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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in Missouri

The top 25 of 113 Missouri counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Camden County
43,765
2Shannon County
33,854
3Laclede County
33,473
4Dallas County
30,791
5Reynolds County
27,718
6Taney County
22,800
7Henry County
22,300
8Ozark County
18,798
9St. Clair County
17,513
10Dent County
17,092
11Douglas County
15,904
12Howell County
15,673
13Benton County
15,300
14Christian County
15,109
15Washington County
13,394
16Texas County
11,919
17Oregon County
10,138
18Morgan County
9,950
19Carroll County
8,833
20Crawford County
8,611
21Barry County
8,534
22Phelps County
8,404
23Wright County
6,892
24Miller County
6,765
25Ripley County
6,590

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

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