Urban Forest Coverage Rank by Cities in United States - Tree Canopy

 

Top 100 United States Cities by Urban Forest Coverage (Tree Canopy)

Ranking 1–20 • Estimated Urban Tree Canopy Coverage

Rank	City	State	Tree Canopy	Coverage Score
1	Atlanta	Georgia	48%	100
2	Portland	Oregon	46%	99
3	Knoxville	Tennessee	45%	98
4	Charlotte	North Carolina	44%	97
5	Louisville	Kentucky	43%	96
6	Nashville	Tennessee	42%	95
7	Richmond	Virginia	42%	94
8	Washington	District of Columbia	41%	93
9	Seattle	Washington	40%	92
10	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	40%	91
11	Minneapolis	Minnesota	39%	90
12	St. Paul	Minnesota	39%	89
13	Cincinnati	Ohio	38%	88
14	Baltimore	Maryland	38%	87
15	Boston	Massachusetts	37%	86
16	Austin	Texas	37%	85
17	Madison	Wisconsin	36%	84
18	Raleigh	North Carolina	36%	83
19	Columbus	Ohio	35%	82
20	Kansas City	Missouri	35%	81

Top 100 U.S. Cities by Urban Forest Coverage (Tree Canopy)

Ranking 21–40 • Estimated Urban Tree Canopy Coverage

Rank	City	State	Tree Canopy	Coverage Score
21	Indianapolis	Indiana	34%	80
22	Spokane	Washington	34%	79
23	Boise	Idaho	34%	78
24	Asheville	North Carolina	33%	77
25	Tulsa	Oklahoma	33%	76
26	Lexington	Kentucky	33%	75
27	Omaha	Nebraska	32%	74
28	Fort Worth	Texas	32%	73
29	Des Moines	Iowa	32%	72
30	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	31%	71
31	Birmingham	Alabama	31%	70
32	Chattanooga	Tennessee	31%	69
33	Denver	Colorado	30%	68
34	Salt Lake City	Utah	30%	67
35	Cleveland	Ohio	30%	66
36	Rochester	New York	29%	65
37	Syracuse	New York	29%	64
38	Buffalo	New York	29%	63
39	Sacramento	California	28%	62
40	San Antonio	Texas	28%	61

Top 100 U.S. Cities by Urban Forest Coverage (Tree Canopy)

Ranking 41–60 • Estimated Urban Tree Canopy Coverage

Rank	City	State	Tree Canopy	Coverage Score
41	Grand Rapids	Michigan	28%	60
42	Greenville	South Carolina	28%	59
43	Tacoma	Washington	27%	58
44	Anchorage	Alaska	27%	57
45	Albuquerque	New Mexico	27%	56
46	Colorado Springs	Colorado	27%	55
47	Wichita	Kansas	26%	54
48	Durham	North Carolina	26%	53
49	Greensboro	North Carolina	26%	52
50	Fayetteville	Arkansas	26%	51
51	Providence	Rhode Island	25%	50
52	New Orleans	Louisiana	25%	49
53	Virginia Beach	Virginia	25%	48
54	Huntsville	Alabama	25%	47
55	Tallahassee	Florida	24%	46
56	Reno	Nevada	24%	45
57	Tampa	Florida	24%	44
58	Orlando	Florida	24%	43
59	Phoenix	Arizona	23%	42
60	Las Vegas	Nevada	23%	41

Top 100 U.S. Cities by Urban Forest Coverage (Tree Canopy)

Ranking 61–80 • Estimated Urban Tree Canopy Coverage

Rank	City	State	Tree Canopy	Coverage Score
61	San Diego	California	23%	40
62	Jacksonville	Florida	22%	39
63	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	22%	38
64	Lincoln	Nebraska	22%	37
65	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	22%	36
66	Cedar Rapids	Iowa	21%	35
67	Fargo	North Dakota	21%	34
68	Little Rock	Arkansas	21%	33
69	Plano	Texas	21%	32
70	Irving	Texas	20%	31
71	Mesa	Arizona	20%	30
72	Tucson	Arizona	20%	29
73	El Paso	Texas	19%	28
74	Bakersfield	California	19%	27
75	Fresno	California	19%	26
76	Stockton	California	18%	25
77	Aurora	Colorado	18%	24
78	Corpus Christi	Texas	18%	23
79	Lubbock	Texas	17%	22
80	Amarillo	Texas	17%	21

Top 100 U.S. Cities by Urban Forest Coverage (Tree Canopy)

Ranking 81–100 • Estimated Urban Tree Canopy Coverage

Rank	City	State	Tree Canopy	Coverage Score
81	Los Angeles	California	17%	20
82	Riverside	California	17%	19
83	San Bernardino	California	16%	18
84	Modesto	California	16%	17
85	Chula Vista	California	16%	16
86	Santa Ana	California	15%	15
87	Anaheim	California	15%	14
88	Long Beach	California	15%	13
89	Laredo	Texas	15%	12
90	Brownsville	Texas	14%	11
91	McAllen	Texas	14%	10
92	Hialeah	Florida	14%	9
93	Miami	Florida	13%	8
94	Hollywood	Florida	13%	7
95	Cape Coral	Florida	13%	6
96	North Las Vegas	Nevada	12%	5
97	Henderson	Nevada	12%	4
98	Gilbert	Arizona	12%	3
99	Chandler	Arizona	11%	2
100	Yuma	Arizona	10%	1

Source: Urban Tree Canopy assessments compiled from U.S. Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry, Tree Canopy mapping projects, American Forests, and municipal GIS datasets.

Disclaimer: Tree canopy percentages are approximate values derived from the latest available assessments. Rankings may vary depending on imagery year, municipal boundaries, and canopy measurement methodology.