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Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Illinois

The top 25 of 85 Illinois counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.

#CountyLargest single fire
1Jersey County
1,475
2Saline County
1,000
3Lake County
750
4Grundy County
600
5Jackson County
409
6Mason County
375
7Carroll County
265
8Will County
232
9LaSalle County
210
10Pike County
210
11Adams County
200
12Johnson County
200
13Peoria County
200
14Sangamon County
200
15Rock Island County
195
16Gallatin County
178
17Christian County
160
18Pope County
129
19Hardin County
115
20Winnebago County
110
21Fulton County
107
22Marshall County
102
23Kankakee County
100
24Ogle County
100
25Shelby County
100

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 Largest Recorded Wildfire in Illinois”, https://gismap.land/rankings/illinois/largest-wildfire-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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