Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Mississippi
The top 25 of 82 Mississippi counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.
| # | County | Largest single fire |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perry County | 5,717 |
| 2 | Attala County | 5,208 |
| 3 | Jackson County | 4,248 |
| 4 | Newton County | 4,212 |
| 5 | Hinds County | 4,152 |
| 6 | Wilkinson County | 4,110 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | 4,109 |
| 8 | Hancock County | 3,708 |
| 9 | Scott County | 2,363 |
| 10 | Pearl River County | 2,135 |
| 11 | Lincoln County | 2,000 |
| 12 | Wayne County | 1,858 |
| 13 | Lafayette County | 1,826 |
| 14 | Harrison County | 1,824 |
| 15 | Forrest County | 1,823 |
| 16 | Greene County | 1,730 |
| 17 | Lee County | 1,620 |
| 18 | Chickasaw County | 1,409 |
| 19 | Jefferson Davis County | 1,409 |
| 20 | Tishomingo County | 1,344 |
| 21 | Lamar County | 1,230 |
| 22 | Pike County | 1,200 |
| 23 | Tippah County | 1,041 |
| 24 | Benton County | 1,007 |
| 25 | Simpson County | 1,001 |
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 Mississippi”, https://gismap.land/rankings/mississippi/largest-wildfire-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).
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