In 2002, Ohio had 7,855,000 acres (3,179,000 hectares) of forestland, representing 30% of the state's total land area, but only 1% of all US forests. Although scattered throughout the state, hardwood forests are concentrated in the hilly region of the southeast. Commercial timberlands in 2002 totaled 7,568,000 acres (3,063,000 hectares), of which over 90% was privately owned.
The state's lumber and wood products industry supplies building materials, household furniture, and paper products. In 2002, total lumber production was 381 million board feet. In 2002 there were about 690,000 acres (279,000 hectares) of federal, state, county, and municipal forestland in Ohio.