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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in Iowa

The top 25 of 99 Iowa counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Monona County
11,146
2Fremont County
7,056
3Pottawattamie County
6,392
4Davis County
5,850
5Wayne County
5,111
6Woodbury County
4,813
7Tama County
4,192
8Lucas County
3,624
9Harrison County
3,326
10Iowa County
2,660
11Scott County
2,549
12Chickasaw County
2,451
13Mills County
2,326
14Allamakee County
2,226
15Polk County
2,158
16Bremer County
1,926
17Clay County
1,850
18Union County
1,777
19Benton County
1,736
20Warren County
1,731
21Hamilton County
1,686
22Ida County
1,656
23Story County
1,575
24Cherokee County
1,518
25Johnson County
1,415

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

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