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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in Kentucky

The top 25 of 118 Kentucky counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Pike County
89,047
2Perry County
65,909
3Clay County
54,978
4Breathitt County
52,369
5Leslie County
43,760
6Floyd County
39,290
7Harlan County
38,292
8Knott County
38,134
9Letcher County
37,435
10Knox County
36,430
11Bell County
33,691
12Whitley County
33,684
13Martin County
28,785
14Magoffin County
27,174
15Rockcastle County
17,891
16McCreary County
17,764
17Owsley County
16,738
18Lawrence County
14,676
19Jackson County
14,011
20Johnson County
13,007
21Greenup County
10,923
22Carter County
9,769
23Wayne County
8,820
24Morgan County
8,716
25Lee County
8,312

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

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