Figure 5. Change in Annual Burned Acreage by State Between 1984-2002 and 2003-2021,
Source: EPA's Climate Change Indicators in the United States: www.epa.gov/climate-indicators,
"Data source: MTBS, 2024",
Web update: June 2024,
Units: acres per square mile of land area,
,
State,Change in burned acreage
Alabama,0.040740525
Alaska,1.591737894
Arizona,2.024434452
Arkansas,0.106356657
California,4.166160847
Colorado,0.644445731
Delaware,-0.033161405
Florida,-0.086609449
Georgia,0.910001565
Hawaii,1.099261455
Idaho,2.647866505
Indiana,0.003320419
Iowa,0.003952692
Kansas,0.139688493
Kentucky,-0.330717214
Louisiana,0.096430107
Maine,-0.003454049
Maryland,0.151685241
Massachusetts,0.011631437
Michigan,0.020340176
Minnesota,-0.101171346
Mississippi,0.079292861
Missouri,0.076362358
Montana,1.345587552
Nebraska,-0.01708805
Nevada,0.946073487
New Jersey,-0.162546699
New Mexico,0.890791329
New York,-0.014076485
North Carolina,-0.043858747
North Dakota,-0.014026494
Ohio,0.005541658
Oklahoma,2.648795472
Oregon,2.297692348
Pennsylvania,0.02610227
South Carolina,0.016087025
South Dakota,-0.055294711
Tennessee,0.001806079
Texas,1.136987049
Utah,0.649286098
Virginia,0.116833496
Washington,3.522201039
West Virginia,-1.745922027
Wisconsin,0.010367121
Wyoming,-0.177441301