Counties with the Most Wildfires in Mississippi
The top 25 of 82 Mississippi counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.
| # | County | Recorded wildfires |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearl River County | 2,499 |
| 2 | Lamar County | 2,245 |
| 3 | Harrison County | 2,231 |
| 4 | Jefferson Davis County | 2,121 |
| 5 | Jackson County | 1,929 |
| 6 | Marion County | 1,881 |
| 7 | Hancock County | 1,837 |
| 8 | Lincoln County | 1,680 |
| 9 | Perry County | 1,597 |
| 10 | Leake County | 1,595 |
| 11 | Amite County | 1,459 |
| 12 | Attala County | 1,399 |
| 13 | Wayne County | 1,245 |
| 14 | Forrest County | 1,212 |
| 15 | Pike County | 1,186 |
| 16 | Jones County | 1,085 |
| 17 | Lawrence County | 1,084 |
| 18 | George County | 1,080 |
| 19 | Marshall County | 1,069 |
| 20 | Winston County | 1,066 |
| 21 | Holmes County | 1,060 |
| 22 | Stone County | 1,019 |
| 23 | Covington County | 1,007 |
| 24 | Copiah County | 1,004 |
| 25 | Prentiss County | 996 |
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 Mississippi”, https://gismap.land/rankings/mississippi/most-wildfires-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).
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