Counties with the Most Wildfires in New Jersey
The top 21 of 21 New Jersey counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.
| # | County | Recorded wildfires |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean County | 6,914 |
| 2 | Atlantic County | 4,619 |
| 3 | Cumberland County | 3,205 |
| 4 | Burlington County | 2,560 |
| 5 | Camden County | 2,353 |
| 6 | Morris County | 2,218 |
| 7 | Sussex County | 2,052 |
| 8 | Middlesex County | 1,823 |
| 9 | Monmouth County | 1,654 |
| 10 | Warren County | 1,632 |
| 11 | Somerset County | 1,530 |
| 12 | Cape May County | 1,500 |
| 13 | Hunterdon County | 1,453 |
| 14 | Gloucester County | 1,235 |
| 15 | Passaic County | 888 |
| 16 | Salem County | 666 |
| 17 | Mercer County | 207 |
| 18 | Bergen County | 146 |
| 19 | Union County | 67 |
| 20 | Hudson County | 50 |
| 21 | Essex County | 47 |
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 New Jersey”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-jersey/most-wildfires-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).
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