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There were over 8,316 individual wildfires in California in 2024, making it by far the U.S. state seeing the highest number of wildfires that year. This resulted in nearly 1.08 million acres burned due to wildfires in the southern state. Texas ranked second, recording a total of 4,967 wildfires throughout 2024.
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Number of wildfires in the United States in 2024, by state
Characteristic
Number of fires
California
8,316
Texas
4,967
North Carolina
4,668
Oklahoma
3,041
Missouri
2,804
Georgia
2,492
Florida
2,348
Montana
2,323
Oregon
2,232
Arizona
2,191
Washington
1,806
Mississippi
1,800
Alabama
1,525
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National Interagency Fire Center. (January 30, 2025). Number of wildfires in the United States in 2024, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/
National Interagency Fire Center. "Number of wildfires in the United States in 2024, by state." Chart. January 30, 2025. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/
National Interagency Fire Center. (2025). Number of wildfires in the United States in 2024, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/
National Interagency Fire Center. "Number of Wildfires in The United States in 2024, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/
National Interagency Fire Center, Number of wildfires in the United States in 2024, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/ (last visited November 30, 2025)
Number of wildfires in the United States in 2024, by state [Graph], National Interagency Fire Center, January 30, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/
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