics is available on the Internet. Please visit our national homepage at:
http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/res/Direct_Links_to_Publications/ann_rpt_and_pls.html .
Note that the data presented in the 2006 Public Land Statistics tables may not exactly match the data
in other BLM publications covering Fiscal Year 2006 operations and accomplishments. This occurs
because the databases that provide table data are not static; they are constantly being updated to
provide the latest information, sometimes many months after the end of the fiscal year. We have
presented the most current data available in this edition of Public Land Statistics.
We remain committed to publishing a Public Land Statistics report each year that is timely, complete,
and as helpful as possible to our readers.
COMMERCIAL USES AND REVENUES GENERATED
The demands being placed on the public lands are growing in tandem with the number and diversity of
the people the BLM serves. Our ability to meet these new demands will depend on improving the
Bureau’s accountability to users of the public lands, while emphasizing the responsibility of these users to
adhere to an ethic that is sensitive to the land’s health and responsive to the public’s right to receive fair
value in return.
The BLM historically has made land available for authorized private sector activities, such as recreation,
energy and mineral commodity extraction, livestock forage use, sawtimber harvest, and other related land
use authorizations and land dispositions, and we will continue to do so. The BLM strives to ensure that
taxpayers receive a fair return from such transactions, consistent with existing laws. The BLM also
strives to ensure that adverse impacts on the land, to other users, and on the American public are
minimized so as to prevent long-term environmental impairment or the creation of unfunded taxpayer
liabilities.
The BLM administers almost 258 million surface acres of public land, about one-eighth of the land in the
United States, and approximately 700 million acres of on-shore Federal mineral estate on or underlying
both Federal surface ownerships and privately owned lands. The BLM also provides technical
supervision of mineral development and cadastral (land) survey on 56 million acres of American Indian
trust lands.
The following tables show the essential outputs of various interrelated programs that provide commercial
uses as shown in Tables 3-1 through 3-24. Tables 3-25 through 3-32 display outcome-oriented
information in terms of receipts or payments and the allocation of funds generated from commercial use
activities on public lands. Table 3-33 presents a financial update for the Southern Nevada Public Land
Management Act, while Table 3-24 presents information on the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation
Act.
Please note that only receipts and payments collected by the BLM are listed. For revenues derived from
BLM energy and mineral activities, refer to Mineral Revenues in the Annual Report of the Minerals
Management Service (MMS), a Department of the Interior agency. The onshore Federal mineral
revenues generated by the BLM and collected by the MMS, including royalties, rents, and bonus bids,
totaled $4,421 million for Fiscal Year 2006. Mineral operations on Indian trust lands generated
$589 million in revenue for Indian mineral owners.
Payment to States (Including Local Governments) and Territories
Table 3-30, Payments to States (Including Local Governments) and Territories, Fiscal Year 2006, has
been modified from previous years to reflect the transfer of responsibility for operating the Payment in
Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program from the Bureau of Land Management to the Department of the Interior,
Office of the Secretary. This transfer of responsibility became effective on December 7, 2004. Because
of this transfer, PILT payment information will no longer be reported on Table 3-30. Information on the
PILT program can be found on the website www.doi.gov/pilt/summary .
Authorizations in this table occur under 43 CFR 2920, which authorizes uses not specifically authorized under other laws or regulations and
not specifically forbidden by law. Residential, agricultural, industrial, and commercial uses may be authorized. Revenue collected reflects
monies actually received during the fiscal year.
/a/ This is a count of authorizations, regardless of livestock kind. Some lessees run more than one
kind of livestock and thus may be represented in more than one livestock column. However,
they are counted only once in this column.
/b/ There are no Section 15 lands in Utah.
/c/ These animal unit months (AUMs) were calculated for grazing that occurred during the months
covered by Fiscal Year 2005 (October 2004 – September 2005).
/d/ Totals do not include authorized non-use.
Source: The BLM Rangeland Administration System (RAS).
Does not include values associated with the BLM’s recently acquired Stewardship Contracting authority.
/
a/ This includes original (parent) sale volumes offered and small sales (sawtimber) offered during Fiscal Year 2006 but does not include
timber sale modifications approved during the fiscal year. This column includes only sales offered using Forms 5450-4 (Contract for Sale
of Timber, Scale Sale) and 5450-3 (Contract for the Sale of Timber, Lump Sum Sale), along with the sawtimber portion of sales offered
and/or negotiated using Form 5450-5 (Vegetative or Mineral Material Negotiated Cash Sale Contract).
/b/ Includes fuelwood, posts, poles, and other wood products.
/c/ Includes Christmas trees, cactus, seeds, yucca, pinyon nuts, mushrooms, yew bark, and other non-wood forest products/vegetal materials.
/d/ Eastern Oregon comprises public lands that include, and extend eastward from, Range 9 East, Willamette Meridian, and public lands in
the State of Washington.
/e/ Western Oregon comprises the revested Oregon and California (O&C) lands, the reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road lands, and other
public lands that include, and extend westward from, Range 8 East, Willamette Meridian.
Data comes from the Bureau of Land Management’s Case Recordation System.
/b/ Service holes and completions are not necessarily located on producible leases. Data comes from the Bureau of Land Management’s
Automated Fluid Minerals Support System.
Notices, including amendments and modifications to existing notices, submitted to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for operations
causing a cumulative surface disturbance of less than 5 acres per calendar year (43 CFR 3809.301).
/b/ Plans submitted to the Bureau of Land Management for operations under Wilderness Review (43 CFR 3802.1); plans submitted, including
modifications and amendments to existing plans, for areas of public lands where the cumulative surface disturbance will exceed 5 acres per
calendar year (43 CFR 3809, Sections 401 and 430); and plans submitted for Stockraising Homestead Act lands under 43 CFR 3809.31.
Table 3-25. RECEIPTS FROM THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC LANDS AND RESOURCES
MAY 20, 1785, THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2006 – concluded
Note: Includes the collections of the Bureau of Land Management and its two predecessor organizations: the General Land Office (1785-1946)
and the Grazing Service (1934-1946). For annual data for 1881-1946, see the General Land Office Statistical Appendix for 1946. For annual
data for 1947-1961, see the BLM Statistical Appendix for 1961. For annual data for 1962-1970, 1971-1980, 1981-1990, and 1991-2000, see
BLM Public Land Statistics for 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000, respectively.
/a/ As of June 30 through 1976; thereafter, as of September 30.
/b/ Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437; 20 U.S.C. 181 et seq.). Collection and distribution responsibilities for receipts under this Act were
transferred to the Minerals Management Service (MMS) as of October 1, 1983. The BLM has continued to collect oil and gas pipeline
rights-of-way rents; rents, bonuses, and royalties from Bankhead-Jones Land Utilization Project (LU) lands and National Petroleum and
Naval Oil Shale Petroleum Reserve lands; and royalties from South Half of Red River, Oklahoma. Other mineral and oil and gas receipts
are collected and reported by the MMS. This column includes Outer Continental Shelf leases prior to their transfer to the MMS, which was
effective May 10, 1982.
/c/ Before 1880, includes all receipts from the sale or lease of public lands and resources. After 1880, includes sales of Indian lands, revenues
from grazing, rent of land, and other miscellaneous sources.
/d/ Naval Oil Shale Petroleum Reserve (NOSR) receipts under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) were included in BLM collections
beginning in Fiscal Year 1999. The BLM is authorized to keep these receipts under the 1998 National Defense Authorization Act and to seek
appropriation of these funds for environmental restoration of the NOSR 1 and 3 properties, which were transferred to the BLM in 1998.
/e/ Includes Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act collections of $85,088,754 in Fiscal Year 2002, $281,261,484 in
Fiscal Year 2003, $530,531,906 in Fiscal Year 2004, $1,154,676,205 in Fiscal Year 2005, and $782,751,463 in Fiscal Year 2006.
This table shows Bureau of Land Management receipts under the special laws listed below.
Other mineral and oil and gas receipts are administered by the Minerals Management Service.
BLM receipts are collected under the following authorities:
Oil and gas pipeline rights-of-way, Mineral Leasing Act, 30 U.S.C. 191
National Petroleum Reserve (Alaska), 43 U.S.C. 1337
South Half of Red River (Oklahoma), 31 U.S.C. 725
LU Lands (Executive Order 10046), Bankhead-Jones Act (Executive Order 10787)
Fiscal Year 2006 full-amount Oregon and California (O&C) grant land payment ($107,927,931), and Fiscal Year 2006 full-amount Coos Bay
Wagon Road (CBWR) payment ($924,337), as required by Public Law 106-393 (114 Stat. 1613) dated October 30, 2000. This amount does
not include the Title II money for O&C ($8,164,700) and for CBWR ($88,183) that was retained by the Bureau of Land Management for
county projects.
The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) of 2000 (Public Law 106-248; 114 Stat. 613) was signed by the President on
July 25, 2000. The purpose of FLTFA is to provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands, fund the acquisition of inholdings
and other lands containing exceptional resources, and make money available to the Secretary of the Interior to purchase privately owned
lands lying within the boundary of federally designated areas, as well as other privately owned lands having exceptional scientific,
natural, historic, cultural, or recreational resource value. Ninety-six percent (96%) of the proceeds (purchase money or cash equalization
payment) received by the United States from the sale or exchange of public lands is deposited in a separate account in the Treasury of the
United States, entitled the “Federal Land Disposal Account.” Four percent (4%) of the proceeds received by the United States from the
sale or exchange of public lands are distributed to any trust funds of the State.
Purchase money includes all revenues collected by the BLM during the reporting fiscal year from all ongoing cases leading to patent;
however, this money is not always received in the same year that the patent is issued. Purchase money enters into the land exchange
process because exchanges must result in equal value given and received by both parties; this means that cash equalization payments are
sometimes collected or made by the Bureau of Land Management to ensure an equitable exchange.
/a/ Sales pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976 (Public Law 94-579; 90 Stat. 2750;
43 U.S.C. 1713). Purchase money received from these sales is subject to Title II of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act
(FLTFA) of 2000 (Public Law 106-248; 114 Stat. 613).
/b/ Exchanges pursuant to Section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of October 21, 1976 (Public Law 94-579;
90 Stat. 2756). Purchase money (case equalization payments) received from these exchanges is subject to Title II of the Federal Land
Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) of 2000 (Public Law 106-248; 114 Stat. 613). See Table 5-8, Land Exchanges and Acquisitions,
for more details.
/c/ Lands acquired pursuant to Title II of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) of 2000 (Public Law 106-248;
114 Stat. 613). See Table 5-8, Land Exchanges and Acquisitions, for more details.

The total area of the 50 United States is 2.3 billion acres. The first public domain was created in 1781
when New York agreed to surrender to the Federal government its claim to unsettled territory that
extended westward to the Mississippi River. Other colonies followed New York’s example and, by 1802,
all of the land west of the colonies between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River
belonged to the Federal government. In the course of national expansion from 1781 to 1867, the public
domain rapidly grew beyond the bounds of the Appalachian West, with the Federal government acquiring
over 1.8 billion acres of public domain lands.
Accurate surveys were needed before the new public lands could be identified for sale or other
disposition. In 1785, the Continental Congress adopted an ordinance setting up a survey system for the
public domain lands. The General Land Office (predecessor to the present-day Bureau of Land
Management) was established to oversee the surveying and disposal of the public lands. Various public
land laws were enacted by Congress to accomplish these disposals. The land disposals built the country’s
economic foundation, opened the West to settlement, and united the vast expanses of land into one
Nation. To raise money to repay Revolutionary War debts and encourage settlement of new territories,
the Federal government sold or granted vast tracts of public lands to settlers, homesteaders, veterans,
towns, new States entering the Union, railroads, Agricultural and Mechanical colleges and universities,
and private companies. To date, almost 1.3 billion acres of public lands have been transferred out of
Federal government ownership.
Congress recognized the need to protect the Nation's natural, historical, and cultural resources while
providing opportunities for recreation. Special acts withdrew millions of acres of public lands from
settlement for National Parks, National Forests, National Monuments, National Wildlife Refuges,
National Trails, and National Wild and Scenic Rivers. Some of the best-known Congressional
withdrawals include Yellowstone National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, and Death Valley National
Monument.
The Nation’s expanding population and mobile society created a demand for a variety of public land uses.
Changes in public attitudes and a concern for environmental values and open space began to compete
with the need for development and increased production. Congress, recognizing the value of the
remaining public domain lands, enacted the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA).
This Act declares that, with the exception for individual tracts that may be disposed of in the national
interest, it is the policy of the United States to retain its public lands in Federal ownership. The Act
mandates that the Bureau of Land Management administer the public lands under the concept of multiple
uses, while protecting the long-term health of the land. Today, the Bureau of Land Management
administers about 258.2 million surface acres of public land and approximately 700 million acres of
Federal subsurface mineral estate in the United States. The Bureau of Land Management is responsible
for managing these lands and their various resources so that they are utilized in a manner that will best
meet the present and future needs of the Nation.
Table 1-1, Acquisition of the Public Domain, contains summary data on territories acquired by the
Federal government during the course of national expansion. Thirty states commonly called the “public
land States” were created as a result of these acquisitions (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming).
Table 1-2, Disposition of the Public Domain, includes summary data and cumulative acreage totals for
public lands disposed of by the Federal government. Among the earliest disposal actions were grants of
land to veterans of the Revolutionary War. Later, grants were made to new States entering the union, as
well as for the creation of Agricultural and Mechanical colleges and universities. The Homestead Act
permitted settlers to obtain land for agricultural purposes. Grants were also made for the construction of
railroads. With the exception of the Desert Land Act of 1877 (which was amended), all of the land grant
and disposal acts have been repealed or superseded by other acts. Therefore, the data contained in
Table 1-2, except for the State of Alaska, is subject to little or no change.
Table 1-3, Mineral and Surface Acres Administered by the Bureau of Land Management, contains
summary data of mineral estate administration by the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of
Indian Affairs. This table replaced the U.S. General Services Administration table entitled “Comparison
of Federally Owned Land with Total Acreage by State” in 2001.
Table 1-4, Public Lands Under Exclusive Jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, contains
summary data of public lands in each State that are currently under the administrative jurisdiction of the
Bureau of Land Management. By law the States of Maryland, Texas, and Virginia are not public land
States. By virtue of the Articles of Confederation and later the Constitution, the States of Maryland and
the Commonwealth of Virginia retained control of their public lands when they entered the Union. When
the State of Texas entered the Union by a joint resolution of Congress, it was allowed to retain control of
its public lands. The BLM acquired the 548 acres of lands in Maryland and 805 acres of land in Virginia
in separate acquisitions under Sec. 205 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976,
43 U.S.C. 1715, as amended. The BLM also acquired 11,833 acres of land in the State of Texas by
Secretarial Order 3198 dated March 12, 1996.
Table 1-5, Area of Oregon and California (O&C) Revested Lands, depicts data on revested (Oregon &
California Railroad) lands and reconveyed (Coos Bay Wagon Road Company) lands. These lands are
administered under the Oregon and California Revested Lands Sustained Yield Management Act of
August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 874), as amended by the Act of June 24, 1954 (68 Stat. 271).
Table 1-6, Withdrawals, Revocations, Modifications, and Extensions, presents a compilation of
withdrawals, revocations, modifications, and extensions administratively made by the Secretary of the
Interior. These withdrawals are for a specific duration that can vary from less than 1 year to as many as
50 years, with a provision for extension if the withdrawal is still needed.
Table 1-7, Cadastral Survey Actions Completed, contains a summary of cadastral surveys completed on
public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management during the past year. In order to effectively
manage the public lands, areas must be identified both by graphic representation and by monumentation
on the ground. This is accomplished by cadastral surveys, an exclusive and significant responsibility of
the Bureau of Land Management. Cadastral surveys create and establish on-the-ground boundaries of
public land subdivisions in units suitable for management and for identification in official field notes and
plats. This table also summarizes cadastral surveys the Bureau of Land Management has completed on
lands managed by other Federal agencies.
Table 1-8, Obligations of Appropriations Received, contains a summary of obligations of appropriations
made to the Bureau of Land Management during Fiscal Year 2006, as well as a summary of obligations of
appropriations transferred from other bureaus and agencies to the Bureau. This table summarizes all
funds that were obligated to manage the Bureau’s lands and assist other agencies.
Note: Data are estimated from available records. The acreage data consist of cumulative totals from the
year 1781 to the current fiscal year.
Public land states consist of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
/a/ Chiefly public, private, and preemption sales, but includes mineral entries, scrip locations, and
sales of townsites and townlots.
/b/ The homestead laws generally provided for the granting of lands to homesteaders who settled
upon and improved vacant agricultural public lands. Payment for the lands was sometimes
permitted, or required, under certain conditions. The homestead laws were repealed by the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of October 21, 1976, as amended (Public Law 94-579;
90 Stat. 2743; 43 U.S.C. 1701).
/c/ Universities, hospitals, asylums, etc.
/d/ For construction of various public improvements (individual items not specified in the granting
acts), reclamation of desert lands, construction of water reservoirs, etc.
/e/ The government has confirmed title to lands claimed under valid grants made by foreign
governments prior to the acquisition of the public domain by the United States.
/f/ The timber and stone laws provided for the sale of lands valuable for timber or stone and unfit for
cultivation.
/g/ The timber culture laws provided for the granting of public lands to settlers if they planted and
cultivated trees on the lands granted. Payments for the lands were permitted under certain
conditions.
/h/ The desert land laws provided for the sale of arid agricultural public lands to settlers who
irrigated them and brought them under cultivation. Some desert land patents are still being issued
(refer to Table 3-1, Patents Issued).
/i/ Alaska Statehood Act of July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 338), as amended. Acreage figures fluctuate
annually based on survey of previously conveyed acres, new conveyance, corrective documents,
title recovery, and regular audits of automated data. The figures were compiled in 2006 using
annual reports from Fiscal Year 1993 through Fiscal Year 2006.
/j/ Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of December 18, 1971 (43 U.S.C. 1601).
Acreage figures fluctuate annually based on survey of previously conveyed acres, new
conveyance, corrective documents, title recovery, and regular audits of automated data. The
figures were compiled in 2006 using annual reports from Fiscal Year 1993 through
Fiscal Year 2006.
MINERAL AND SURFACE ACRES ADMINISTERED BY
THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, FISCAL YEAR 2006 – concluded
Note: This table and the accompanying maps represent 2 years of effort involved in researching, collecting, analyzing, and verifying data from
numerous sources, and then coordinating and consulting with BLM State staff and other agencies. It presents a “snapshot” of data as of
1999. Because of the scope and complexity involved in creating and updating this table, and the fact that it is intended to present an
approximation of the surface and mineral acreages managed by the BLM, yearly updates are not planned.
Estimated acreages were based on various sources of published and unpublished data. The rationale used to develop these data is
presented in “Public Lands, On-Shore Federal and Indian Minerals in Lands of the U.S.,” prepared by Sie Ling Chiang of BLM’s
Washington Office in 2000. The first column, Land Total, is taken from Table 1-3, Public Land Statistics, 1999, while the fifth column,
BLM Public Lands, comes from Table 1-4, Public Land Statistics, 2006.
/a/ The term Federal Minerals refers to on-shore Federal minerals that are part of the BLM’s responsibilities. The on-shore Federal mineral
acreage approximates the sum of Federal Surface Lands acres and Split-Estate Federal Minerals acres shown in the next two columns.
As of 1999, the total was approximately 700 million acres.
/b/ Federal Surface Lands include both the public domain and acquired lands of all Federal agencies. With the exception of an estimated
4 million acres of the acquired lands, Federal mineral rights exist in all Federal lands.
/c/ The term Split-Estate Federal Minerals refers to Federal mineral rights under private surface lands. These are patented lands with
minerals reserved to the U.S. Reservations may be for single, multiple, or all minerals. The 58 million acres is the mid-point of estimates
ranging from 55 to 60 million acres (provided by the BLM’s Colorado State Office). This results in a significantly lower acreage than
that shown in Table 3-2; any future updates will hopefully address this inconsistency.
/d/ On these public lands, the BLM manages both surface resources and subsurface minerals. The surface acreage is part of the Federal
Surface Lands shown in the third column. The subsurface mineral acreage is part of the Federal Mineral estate included in the second
column. As of 2006, the BLM’s public lands comprise 258 million surface acres; refer to Table 1-4 of Public Land Statistics.
/e/ As part of its trust management responsibility, the BLM provides technical supervision of mineral development on 56 million acres of
American Indian trust lands except for Osage lands. All minerals in Indian trust lands are “leasable.” Acreage information was obtained
in 1999 from the Real Estate Services staff of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
LAND SUBDIVIDERS AND DEVELOPERS (SIC 655)

Establishments primarily engaged in subdividing real property
into lots, and in developing it for resale on their own account.
Establishments primarily engaged in developing lots for others
are classified in Industry 1794.

LAND SUBDIVIDERS AND DEVELOPERS, EXCEPT CEMETERIES (SIC 6552)

Establishments primarily engaged in subdividing real property
into lots, except cemetery lots, and in developing it for resale
on their own account. Establishments primarily engaged in
developing lots for others are classified in Industry 1794.

233110 Land Subdivision and Land Development

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in
subdividing real property into lots and/or developing building lots
for sale.

The data published with NAICS code 233110 include the following SIC
industries:

6552 Land subdividers and developers, except cemeteries