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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in Mississippi

The top 25 of 82 Mississippi counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Perry County
122,263
2Pearl River County
54,052
3Jackson County
45,968
4Hancock County
44,948
5Harrison County
44,925
6Lamar County
39,880
7Forrest County
34,144
8Marshall County
31,917
9Attala County
29,761
10Amite County
25,954
11Lincoln County
25,141
12Jefferson Davis County
23,877
13Marion County
22,417
14Wayne County
21,472
15Benton County
19,227
16Panola County
19,130
17Lawrence County
18,779
18Holmes County
17,544
19Leake County
16,524
20Madison County
16,337
21Walthall County
14,300
22Greene County
14,063
23George County
13,896
24Winston County
13,803
25Tippah County
13,489

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

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