Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in North Carolina
The top 25 of 100 North Carolina counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.
| # | County | Acres burned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craven County | 58,285 |
| 2 | Pender County | 46,515 |
| 3 | Robeson County | 40,114 |
| 4 | Burke County | 37,097 |
| 5 | Brunswick County | 29,124 |
| 6 | Scotland County | 27,467 |
| 7 | Carteret County | 23,387 |
| 8 | Macon County | 22,841 |
| 9 | Hyde County | 20,178 |
| 10 | Graham County | 18,848 |
| 11 | McDowell County | 16,276 |
| 12 | Madison County | 14,086 |
| 13 | Cherokee County | 12,844 |
| 14 | Rutherford County | 12,676 |
| 15 | Bladen County | 12,573 |
| 16 | Clay County | 11,648 |
| 17 | Richmond County | 11,448 |
| 18 | Cumberland County | 8,740 |
| 19 | Columbus County | 8,685 |
| 20 | Harnett County | 8,292 |
| 21 | Swain County | 7,424 |
| 22 | Sampson County | 7,331 |
| 23 | Hoke County | 7,201 |
| 24 | Haywood County | 7,127 |
| 25 | Tyrrell County | 6,637 |
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 North Carolina”, https://gismap.land/rankings/north-carolina/most-acres-burned-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).
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