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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in Georgia

The top 25 of 159 Georgia counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Charlton County
59,627
2Clinch County
36,066
3Ware County
31,898
4Fannin County
30,450
5Rabun County
29,224
6Bacon County
27,431
7Dade County
23,004
8Burke County
18,387
9Brantley County
17,337
10Long County
15,009
11McIntosh County
13,855
12Laurens County
13,615
13Floyd County
13,249
14Polk County
13,150
15Lumpkin County
12,811
16Wayne County
12,666
17Camden County
12,217
18Atkinson County
12,142
19Bartow County
11,925
20Emanuel County
11,531
21Chattooga County
11,387
22Haralson County
10,710
23Bulloch County
10,370
24Dodge County
9,908
25Worth County
9,839

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

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