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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in California

The top 25 of 58 California counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Plumas County
1,718,307
2Siskiyou County
1,682,449
3Trinity County
1,214,360
4Fresno County
814,226
5Shasta County
814,148
6Butte County
775,062
7Los Angeles County
766,173
8Monterey County
666,991
9Lassen County
664,316
10Ventura County
640,266
11Kern County
625,756
12Glenn County
621,872
13San Diego County
615,145
14Mendocino County
583,041
15Santa Barbara County
532,999
16Napa County
526,463
17San Bernardino County
526,328
18Santa Clara County
480,547
19Riverside County
462,050
20Tulare County
449,262
21Tuolumne County
357,720
22Humboldt County
354,157
23El Dorado County
350,889
24Tehama County
262,549
25Modoc County
233,721

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 California”, https://gismap.land/rankings/california/most-acres-burned-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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