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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in Nebraska

The top 25 of 93 Nebraska counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Lincoln County
101,661
2Dawes County
101,112
3Sioux County
93,774
4Custer County
84,119
5Furnas County
47,502
6Thomas County
47,356
7Gosper County
30,538
8Scotts Bluff County
25,130
9Banner County
18,314
10Cherry County
17,461
11Garden County
11,031
12Blaine County
10,164
13Grant County
10,033
14Morrill County
9,843
15Box Butte County
8,882
16Sherman County
6,800
17Sheridan County
6,718
18Valley County
6,422
19Holt County
5,766
20Chase County
5,197
21Garfield County
4,897
22Brown County
4,826
23Gage County
4,404
24Otoe County
3,968
25Dundy County
3,898

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

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