California had the largest number of operating landfills in the country in 2019. As of that year, this western state had 118 open landfills, as well as 176 closed landfills, and six that were categorized as unknown.
Number of operating landfills in the United States as of 2019, by type and select state
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BigRentz. (January 21, 2020). Number of operating landfills in the United States as of 2019, by type and select state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105892/number-operating-landfills-us-states-by-type/
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BigRentz. (2020). Number of operating landfills in the United States as of 2019, by type and select state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105892/number-operating-landfills-us-states-by-type/
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