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Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Kentucky

The top 25 of 118 Kentucky counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.

#CountyLargest single fire
1Harlan County
7,400
2Breathitt County
3,762
3Clay County
3,406
4Perry County
3,000
5Letcher County
2,765
6Knox County
2,582
7Leslie County
2,537
8Rockcastle County
2,468
9Whitley County
2,146
10Bell County
1,963
11McCreary County
1,952
12Pike County
1,946
13Powell County
1,640
14Floyd County
1,500
15Knott County
1,338
16Martin County
1,335
17Trigg County
1,300
18Lawrence County
1,226
19Ohio County
1,200
20Rowan County
1,102
21Morgan County
989
22Clinton County
960
23Wayne County
940
24Jackson County
855
25Wolfe County
740

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 Kentucky”, https://gismap.land/rankings/kentucky/largest-wildfire-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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