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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in Colorado

The top 25 of 64 Colorado counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Larimer County
372,308
2Moffat County
233,603
3Mesa County
216,464
4Grand County
213,331
5Las Animas County
178,348
6El Paso County
155,182
7Costilla County
122,181
8Rio Blanco County
108,417
9Routt County
102,222
10Garfield County
80,361
11Montrose County
75,299
12Baca County
73,348
13Jackson County
71,998
14La Plata County
60,553
15Mineral County
60,459
16Washington County
56,268
17Weld County
53,281
18Hinsdale County
50,915
19San Miguel County
43,182
20Yuma County
42,167
21Montezuma County
41,486
22Logan County
39,404
23Lincoln County
38,638
24Archuleta County
36,723
25Prowers County
36,454

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

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