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Counties with the Most Wildfires in Georgia

The top 25 of 159 Georgia counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.

#CountyRecorded wildfires
1Laurens County
5,103
2Dodge County
2,687
3Decatur County
2,343
4Emanuel County
2,298
5Telfair County
2,255
6Polk County
2,205
7Lowndes County
2,188
8Coffee County
2,120
9Toombs County
2,056
10Haralson County
2,053
11Ware County
2,046
12Wayne County
2,000
13Twiggs County
1,981
14Bulloch County
1,977
15Appling County
1,974
16Floyd County
1,930
17Burke County
1,924
18Brantley County
1,912
19Chattooga County
1,871
20Washington County
1,859
21Bartow County
1,850
22Effingham County
1,847
23Brooks County
1,782
24Jeff Davis County
1,779
25Worth County
1,729

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

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