Measurement Region Annual Average, 2000–2002 Annual Average, 2017–2019 Percent Change
Dry Nitrogen Deposition
(kg-N/ha)
Mid-Atlantic 8.5 4.8 -43
Midwest 6.8 4.8 -29
North Central 4.6 4.6 -2
Northeast 5.3 3.0 -43
Pacific 3.1 2.4 -21
Rocky Mountain 2.3 2.0 -14
South Central 5.4 4.5 -17
Southeast 6.7 4.4 -34
Wet Nitrogen Deposition
(kg-N/ha)
Mid-Atlantic 5.0 4.1 -18
Midwest 6.0 5.6 -6
North Central 4.4 5.3 21
Northeast 4.9 3.6 -25
Pacific 1.1 1.1 -1
Rocky Mountain 1.5 1.6 10
South Central 3.5 3.8 10
Southeast 4.0 3.6 -10
Total Deposition of Nitrogen
(kg-N/ha)
Mid-Atlantic 13 8.9 -34
Midwest 13 11 -18
North Central 9.1 9.9 9
Northeast 10 6.6 -35
Pacific 4.2 3.5 -16
Rocky Mountain 3.8 3.6 -5
South Central 8.9 8.3 -6
Southeast 11 8.0 -25
Total Deposition of Oxidized Nitrogen
(kg-N/ha)
Mid-Atlantic 10 5.3 -49
Midwest 8.5 4.9 -43
North Central 4.6 3.5 -23
Northeast 7.6 3.8 -50
Pacific 3.0 1.9 -38
Rocky Mountain 2.6 1.9 -27
South Central 6.0 4.5 -25
Southeast 8.1 4.6 -43
Total Deposition of Reduced Nitrogen
(kg-N/ha)
Mid-Atlantic 3.0 3.6 19
Midwest 4.2 5.6 32
North Central 4.5 6.4 43
Northeast 2.5 2.8 10
Pacific 1.2 1.6 40
Rocky Mountain 1.2 1.7 43
South Central 2.8 3.8 34
Southeast 2.7 3.4 27
Dry Sulfur Deposition
(kg-S/ha)
Mid-Atlantic 12 1.4 -89
Midwest 7.6 1.4 -81
North Central 1.7 0.7 -59
Northeast 6.0 1.1 -83
Pacific 0.6 0.3 -45
Rocky Mountain 0.7 0.4 -44
South Central 1.8 0.8 -56
Southeast 4.7 0.9 -81
Wet Sulfur Deposition
(kg-S/ha)
Mid-Atlantic 6.1 1.7 -73
Midwest 5.3 1.9 -64
North Central 2.2 1.3 -39
Northeast 5.0 1.3 -73
Pacific 0.5 0.3 -40
Rocky Mountain 0.7 0.4 -37
South Central 3.2 2.2 -30
Southeast 4.7 2.0 -59
Total Deposition of Sulfur
(kg-S/ha)
Mid-Atlantic 18 3.0 -83
Midwest 13 3.3 -74
North Central 3.9 2.1 -48
Northeast 11 2.4 -78
Pacific 1.1 0.7 -42
Rocky Mountain 1.4 0.8 -40
South Central 4.9 3.0 -39
Southeast 9.4 2.8 -70