Counties with the Most Wildfires in California
The top 25 of 58 California counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.
| # | County | Recorded wildfires |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverside County | 22,578 |
| 2 | Los Angeles County | 10,443 |
| 3 | Fresno County | 10,399 |
| 4 | San Bernardino County | 9,053 |
| 5 | San Diego County | 8,520 |
| 6 | Merced County | 6,635 |
| 7 | Madera County | 6,162 |
| 8 | Butte County | 5,943 |
| 9 | El Dorado County | 5,790 |
| 10 | Shasta County | 5,685 |
| 11 | Placer County | 5,307 |
| 12 | Tulare County | 4,816 |
| 13 | Siskiyou County | 4,752 |
| 14 | Kern County | 4,720 |
| 15 | San Luis Obispo County | 3,839 |
| 16 | Tehama County | 3,753 |
| 17 | Sonoma County | 3,556 |
| 18 | Mendocino County | 3,358 |
| 19 | Tuolumne County | 3,243 |
| 20 | Nevada County | 3,139 |
| 21 | Humboldt County | 3,132 |
| 22 | Contra Costa County | 3,130 |
| 23 | Lassen County | 2,843 |
| 24 | Monterey County | 2,838 |
| 25 | Calaveras County | 2,829 |
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 Wildfires in California”, https://gismap.land/rankings/california/most-wildfires-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).
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