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Counties with the Most Wildfires in Maine

The top 16 of 16 Maine counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.

#CountyRecorded wildfires
1Penobscot County
2,428
2Aroostook County
2,272
3Washington County
2,117
4York County
1,555
5Kennebec County
1,282
6Hancock County
1,228
7Oxford County
1,163
8Somerset County
1,136
9Cumberland County
1,121
10Piscataquis County
1,028
11Waldo County
765
12Franklin County
599
13Androscoggin County
592
14Knox County
528
15Lincoln County
471
16Sagadahoc County
309

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

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