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Counties with the Most Wildfires in Minnesota

The top 25 of 86 Minnesota counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.

#CountyRecorded wildfires
1St. Louis County
5,167
2Beltrami County
2,598
3Pine County
2,398
4Crow Wing County
2,154
5Cass County
2,145
6Morrison County
1,995
7Itasca County
1,989
8Becker County
1,742
9Aitkin County
1,512
10Carlton County
1,285
11Sherburne County
1,252
12Roseau County
1,073
13Kanabec County
1,035
14Mille Lacs County
1,016
15Clearwater County
908
16Isanti County
863
17Mahnomen County
859
18Benton County
823
19Kittson County
821
20Hubbard County
785
21Anoka County
753
22Wadena County
750
23Marshall County
738
24Lake County
641
25Koochiching County
623

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

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