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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in Idaho

The top 25 of 44 Idaho counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Owyhee County
2,277,409
2Idaho County
2,061,015
3Elmore County
1,265,171
4Valley County
1,098,634
5Lemhi County
772,539
6Blaine County
612,231
7Lincoln County
551,579
8Washington County
530,810
9Boise County
522,766
10Cassia County
467,639
11Bingham County
467,469
12Custer County
458,352
13Nez Perce County
292,257
14Power County
239,500
15Butte County
201,336
16Ada County
192,831
17Jefferson County
162,234
18Gem County
152,625
19Adams County
137,544
20Fremont County
127,768
21Minidoka County
126,670
22Oneida County
122,443
23Gooding County
112,537
24Camas County
109,835
25Shoshone County
107,089

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

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