States Where Lightning Strikes the Most

5. Kansas
> Total lightning events in 2021: 8,855,790
> Lightning density: 107.63 events per square mile (8th highest)
> Total area: 82,278 square miles
> Population: 2,913,314

4. Oklahoma
> Total lightning events in 2021: 9,940,752
> Lightning density: 142.22 events per square mile (5th highest)
> Total area: 69,899 square miles
> Population: 3,956,971

3. Louisiana
> Total lightning events in 2021: 11,071,444
> Lightning density: 211.38 events per square mile (2nd highest)
> Total area: 52,378 square miles
> Population: 4,648,794

2. Florida
> Total lightning events in 2021: 14,645,013
> Lightning density: 222.71 events per square mile (the highest)
> Total area: 65,758 square miles
> Population: 21,477,737

1. Texas
> Total lightning events in 2021: 41,914,516
> Lightning density: 156.05 events per square mile (3rd highest)
> Total area: 268,596 square miles
> Population: 28,995,881