Of the land within Nez Perce County, approximately seventy-one percent is privately owned, seven percent is tribally owned, twenty-one percent is public land, and one percent is water coverage or unsurveyed.
Table 1 identifies the extent of ownership while Figure 1 illustrates ownership locations.
Table 1. Nez Perce County ownership.
| Ownership | Acres |
Percentage (%) |
|
Private |
385,947 |
71 |
|
Nez Perce Tribe |
40,723 |
7 |
|
Federal |
29,984 |
6 |
| State Lands | 83,976 | 15 |
| Unsurveyed/Water | 3,421 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 544,051 | 100 |
Figure 1. Nez Perce County Land Status Map A.