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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in Arkansas

The top 25 of 74 Arkansas counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Searcy County
37,521
2Montgomery County
18,614
3Izard County
17,545
4Saline County
13,532
5Independence County
11,742
6Yell County
10,404
7Fulton County
10,259
8Calhoun County
10,018
9Perry County
9,911
10Marion County
9,845
11Sharp County
9,544
12White County
9,380
13Baxter County
9,280
14Garland County
9,271
15Ashley County
9,241
16Crawford County
9,235
17Miller County
9,167
18Clark County
8,937
19Newton County
8,861
20Scott County
8,769
21Stone County
8,432
22Grant County
8,337
23Van Buren County
8,224
24Benton County
8,098
25Madison County
7,957

Source: USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in Arkansas”, https://gismap.land/rankings/arkansas/most-acres-burned-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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