In the last eleven years, nearly 80 million acres have been consumed by wildfire, an area greater than the state of New Mexico. This map shows which states have been hit the hardest by wildfires since 2002. While the loss of innumerable lives, structures and habitats is tragic, much more of our land would have burned without thousands of men and women well trained in wildland firefighting. See where your state ranks in number of acres burned and total wildfires.
Wildfires since 2002
Acres Burned by State since 2002
California 87,742
Georgia 63,916
Texas 62,944
North Carolina 48,685
Florida 34,734
Arizona 27,470
Oklahoma 27,255
South Carolina 26,525
Alabama 25,623
Oregon 21,812
Minnesota 21,606
Massachusetts 20,575
Arkansas 19,309
Tennessee 18,577
Mississippi 18,496
Montana 18,436
Colorado 17,307
Louisiana 17,273
New Mexico 16,429
Kentucky 16,390
Wisconsin 15,318
Utah 14,731
Washington 14,679
Idaho 14,235
Missouri 14,177
New Jersey 13,238
South Dakota 12,843
Virginia 11,154
Nevada 8,829
North Dakota 8,417
West Virginia 8,194
Indiana 7,695
Ohio 6,036
Wyoming 5,834
Maine 5,720
Michigan 5,663
Alaska 5,550
Pennsylvania 4,889
Maryland 4,415
New Hampshire 4,017
Kansas 3,945
Connecticut 2,334
New York 1,864
Iowa 1,817
Vermont 1,170
Nebraska 1,002
Rhode Island 856
Illinois 659
Delaware 154
Hawaii 29
