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 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.
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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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 August 25, 2024, 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 August 25, 2024. 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: August 25, 2024. 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." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2021, 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 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273276/us-states-at-highest-risk-for-wildfire-housing-loss/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
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/
