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This is from a link that was shared on Facebook. This is absolutely disgusting.  The military occupies 31.14% of Guam, an unincorporated territory.  The state that comes closest to us is California and the military only occupies 3.83% of the state.

Percent of Land Occupied by the U.S. Military on Guam is Much Higher than Elsewhere in the U.S. | Agriculture and Natural Resources Program

Percent of Land Occupied by the U.S. Military on Guam is Much Higher than Elsewhere in the U.S.

24 July, 2010 - 11:42 — aubreymoore

Everyone on Guam knows that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) occupies about one-third of the island and DoD is demanding additional land in the Pagat area on which to build a new firing range.

After yesterday's public meeting on the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Guam military buildup, I was asked how the military footprint on Guam compares to that for other places, such as Hawaii. As you can see from the following table, the proportion of land occupied by the military on Guam is much higher than elsewhere in the U.S.

State or Territory	Total Area (sq. miles)	Area Occupied by DoD (sq. miles)	Proportion of Total Area Occupied by DoD
Guam	209	65.08	31.14%
Northern Mariana Islands	184	24.59	13.35%
California	163,696	6,270.13	3.83%
Hawaii	10,931	373.31	3.42%
Florida	65,795	1,078.86	1.64%
Maryland	12,407	171.64	1.38%
Puerto Rico	3,515	41.35	1.18%
Alaska	663,268	2,861.49	0.43%
Rhode Island	1,214	4.72	0.39%
Delaware	2,490	6.62	0.27%
American Samoa	77	0.17	0.22%

Data Sources

• Total Area - Wikipedia
• Area Occupied by DoD - Department of Defense Base Structure Report; Fiscal Year 2009 Baseline (A Summary of DoD's Real Prpoerty Inventory). Table Viii. Total DOD Inventory. Data were taken from the column headed "Total Acres". This includes land owned or leased by DoD.