South Carolina is among the big spenders but a safe state for fireworks.

To find which states report the most firework spending and injuries, Allegiant Fire Protection analyzed Google search trends and found:

• South Carolina was 3rd highest in the nation, spending $36.5 million on fireworks last year, but among the lowest in injuries with an increase of only 12.16%.

• Midwestern states took the top 5 in injuries with South Dakota #1.

Residents searched for burn-related terms just over 2,600 times each month last year but that increased 26% to 3,306 in June - August.

• Nebraska was 2nd with burn-related searches increasing by 23.65%. It was followed by Wisconsin (21.62%), Iowa (21.41%), and Michigan (21.02%).

• Hawaii had the least firework-related injuries with just a 5% increase in the summer followed by Alaska (6%), Louisiana (8.29%), Mississippi (8.43%), and Florida (10%).

Fireworks are a billion dollar business, expected to hit $2.8 billion by 2025.

From January 2020 to March 2021, the value of fireworks imports were over $400 million or $1,232 per 1,000 residents.

To avoid state populations affecting the ranking, the researchers took populations into account.

• Missouri spent the most at $71.4 million – $11,706 per 1,000 residents.

• Kansas was 2nd with $20.5 million – just over $7,000 per 1,000 residents.

• South Carolina was 3rd at $6,474 per 1,000 residents, South Dakota 4th at $6,249 per 1,000 and Alabama 5th at $5,680.

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