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Top 10 States For Wildfires Ranked By Number Of Fires And By Number Of Acres Burned, 2022
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Rank State Number of fires Rank State Number of acres burned
1 Texas 12,571 1 Alaska 3,110,976
2 California 7,884 2 New Mexico 859,906
3 North Carolina 6,222 3 Texas 671,800
4 Georgia 3,621 4 Oregon 456,082
5 Oklahoma 2,811 5 Idaho 436,733
6 Florida 2,784 6 Oklahoma 385,133
7 Alabama 2,710 7 California 309,287
8 Oregon 2,117 8 Washington 173,659
9 Montana 2,087 9 Florida 164,774
10 Mississippi 1,980 10 Montana 137,509

Source: National Interagency Fire Center.

 

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TOP TEN STATES FOR WILDFIRES RANKED BY NUMBER OF FIRES AND BY NUMBER OF ACRES BURNED, 2011
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Rank State Number of fires Rank State Number of acres burned
1 Georgia 8,387 1 Texas 2,722,623
2 California 7,989 2 New Mexico 1,286,487
3 North Carolina 5,279 3 Arizona 1,016,428
4 Florida 5,102 4 Nevada 424,170
5 Texas 3,470 5 Idaho 384,103
6 Louisiana 3,079 6 Florida 299,991
7 Alabama 3,073 7 Oklahoma 293,381
8 Missouri 2,732 8 Alaska 293,018
9 South Carolina 2,703 9 Oregon 285,712
10 Arkansas 2,627 10 Montana 168,010

Source: National Interagency Fire Center.

 
TOP TEN STATES FOR WILDFIRES RANKED BY NUMBER OF FIRES AND BY NUMBER OF ACRES BURNED, 2013
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Rank State Number of fires Rank State Number of acres burned
1 California 9,907 1 Alaska 1,316,876
2 North Carolina 3,514 2 Idaho 722,204
3 Georgia 2,942 3 California 577,675
4 Oregon 2,848 4 Oregon 350,786
5 Arizona 1,756 5 New Mexico 221,951
6 Montana 1,723 6 Colorado 195,145
7 Washington 1,527 7 Nevada 162,907
8 Idaho 1,471 8 Washington 152,603
9 South Carolina 1,337 9 Montana 124,209
10 Alabama 1,284 10 Arizona 105,281

Source: National Interagency Fire Center.

 
TOP 10 STATES FOR WILDFIRES RANKED BY NUMBER OF FIRES AND BY NUMBER OF ACRES BURNED, 2014
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Rank State Number of fires Rank State Number of acres burned
1 Texas 9,677 1 Oregon 984,629
2 California 7,865 2 California 555,044
3 North Carolina 4,625 3 Washington 386,972
4 Georgia 3,562 4 Alaska 233,561
5 Oregon 3,087 5 Arizona 205,199
6 Florida 2,436 6 Idaho 189,430
7 Alabama 2,093 7 Oklahoma 157,080
8 Montana 1,646 8 Tennessee 156,391
9 Arizona 1,543 9 Texas 131,138
10 Washington 1,480 10 Florida 101,599

Source: National Interagency Fire Center.

 
Top 10 States For Wildfires Ranked By Number Of Fires And By Number Of Acres Burned, 2015
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Rank State Number of fires Rank State Number of acres burned
1 Texas 9,272 1 Alaska 5,111,404
2 California 8,745 2 Washington 1,137,664
3 North Carolina 3,828 3 California 893,362
4 Alabama 3,198 4 Idaho 804,094
5 Missouri 3,161 5 Oregon 685,809
6 Oregon 2,588 6 Montana 351,264
7 Montana 2,432 7 Texas 184,418
8 Florida 2,422 8 Arizona 160,152
9 Georgia 2,331 9 Oklahoma 100,382
10 Mississippi 2,294 10 Florida 73,432

Source: National Interagency Fire Center.

 
Top 10 States For Wildfires Ranked By Number Of Fires And By Number Of Acres Burned, 2015
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Rank State Number of fires Rank State Number of acres burned
1 Texas 9,272 1 Alaska 5,111,404
2 California 8,745 2 Washington 1,137,664
3 North Carolina 3,828 3 California 893,362
4 Alabama 3,198 4 Idaho 804,094
5 Missouri 3,161 5 Oregon 685,809
6 Oregon 2,588 6 Montana 351,264
7 Montana 2,432 7 Texas 184,418
8 Florida 2,422 8 Arizona 160,152
9 Georgia 2,331 9 Oklahoma 100,382
10 Mississippi 2,294 10 Florida 73,432

Source: National Interagency Fire Center.

 
Top 10 States For Wildfires Ranked By Number Of Fires And By Number Of Acres Burned, 2016
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Rank State Number of fires Rank State Number of acres burned
1 Texas 9,300 1 Oklahoma 767,780
2 California 7,349 2 California 560,815
3 Georgia 5,086 3 Alaska 496,467
4 North Carolina 4,007 4 Idaho 361,649
5 Alabama 3,923 5 Texas 356,680
6 Florida 3,067 6 Kansas 349,829
7 Missouri 2,610 7 Arizona 308,245
8 Arizona 2,288 8 Washington 293,717
9 Tennessee 2,165 9 Nevada 265,156
10 Montana 2,026 10 Oregon 219,509

Source: National Interagency Fire Center.

 
Top 10 States For Wildfires Ranked By Number Of Fires And By Number Of Acres Burned, 2017
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Rank State Number of fires Rank State Number of acres burned
1 Texas 9,827 1 Montana 1,366,498
2 California 9,560 2 Nevada 1,329,289
3 North Carolina 5,125 3 California 1,266,224
4 Georgia 3,929 4 Texas 734,682
5 Missouri 3,398 5 Oregon 714,520
6 Florida 3,280 6 Idaho 686,262
7 Mississippi 2,775 7 Alaska 653,023
8 Montana 2,422 8 Oklahoma 502,625
9 Arizona 2,321 9 Kansas 476,306
10 Oregon 2,049 10 Arizona 429,564

Source: National Interagency Fire Center.

 
Top 10 States For Wildfires Ranked By Number Of Fires And By Number Of Acres Burned, 2018
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Rank State Number of fires Rank State Number of acres burned
1 Texas 10,541 1 California 1,823,153
2 California 8,054 2 Nevada 1,001,966
3 North Carolina 3,625 3 Oregon 897,263
4 Georgia 2,572 4 Oklahoma 745,097
5 Florida 2,249 5 Idaho 604,481
6 Oregon 2,019 6 Texas 569,811
7 Arizona 2,000 7 Colorado 475,803
8 Washington 1,743 8 Utah 438,983
9 Oklahoma 1,707 9 Washington 438,834
10 Minnesota 1,344 10 Alaska 410,683

Source: National Interagency Fire Center.

 
Top 10 States For Wildfires Ranked By Number Of Fires And By Number Of Acres Burned, 2019
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Rank State Number of fires Rank State Number of acres burned
1 California 8,194 1 Alaska 2,498,159
2 Texas 6,892 2 Arizona 384,942
3 North Carolina 3,872 3 Idaho 284,026
4 Georgia 3,158 4 California 259,148
5 Oregon 2,293 5 Texas 215,493
6 Florida 2,121 6 Washington 169,742
7 Arizona 1,869 7 Florida 122,500
8 Montana 1,474 8 Utah 92,380
9 Washington 1,394 9 Nevada 82,282
10 Alabama 1,107 10 New Mexico 79,887

Source: National Interagency Fire Center.

 
Top 10 States For Wildfires Ranked By Number Of Fires And By Number Of Acres Burned, 2020
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Rank State Number of fires Rank State Number of acres burned
1 California 10,431 1 California 4,092,151
2 Texas 6,713 2 Oregon 1,141,613
3 Arizona 2,524 3 Arizona 978,568
4 Montana 2,433 4 Washington 842,370
5 Florida 2,381 5 Colorado 625,357
6 North Carolina 2,364 6 Montana 369,633
7 Oregon 2,215 7 Wyoming 339,783
8 New Jersey 1,981 8 Utah 329,735
9 Georgia 1,699 9 Idaho 314,352
10 Washington 1,646 10 Nevada 259,275

Source: National Interagency Fire Center.

 
Top 10 States For Wildfires Ranked By Number Of Fires And By Number Of Acres Burned, 2021
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Rank State Number of fires Rank State Number of acres burned
1 California 9,260 1 California 2,233,666
2 Texas 5,576 2 Oregon 828,777
3 North Carolina 5,151 3 Montana 747,678
4 Montana 2,573 4 Washisngton 674,222
5 Florida 2,262 5 Arizona 524,428
6 Oregon 2,202 6 Idaho 439,600
7 Georgia 2,139 7 Alaska 253,357
8 Minnesota 2,065 8 Texas 168,258
9 Washington 1,863 9 Kansas 163,982
10 Arizona 1,773 10 New Mexico 123,792

Source: National Interagency Fire Center.