U.S. state breakdown of operating landfills by type 2019

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
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

CharacteristicOpenClosedUnknown
California 118 176 6
Texas 89 38 1
Kansas 49 12 -
Michigan 46 14 -
Georgia 44 31 2
Pennsylvania 44 29 1
Virginia 44 30 -
Florida 40 35 -
Iowa 40 7 1
North Carolina 40 33 -
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