Counties with the Most Wildfires in North Dakota
The top 25 of 53 North Dakota 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 | Rolette County | 808 |
| 2 | McKenzie County | 555 |
| 3 | Billings County | 268 |
| 4 | Morton County | 250 |
| 5 | Sioux County | 241 |
| 6 | Williams County | 240 |
| 7 | Mountrail County | 237 |
| 8 | Burleigh County | 210 |
| 9 | Stutsman County | 202 |
| 10 | Ward County | 201 |
| 11 | Cass County | 187 |
| 12 | Stark County | 176 |
| 13 | Grand Forks County | 157 |
| 14 | Grant County | 150 |
| 15 | Richland County | 143 |
| 16 | McHenry County | 134 |
| 17 | Bottineau County | 122 |
| 18 | Mercer County | 118 |
| 19 | Ramsey County | 106 |
| 20 | Barnes County | 105 |
| 21 | Dunn County | 103 |
| 22 | Benson County | 98 |
| 23 | Pierce County | 86 |
| 24 | Adams County | 84 |
| 25 | Dickey County | 82 |
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 Dakota”, https://gismap.land/rankings/north-dakota/most-wildfires-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).
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