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Counties with the Most Wildfires in Iowa

The top 25 of 99 Iowa counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.

#CountyRecorded wildfires
1Tama County
295
2Iowa County
271
3Woodbury County
250
4Story County
228
5Johnson County
223
6Harrison County
198
7Lucas County
191
8Cherokee County
154
9Union County
145
10Wayne County
122
11Fremont County
121
12Benton County
120
13Louisa County
117
14Fayette County
116
15Hamilton County
114
16Poweshiek County
111
17Jones County
107
18Marshall County
106
19Jackson County
104
20Davis County
101
21Mills County
101
22Allamakee County
100
23Chickasaw County
95
24Buchanan County
93
25Guthrie County
92

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

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