Measurement Region Annual Average, 2000–2002 Annual Average, 2019–2021 Percent Change
Dry Nitrogen Deposition
(kg-N/ha)
Mid-Atlantic 8.4 4.8 -43
Midwest 6.3 4.6 -27
North Central 4.1 4.7 14
Northeast 5.5 2.9 -47
Pacific 2.7 2.2 -18
Rocky Mountain 1.5 1.6 5
South Central 4.3 5.3 22
Southeast 6.8 4.9 -29
Wet Nitrogen Deposition
(kg-N/ha)
Mid-Atlantic 5.0 3.7 -25
Midwest 5.9 5.2 -12
North Central 4.4 4.8 8
Northeast 4.9 3.3 -32
Pacific 1.1 0.9 -17
Rocky Mountain 1.5 1.5 1
South Central 3.5 3.8 8
Southeast 4.0 3.6 -11
Total Deposition of Nitrogen
(kg-N/ha)
Mid-Atlantic 13.4 8.5 -36
Midwest 12.2 9.8 -20
North Central 8.5 9.5 11
Northeast 10.4 6.2 -40
Pacific 3.8 3.1 -18
Rocky Mountain 3.0 3.1 3
South Central 7.8 9.0 16
Southeast 10.8 8.4 -22
Total Deposition of Oxidized Nitrogen
(kg-N/ha)
Mid-Atlantic 10.3 4.0 -62
Midwest 8.0 3.6 -54
North Central 4.1 2.6 -37
Northeast 7.7 2.9 -62
Pacific 2.4 1.4 -42
Rocky Mountain 1.9 1.3 -35
South Central 5.0 3.1 -39
Southeast 7.7 3.4 -56
Total Deposition of Reduced Nitrogen
(kg-N/ha)
Mid-Atlantic 3.0 4.6 51
Midwest 4.3 6.2 45
North Central 4.4 6.9 56
Northeast 2.7 3.3 22
Pacific 1.4 1.7 22
Rocky Mountain 1.1 1.8 72
South Central 2.8 6.0 111
Southeast 3.1 5.0 63
Dry Sulfur Deposition
(kg-S/ha)
Mid-Atlantic 10 0.7 -93
Midwest 5.9 0.6 -90
North Central 1.3 0.4 -70
Northeast 3.7 0.4 -90
Pacific 0.4 0.3 -30
Rocky Mountain 0.3 0.2 -42
South Central 2.2 0.7 -67
Southeast 5.5 0.7 -87
Wet Sulfur Deposition
(kg-S/ha)
Mid-Atlantic 6.1 1.4 -77
Midwest 5.3 1.6 -69
North Central 2.2 1.2 -48
Northeast 5.0 1.1 -77
Pacific 0.5 0.3 -46
Rocky Mountain 0.7 0.4 -47
South Central 3.2 2.1 -36
Southeast 4.8 2.0 -59
Total Deposition of Sulfur
(kg-S/ha)
Mid-Atlantic 15.9 2.1 -87
Midwest 11.2 2.2 -80
North Central 3.5 1.5 -56
Northeast 8.7 1.5 -83
Pacific 1.0 0.6 -38
Rocky Mountain 1.0 0.6 -46
South Central 5.4 2.8 -49
Southeast 10.3 2.6 -74