State rankings
Volcanoes by State
Alaska has the highest Number of Volcanoes (Dormant and Active) (101), followed by Oregon (41) and California (29). Wyoming has the lowest (1).
23 of 51 states
Number of Volcanoes (Dormant and Active)
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
4
Middle half 1 – 15
Average
12.87
23 states
Highest
101
Alaska
Lowest
1
Wyoming
Data
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51 states · # = rank by Number of Volcanoes (Dormant and Active)
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alaska | Yes | 101 |
| 2 |  Oregon | Yes | 41 |
| 3 |  California | Yes | 29 |
| 4 |  Hawaii | Yes | 25 |
| 5 |  Washington | Yes | 19 |
| 6 |  Arizona | Yes | 18 |
| 7 |  New Mexico | Yes | 12 |
| 8 |  Nevada | Yes | 10 |
| 9 |  Idaho | Yes | 9 |
| 10 |  Utah | Yes | 7 |
| 11 |  Virginia | Yes | 5 |
| 12 |  Colorado | Yes | 4 |
| 13 |  North Carolina | No | 3 |
| 14 |  Texas | Yes | 2 |
| 14 |  Mississippi | Yes | 2 |
| 14 |  New Hampshire | Yes | 2 |
| 17 |  Illinois | Yes | 1 |
| 17 |  Michigan | Yes | 1 |
| 17 |  New Jersey | Yes | 1 |
| 17 |  Missouri | Yes | 1 |
| 17 |  Louisiana | Yes | 1 |
| 17 |  West Virginia | No | 1 |
| 17 |  Wyoming | Yes | 1 |
| — |  Florida | No | — |
| — |  New York | No | — |
| — |  Pennsylvania | No | — |
| — |  Ohio | No | — |
| — |  Georgia | No | — |
| — |  Tennessee | No | — |
| — |  Massachusetts | No | — |
| — |  Indiana | No | — |
| — |  Maryland | No | — |
| — |  Wisconsin | No | — |
| — |  Minnesota | No | — |
| — |  South Carolina | No | — |
| — |  Alabama | No | — |
| — |  Kentucky | No | — |
| — |  Oklahoma | No | — |
| — |  Connecticut | No | — |
| — |  Iowa | No | — |
| — |  Arkansas | No | — |
| — |  Kansas | No | — |
| — |  Nebraska | No | — |
| — |  Maine | No | — |
| — |  Montana | No | — |
| — |  Rhode Island | No | — |
| — |  Delaware | No | — |
| — |  South Dakota | Yes | — |
| — |  North Dakota | No | — |
| — |  District of Columbia | No | — |
| — |  Vermont | No | — |
What correlates with Number of Volcanoes (Dormant and Active)?
Pearson r against 2,124 other state metrics sharing at least 14 states. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
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Opposite directions
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Number of Volcanoes (Dormant and Active)?
- Alaska has the highest Number of Volcanoes (Dormant and Active), at 101, followed by Oregon (41) and California (29).
- Which state has the lowest Number of Volcanoes (Dormant and Active)?
- Wyoming has the lowest Number of Volcanoes (Dormant and Active), at 1.
- What is the median Number of Volcanoes (Dormant and Active) across US states?
- The median is 4 across the 23 US states with data.
- Where does this volcanoes by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: United States Geological Survey - Volcano Hazards Program; States with Active Volcanoes - KX News; List of Active Volcanoes in the United States - Wiki; United States Volcanoes - Smithsonian Institute Global Volcanism Program.