There were over 8,316 individual wildfires in California in 2024, making it by far the U.S. state seeing the highest number of wildfires that year. This resulted in nearly 1.08 million acres burned due to wildfires in the southern state. Texas ranked second, recording a total of 4,967 wildfires throughout 2024.
Number of wildfires in the United States in 2024, by state
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National Interagency Fire Center. (January 30, 2025). Number of wildfires in the United States in 2024, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2025, 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 2024, by state." Chart. January 30, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/
National Interagency Fire Center. (2025). Number of wildfires in the United States in 2024, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/
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Number of wildfires in the United States in 2024, by state [Graph], National Interagency Fire Center, January 30, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/