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Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Minnesota

The top 25 of 86 Minnesota counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.

#CountyLargest single fire
1Cook County
75,484
2Roseau County
28,810
3Lake County
26,797
4Beltrami County
25,396
5Kittson County
12,680
6Polk County
12,540
7Anoka County
8,513
8Big Stone County
7,330
9Becker County
7,100
10Clearwater County
5,530
11St. Louis County
5,200
12Aitkin County
3,200
13Chippewa County
3,191
14Blue Earth County
2,909
15Wilkin County
2,855
16Norman County
2,425
17Marshall County
2,150
18Otter Tail County
2,087
19Morrison County
1,737
20Todd County
1,725
21Waseca County
1,603
22Wadena County
1,520
23Mille Lacs County
1,460
24Crow Wing County
1,260
25Clay County
1,200

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 Largest Recorded Wildfire in Minnesota”, https://gismap.land/rankings/minnesota/largest-wildfire-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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