Metropolitan areas west of the Mississippi River generally have below-average tree canopy coverage, with the exception of the Pacific Northwest.

Average rate of neighborhood tree canopy coverage for urban residents, by metropolitan area, 2023

For urban residents nationwide, the average rate of tree canopy coverage is 18 percent. Some of the 100 largest US metros do not have available data and are not included here.
Source: National Equity Atlas analysis of tree canopy coverage data from the National Land Cover Database and American Community Survey microdata from IPUMS USA.Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper