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Counties with the Most Wildfires in Florida

The top 25 of 67 Florida counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.

#CountyRecorded wildfires
1Polk County
5,144
2Volusia County
4,284
3Santa Rosa County
3,570
4Marion County
3,343
5Levy County
3,261
6Lee County
3,248
7Highlands County
3,232
8Collier County
2,826
9Putnam County
2,821
10Charlotte County
2,649
11Miami-Dade County
2,570
12Lake County
2,440
13Suwannee County
2,360
14Sarasota County
2,171
15Columbia County
2,163
16Citrus County
2,093
17Alachua County
2,048
18Walton County
2,044
19Brevard County
2,012
20Okeechobee County
1,958
21Bay County
1,939
22Taylor County
1,935
23St. Johns County
1,833
24Jackson County
1,808
25Clay County
1,685

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 Florida”, https://gismap.land/rankings/florida/most-wildfires-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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