* An update for this table was not available in the 2015 Edition released in December 2015. It will be updated once new data is released. For years prior to 2004, the ERS only classified nonmetro counties by their economic specialization and policy-relevant type.

Years Available: 1979, 1987

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General Notes: **Counties with a "1" are designated as a Federal Lands County. For years prior to 2004, the ERS only classified nonmetro counties by their economic specialization and policy-relevant type. For year 1987 data, federally-owned lands made up 30 percent or more of the county's land area in the year 1987. For 1979 data, nonmetro county in which federal land was 33 percent or more of total land area in 1977.