Counties with the Most Wildfires in North Carolina
The top 25 of 100 North Carolina 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 | Robeson County | 3,612 |
| 2 | Richmond County | 3,200 |
| 3 | Moore County | 2,720 |
| 4 | Harnett County | 2,582 |
| 5 | Caldwell County | 2,067 |
| 6 | Scotland County | 2,017 |
| 7 | Columbus County | 1,599 |
| 8 | Onslow County | 1,597 |
| 9 | Bladen County | 1,527 |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 1,525 |
| 11 | Union County | 1,518 |
| 12 | Chatham County | 1,498 |
| 13 | Anson County | 1,409 |
| 14 | Lee County | 1,408 |
| 15 | Brunswick County | 1,396 |
| 16 | Stanly County | 1,385 |
| 17 | Hoke County | 1,365 |
| 18 | Rutherford County | 1,360 |
| 19 | Buncombe County | 1,326 |
| 20 | Iredell County | 1,281 |
| 21 | Burke County | 1,269 |
| 22 | Cleveland County | 1,223 |
| 23 | Catawba County | 1,216 |
| 24 | Wilkes County | 1,162 |
| 25 | McDowell County | 1,159 |
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 North Carolina”, https://gismap.land/rankings/north-carolina/most-wildfires-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).
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