There were over 12,500 individual wildfires in Texas in 2022, making it the U.S. state seeing the highest number of wildfires that year. This resulted in nearly 672,000 acres burned due to wildfires in the southern state. California ranked second, recording a total of 7,884 wildfires throughout 2022.
Number of wildfires in the United States in 2022, by state
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National Interagency Fire Center. (January 26, 2023). Number of wildfires in the United States in 2022, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, 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 2022, by state." Chart. January 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/
National Interagency Fire Center. (2023). Number of wildfires in the United States in 2022, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/
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Number of wildfires in the United States in 2022, by state [Graph], National Interagency Fire Center, January 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/