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Counties with the Most Wildfires in Maryland

The top 23 of 23 Maryland counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.

#CountyRecorded wildfires
1Charles County
510
2Dorchester County
449
3Caroline County
338
4Cecil County
302
5Allegany County
292
6St. Mary's County
284
7Talbot County
257
8Wicomico County
225
9Washington County
210
10Calvert County
188
11Frederick County
176
12Harford County
164
13Queen Anne's County
140
14Somerset County
135
15Garrett County
111
16Prince George's County
105
17Baltimore County
100
18Kent County
72
19Worcester County
58
20Montgomery County
51
21Anne Arundel County
50
22Carroll County
47
23Howard County
34

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

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