States Where Lightning Strikes the Most

50. Rhode Island
> Total lightning events in 2021: 8,590
> Lightning density: 5.56 events per square mile (8th lowest)
> Total area: 1,545 square miles
> Population: 1,059,361

49. Hawaii
> Total lightning events in 2021: 17,110
> Lightning density: 1.57 events per square mile (3rd lowest)
> Total area: 10,932 square miles
> Population: 1,415,872

48. Washington
> Total lightning events in 2021: 55,779
> Lightning density: 0.78 events per square mile (2nd lowest)
> Total area: 71,298 square miles
> Population: 7,614,893

47. New Hampshire
> Total lightning events in 2021: 56,754
> Lightning density: 6.07 events per square mile (9th lowest)
> Total area: 9,349 square miles
> Population: 1,359,711

46. Vermont
> Total lightning events in 2021: 71,264
> Lightning density: 7.41 events per square mile (11th lowest)
> Total area: 9,616 square miles
> Population: 623,989