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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in Montana

The top 25 of 56 Montana counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Rosebud County
579,001
2Garfield County
525,763
3Powder River County
370,258
4Flathead County
348,165
5Big Horn County
343,467
6Missoula County
334,420
7Sanders County
309,187
8Lewis and Clark County
307,717
9Sweet Grass County
302,761
10Yellowstone County
291,294
11Beaverhead County
259,092
12Custer County
231,267
13Granite County
225,287
14Musselshell County
165,179
15Lincoln County
158,625
16Ravalli County
158,014
17Broadwater County
157,304
18Park County
135,425
19Mineral County
119,328
20Petroleum County
92,943
21Teton County
78,895
22Carbon County
76,730
23Carter County
73,043
24Roosevelt County
69,637
25Phillips County
66,424

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

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