States With the Deadliest Fires

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25. New Mexico
> Fire deaths; 2019: 11.0 per 1M people (23 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: 66,652 acres
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 22

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24. Pennsylvania
> Fire deaths; 2019: 11.5 per 1M people (147 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: None reported
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 42

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23. Illinois
> Fire deaths; 2019: 11.5 per 1M people (146 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: None reported
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 1,010

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22. Michigan
> Fire deaths; 2019: 11.7 per 1M people (117 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: None reported
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 46

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21. South Carolina
> Fire deaths; 2019: 11.8 per 1M people (61 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: 3,406 acres
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 89