In 2023, there were approximately 39,000 displaced people in the United States due to wildfires. During the same year, the event that resulted in the most displacements in the North American country was the Hawaii wildfire in the Lahaina Maui County, with 7,500 displacements of people.
Number of internal displacements of people due to wildfires in the United States from 2008 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
The source does not provide a release date and has therefore been set as the date the site was accessed.
Figures only count internal displacements, meaning movements within the borders of their countries. Figures may include individuals who have been displaced more than once and are rounded.
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IDMC. (August 22, 2024). Number of internal displacements of people due to wildfires in the United States from 2008 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1422376/number-people-displaced-by-wildfires-usa/
IDMC. "Number of internal displacements of people due to wildfires in the United States from 2008 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1422376/number-people-displaced-by-wildfires-usa/
IDMC. (2024). Number of internal displacements of people due to wildfires in the United States from 2008 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1422376/number-people-displaced-by-wildfires-usa/
IDMC. "Number of Internal Displacements of People Due to Wildfires in The United States from 2008 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1422376/number-people-displaced-by-wildfires-usa/
IDMC, Number of internal displacements of people due to wildfires in the United States from 2008 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1422376/number-people-displaced-by-wildfires-usa/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of internal displacements of people due to wildfires in the United States from 2008 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], IDMC, August 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1422376/number-people-displaced-by-wildfires-usa/
