2024 Barn Fire Statistics By State

1,529,587 Farmed Animals Killed

LocationDateDeathsSpecies
Arizona
Tonopah
Jul 27, 202410,000

Chickens Read more

Note: Exact number not released, but believed to be well over 10,000

California
Ramona
Jul 18, 202470,000Chickens Read more
California
Orange Cove
Feb 9, 202417,000Chickens Read more
Florida
Martin County
Feb 23, 20241Goat Read more
Florida
Coconut Creek
Sep 5, 20241Horse Read more
Georgia
Adairsville
Oct 11, 20246Multiple species: ducks, chickens, and quail Read more
Georgia
Dalton
Feb 6, 202413Multiple species: 8 pigs and 5 goats Read more
Georgia
Cornelia
Jan 15, 202430Chickens Read more
Illinois
Marengo
Dec 24, 20244Horses Read more
Illinois
Peotone
Dec 2, 20242Lambs Read more
Illinois
Morris
Sep 16, 20246Multiple species: 2 horses and 4 chickens Read more
Illinois
Farina
May 29, 20241,200,000Chickens Read more
Illinois
Rockton
Apr 14, 20243Chickens Read more
Illinois
Rock Island
Feb 24, 20241Cow Read more
Indiana
Filllmore
Jan 15, 20244Pigs Read more
Iowa
Des Moines
Oct 18, 20244Horses Read more
Iowa
Archer
Apr 26, 202420Animals (species unspecified) Read more
Iowa
Dakota City
Apr 11, 20244Goats Read more
Iowa
Sheldon
Mar 25, 202453Multiple species: 17 goats and 36 chickens Read more
Kansas
Newton
Nov 21, 202420,000Chickens Read more
Kansas
Allen
Apr 22, 20243Pigs Read more
Kansas
Paola
Jan 11, 202415Multiple species: 14 alpacas and 1 goat Read more
Kansas
Emporia
Jan 9, 20245Goats Read more
Kentucky
Danville
Dec 5, 2024102Multiple species: 100 chickens and 2 animals (species unspecified) Read more
Kentucky
Bowling Green
Feb 18, 20246Pigs Read more
Maryland
Willards
Nov 22, 202420,000Chickens Read more
Maryland
Federalsburg
Jun 23, 202428,000Chickens Read more
Massachusetts
Westport
May 7, 202420Pigs Read more
Maine
Charleston
Dec 15, 20243Animals (species unspecified) Read more
Maine
Appleton
Apr 18, 202417Multiple species: 12 chickens and 5 pigs Read more
Maine
Exeter
Feb 18, 202415Sheep Read more
Michigan
Vestaburg
Dec 9, 20242Multiple species: 1 calf and 1 turkey Read more
Michigan
Clinton County
Aug 9, 20245Cows Read more
Michigan
Wells Township
Mar 21, 20242Pigs Read more
Michigan
Leavitt Township
Mar 4, 20246Multiple species: 5 goats and 1 bull Read more
Minnesota
Winona
Nov 21, 20242Horses Read more
Minnesota
Wadena
Nov 5, 202410Sheep Read more
Minnesota
Sauk Centre
Apr 30, 20247,000Turkeys Read more
Mississippi
Natchez
Jan 15, 20248Goats Read more
Missouri
Peculiar
Jan 1, 202425Multiple species: 1 horse, 4 goats, and 20 chickens Read more
Nebraska
Norfolk
Oct 16, 2024150Multiple species: chickens and ducks Read more
Nebraska
Platte Center
Aug 11, 2024100

Pigs Read more

Note: Exact number not released, but believed to be over 100

Nebraska
Lancaster County
Feb 26, 20245Multiple species: 4 horses and 1 sheep Read more
Nevada
Genoa
Nov 25, 20244Animals (species unspecified) Read more
New Hampshire
Lee
Mar 30, 202417Sheep Read more
New Hampshire
Dover
Mar 24, 20245Multiple species: 2 horses and 3 chickens Read more
New York
Stockton
Dec 22, 20245Multiple species: 1 horse and 4 rabbits Read more
New York
Smyrna
Oct 20, 20246Multiple species: 3 horses and 3 calves Read more
New York
Boston
Aug 21, 20243Calves Read more
New York
Charleston
Aug 10, 20245Multiple species: 2 goats and 3 chickens Read more
New York
Virgil
Apr 21, 202440Chickens Read more
New York
Fly Creek
Mar 19, 20245Multiple species: a cat and 4 chickens Read more
New York
Starkey
Mar 12, 20247Animals (species unspecified) Read more
New York
Edmeston
Mar 2, 20244Goats Read more
New York
Genoa
Feb 28, 202491Cows Read more
New York
Darien
Feb 17, 20246Multiple species: a horse, cows, goats, and a dog Read more
North Carolina
Moore County
Dec 22, 202420,000Chickens Read more
North Carolina
Clinton
May 22, 202480Pigs Read more
North Carolina
Shine Township
Sep 10, 2024900Pigs Read more
North Carolina
Taylorsville
Aug 28, 20247Goats Read more
Ohio
Jamestown
Dec 6, 20244Multiple Species: 2 donkeys, 1 cow, and 1 calfRead more
Ohio
Mantua Township
Oct 31, 202421GoatsRead more
Ohio
Versailles
Aug 23, 20241,100Pigs
Ohio
Ashtabula County
Aug 22, 20247Cows Read more
Ohio
Sidney
Aug 11, 20244Pigs Read more
Ohio
Tiffin
Jul 20, 20245Cattle Read more
Ohio
Belle Center
Jun 8, 202444Horses Read more
Ohio
Dover
Feb 22, 20242Animals (species unspecified) Read more
Ohio
Mill Township
Feb 2, 20249Goats Read more
Ohio
Lordstown
Jan 22, 20244Pigs Read more
Oklahoma
Newkirk
Jan 26, 202450Goats Read more
Oregon
Grants Pass
Apr 3, 20248Chickens Read more
Pennsylvania
Middleburg
Dec 25, 202480Rabbits Read more
Pennsylvania
Drumore Township
Nov 26, 20243Animals (species unspecified) Read more
Pennsylvania
South Mahoning Township
Jun 9, 2024110Calves Read more
Pennsylvania
Earl Township
Mar 24, 20248Goats Read more
Pennsylvania
Center Township
Mar 14, 202413Pigs Read more
Pennsylvania
Summit Township
Mar 1, 20242Goats Read more
Pennsylvania
Union Township
Jan 26, 20244Multiple species: 1 donkey and 3 horses Read more
Tennessee
New Market
Jul 15, 2024122Multiple species: 120 chickens and 2 pigs Read more
Texas
Bryan
Jan 29, 202410,000

Chickens Read more

Note: Exact number not released, but believed to be well over 10,000

Utah
Springdale
Nov 5, 20242Chickens Read more
Utah
Lewiston
Apr 23, 2024120,000Chickens Read more
Vermont
Milton
Jun 15, 20243Cows Read more
Vermont
Sheldon
Jan 20, 202475Cows Read more
Virginia
Powhatan
Jan 21, 20243Horses Read more
Virginia
Catlett
Aug 25, 202430Lambs Read more
Washington
Lynden
Sep 11, 202416Multiple species: 15 calves and 1 horse Read more
Wisconsin
Byron
Dec 13, 202415Pigs Read more
Wisconsin
Herman
Jun 24, 202440Chickens and ducks Read more
Wisconsin
Greenbush
Apr 4, 202430Chickens Read more
Wisconsin
Salem Lakes
Feb 17, 20244Animals (species unspecified) Read more
Wisconsin
Cleveland
Feb 1, 202430Cows Read more
Wisconsin
Durand
Jan 21, 20244Cows Read more
Wisconsin
Lemonweir
Jan 17, 20241Calf Read more
Wisconsin
Belmont
Jan 17, 20244,000Chickens Read more

Last Updated on January 3, 2025