States Where Lightning Strikes the Most

45. Massachusetts
> Total lightning events in 2021: 109,277
> Lightning density: 10.35 events per square mile (12th lowest)
> Total area: 10,554 square miles
> Population: 6,892,503

44. Maine
> Total lightning events in 2021: 109,705
> Lightning density: 3.10 events per square mile (6th lowest)
> Total area: 35,380 square miles
> Population: 1,344,212

43. Connecticut
> Total lightning events in 2021: 134,073
> Lightning density: 24.19 events per square mile (17th lowest)
> Total area: 5,543 square miles
> Population: 3,565,287

42. Delaware
> Total lightning events in 2021: 151,534
> Lightning density: 60.88 events per square mile (21st highest)
> Total area: 2,489 square miles
> Population: 973,764

41. Oregon
> Total lightning events in 2021: 196,356
> Lightning density: 2.00 events per square mile (4th lowest)
> Total area: 98,379 square miles
> Population: 4,217,737