Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in North Carolina
The top 25 of 100 North Carolina counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.
| # | County | Largest single fire |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craven County | 32,156 |
| 2 | Pender County | 31,140 |
| 3 | Brunswick County | 15,642 |
| 4 | Hyde County | 15,449 |
| 5 | Macon County | 10,642 |
| 6 | Burke County | 10,120 |
| 7 | Clay County | 9,036 |
| 8 | Rutherford County | 7,913 |
| 9 | Graham County | 7,788 |
| 10 | Madison County | 5,964 |
| 11 | Cherokee County | 5,505 |
| 12 | Bladen County | 5,438 |
| 13 | Tyrrell County | 5,280 |
| 14 | Carteret County | 4,265 |
| 15 | Swain County | 3,232 |
| 16 | McDowell County | 3,163 |
| 17 | Camden County | 2,100 |
| 18 | Warren County | 2,030 |
| 19 | Halifax County | 2,012 |
| 20 | Haywood County | 2,008 |
| 21 | Franklin County | 1,778 |
| 22 | Scotland County | 1,500 |
| 23 | Polk County | 1,477 |
| 24 | Watauga County | 1,450 |
| 25 | Cumberland County | 1,164 |
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 Largest Recorded Wildfire in North Carolina”, https://gismap.land/rankings/north-carolina/largest-wildfire-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).
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