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Lowest nearest volcano by state

Miles to nearest potentially active volcano.

This measure has no better end. The order describes the states, it does not rank them — see the other direction.

Straight-line miles from the county’s population-weighted center to the nearest of the 161 potentially active U.S. volcanoes in the USGS Volcano Hazards Program inventory. The map marks the inventory locations. “Potentially active” is the USGS inventory category, not a prediction of eruption or a hazard-zone boundary; actual exposure depends on volcano type, terrain, prevailing winds and emergency planning.

  1. 1Oregon54 mi
  2. 2Washington64 mi
  3. 3New Mexico75 mi
  4. 4Alaska83 mi
  5. 5Idaho84 mi
  6. 6Hawaii96 mi
  7. 7Nevada100 mi
  8. 8California109 mi
  9. 9Utah111 mi
  10. 10Colorado115 mi
  11. 11Arizona136 mi
  12. 12Wyoming172 mi
  13. 13Montana192 mi
  14. 14South Dakota521 mi
  15. 15Nebraska529 mi
  16. 16Oklahoma532 mi
  17. 17Texas557 mi
  18. 18North Dakota573 mi
  19. 19Kansas573 mi
  20. 20Iowa749 mi
  21. 21Arkansas760 mi
  22. 22Minnesota785 mi
  23. 23Missouri794 mi
  24. 24Louisiana872 mi
  25. 25Mississippi954 mi
  26. 26Wisconsin970 mi
  27. 27Illinois988 mi
  28. 28Indiana1,102 mi
  29. 29Alabama1,110 mi
  30. 30Tennessee1,121 mi
  31. 31Kentucky1,175 mi
  32. 32Michigan1,203 mi
  33. 33Georgia1,268 mi
  34. 34Ohio1,280 mi
  35. 35West Virginia1,409 mi
  36. 36South Carolina1,428 mi
  37. 37North Carolina1,493 mi
  38. 38Florida1,496 mi
  39. 39Virginia1,576 mi
  40. 40Pennsylvania1,584 mi
  41. 41District of Columbia1,599 mi
  42. 42Maryland1,607 mi
  43. 43Delaware1,671 mi
  44. 44New York1,698 mi
  45. 45New Jersey1,716 mi
  46. 46Vermont1,774 mi
  47. 47Connecticut1,785 mi
  48. 48New Hampshire1,846 mi
  49. 49Rhode Island1,856 mi
  50. 50Massachusetts1,857 mi
  51. 51Maine1,924 mi
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program. · How this is built