Michigan ranks 4th in the nation for number of municipal landfills despite being 10th in population
States by number of municipal landfills and estimated 2024 population
A scatter plot of squares with number of landfills on the x-axis and population on the y-axis. Each square represents one state. There is a cluster of squares in the bottom left corner of the plot. Michigan is highlighted in orange and is below 9 other states in terms of population but in the top four states for number of landfills with 49 sites. Only Illinois, California, and Texas have more than Michigan.