U.S. loss of Rural Land was due to growth in both:

(P) population, and (C) per capita land consumption

Total U.S. Developed Land in 1982

(P) x (C) = (D)
(231 million) x 0.316 acre/resident = 73 million acres

Total U.S. Developed Land in 1997

(P) x (C) = (D)
(267 million) x 0.366 acre/resident = 98 million acres

SOURCE: "1997 National Resources Inventory"
(U.S. Department of Agriculture)

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