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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in Kansas

The top 25 of 105 Kansas counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Russell County
156,983
2Greenwood County
87,703
3Meade County
84,859
4Comanche County
83,772
5Riley County
75,187
6Barber County
64,842
7Butler County
59,019
8Pottawatomie County
50,742
9Chase County
49,114
10Norton County
48,762
11Cowley County
46,035
12Stanton County
42,158
13Chautauqua County
42,051
14Reno County
41,385
15Clark County
36,991
16Elk County
36,985
17Rice County
32,884
18Shawnee County
31,263
19Lyon County
28,712
20Ellis County
28,522
21Ford County
27,845
22Wabaunsee County
25,938
23Harvey County
22,087
24Lane County
21,832
25Lincoln County
18,892

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

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