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Counties with the Most Wildfires in Michigan

The top 25 of 83 Michigan counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.

#CountyRecorded wildfires
1Wayne County
2,061
2Kent County
1,285
3Newaygo County
1,222
4Oakland County
972
5Lake County
851
6Iosco County
814
7Clare County
708
8Muskegon County
700
9Macomb County
684
10Jackson County
683
11Marquette County
671
12Saginaw County
655
13Calhoun County
638
14Berrien County
635
15Kalamazoo County
630
16Allegan County
616
17Monroe County
599
18Genesee County
587
19Washtenaw County
585
20Crawford County
582
21Ottawa County
562
22Alcona County
536
23Midland County
526
24Oscoda County
521
25Otsego County
514

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

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