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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in New York

The top 25 of 62 New York counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Suffolk County
14,493
2Ulster County
11,513
3Orange County
8,044
4Sullivan County
6,252
5Rockland County
5,723
6Dutchess County
3,750
7Monroe County
3,370
8St. Lawrence County
3,337
9Steuben County
3,255
10Essex County
3,147
11Saratoga County
2,761
12Clinton County
2,639
13Albany County
2,598
14Westchester County
2,365
15Rensselaer County
2,277
16Warren County
2,120
17Washington County
1,753
18Jefferson County
1,686
19Erie County
1,675
20Broome County
1,591
21Greene County
1,577
22Onondaga County
1,565
23Nassau County
1,532
24Columbia County
1,531
25Putnam County
1,419

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

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