number of acres burned due to wildfires in the U.S., was not among the most at-risk states listed here, as it has a significantly larger housing stock than its neighbors.
Wyoming is the U.S. state most at risk for wildfire-related property loss. As of 2021, it is estimated that 0.29 percent of total housing units could burn at least once over a 50-year time period. California, the state regularly recording the highest Share of total housing stock at risk of burning due to a once in 50 years wildfire event in key U.S. states as of 2021
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Statistics on Wildfires in the U.S.
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Scale
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- Basic Statistic Total U.S. forest land in 2017, by region
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Effects
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CoreLogic. (September 29, 2021). Share of total housing stock at risk of burning due to a once in 50 years wildfire event in key U.S. states as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273276/us-states-at-highest-risk-for-wildfire-housing-loss/
CoreLogic. "Share of total housing stock at risk of burning due to a once in 50 years wildfire event in key U.S. states as of 2021." Chart. September 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273276/us-states-at-highest-risk-for-wildfire-housing-loss/
CoreLogic. (2021). Share of total housing stock at risk of burning due to a once in 50 years wildfire event in key U.S. states as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273276/us-states-at-highest-risk-for-wildfire-housing-loss/
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Share of total housing stock at risk of burning due to a once in 50 years wildfire event in key U.S. states as of 2021 [Graph], CoreLogic, September 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273276/us-states-at-highest-risk-for-wildfire-housing-loss/