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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in New Mexico

The top 25 of 33 New Mexico counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Catron County
1,381,631
2Lea County
688,024
3San Miguel County
399,963
4Grant County
393,696
5Hidalgo County
357,727
6Chaves County
345,458
7Lincoln County
325,221
8Sandoval County
257,144
9Colfax County
235,222
10Roosevelt County
233,431
11Eddy County
192,569
12Socorro County
179,375
13Otero County
175,640
14Union County
172,710
15Mora County
170,992
16Rio Arriba County
128,193
17Quay County
122,865
18Guadalupe County
119,302
19De Baca County
98,258
20Harding County
93,387
21Sierra County
87,703
22Torrance County
81,723
23Luna County
72,468
24Curry County
67,477
25Doña Ana County
41,056

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

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