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Counties with the Most Wildfires in Nevada

The top 17 of 17 Nevada counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.

#CountyRecorded wildfires
1Elko County
2,733
2Lincoln County
2,562
3Clark County
2,546
4White Pine County
1,861
5Washoe County
1,747
6Humboldt County
1,343
7Lander County
616
8Douglas County
567
9Pershing County
535
10Eureka County
516
11Nye County
329
12Lyon County
305
13Carson City
224
14Churchill County
190
15Storey County
103
16Mineral County
95
17Esmeralda County
35

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

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