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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in Minnesota

The top 25 of 86 Minnesota counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Roseau County
164,647
2Kittson County
138,899
3Cook County
116,810
4Beltrami County
77,459
5Marshall County
63,374
6Morrison County
42,347
7Polk County
31,006
8Lake County
30,893
9Becker County
27,935
10St. Louis County
26,428
11Aitkin County
25,000
12Clearwater County
21,664
13Anoka County
16,788
14Pennington County
14,606
15Mahnomen County
13,578
16Pine County
13,558
17Cass County
11,207
18Mille Lacs County
9,150
19Todd County
8,451
20Otter Tail County
8,059
21Lake of the Woods County
7,629
22Crow Wing County
7,568
23Big Stone County
7,457
24Wadena County
6,954
25Norman County
5,933

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

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