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Counties with the Most Wildfires in Montana

The top 25 of 56 Montana counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.

#CountyRecorded wildfires
1Missoula County
4,910
2Flathead County
3,319
3Lincoln County
2,565
4Lewis and Clark County
1,987
5Sanders County
1,680
6Ravalli County
1,651
7Mineral County
1,379
8Yellowstone County
1,330
9Big Horn County
978
10Powder River County
976
11Gallatin County
878
12Powell County
874
13Rosebud County
840
14Jefferson County
798
15Granite County
772
16Lake County
760
17Roosevelt County
601
18Custer County
599
19Beaverhead County
562
20Glacier County
473
21Carter County
463
22Garfield County
444
23Carbon County
437
24Cascade County
379
25Fergus County
362

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

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