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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in Louisiana

The top 25 of 53 Louisiana counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Cameron Parish
77,851
2Beauregard Parish
70,215
3Vernon Parish
42,067
4Rapides Parish
38,249
5Natchitoches Parish
19,594
6St. Tammany Parish
13,572
7Allen Parish
13,245
8Calcasieu Parish
12,235
9Grant Parish
10,514
10Tangipahoa Parish
10,472
11Winn Parish
8,896
12Sabine Parish
8,096
13St. Helena Parish
7,382
14Washington Parish
6,909
15Livingston Parish
6,819
16Caddo Parish
5,949
17Bienville Parish
4,655
18Morehouse Parish
4,519
19LaSalle Parish
3,738
20Bossier Parish
3,676
21Webster Parish
3,502
22De Soto Parish
3,127
23Claiborne Parish
3,056
24East Feliciana Parish
2,927
25Caldwell Parish
2,715

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

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