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40. Alaska
> Total lightning events in 2021: 306,298
> Lightning density: 0.46 events per square mile (the lowest)
> Total area: 665,384 square miles
> Population: 731,545
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39. California
> Total lightning events in 2021: 438,137
> Lightning density: 2.68 events per square mile (5th lowest)
> Total area: 163,695 square miles
> Population: 39,512,223
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38. New Jersey
> Total lightning events in 2021: 452,997
> Lightning density: 51.93 events per square mile (23rd highest)
> Total area: 8,723 square miles
> Population: 8,882,190
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37. Idaho
> Total lightning events in 2021: 458,158
> Lightning density: 5.48 events per square mile (7th lowest)
> Total area: 83,569 square miles
> Population: 1,787,065
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36. Nevada
> Total lightning events in 2021: 730,222
> Lightning density: 6.60 events per square mile (10th lowest)
> Total area: 110,572 square miles
> Population: 3,080,156
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