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Lightning Casualties across the United States
From Lightning Fatalities, Injuries and Damage Reports in the United States
1959-1994
By State

Alabama - 296
Alaska - NA
Arizona - 164
Arkansas - 355
California - 79
Colorado - 394
Connecticut - 88
Delaware - 42
Florida - 1523
Georgia - 410
Hawaii - NA
Idaho - 87
Illinois - 360
Indiana - 238
Iowa - 227
Kansas - 234
Kentucky - 278
Louisiana - 347
Maine - 126
Maryland - 250
Massachusetts - 355
Michigan - 732
Minnesota - 169
Mississippi - 295
Missouri - 176
Montana - 64
Nebraska - 111
Nevada - 18
New Hampshire - 76
New Jersey - 185
New Mexico - 249
New York- 577
North Carolina - 629
North Dakota - 35
Ohio- 545
Oklahoma - 331
Oregon - 26
Pennsylvania - 644
Rhode Island - 49
South Carolina - 306
South Dakota - 79
Tennessee - 473
Texas - 498
Utah - 116
Vermont - 30
Virginia - 235
Washington - 40
West Virginia - 108
Wisconsin - 241
Wyoming - 104