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Counties with the Most Wildfires in Ohio

The top 25 of 54 Ohio counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.

#CountyRecorded wildfires
1Lawrence County
978
2Scioto County
564
3Pike County
516
4Muskingum County
407
5Gallia County
398
6Hocking County
378
7Athens County
318
8Perry County
304
9Meigs County
269
10Adams County
255
11Jackson County
253
12Ross County
252
13Guernsey County
239
14Belmont County
212
15Tuscarawas County
209
16Coshocton County
193
17Columbiana County
191
18Ashland County
188
19Fairfield County
186
20Vinton County
186
21Knox County
173
22Carroll County
165
23Washington County
161
24Noble County
128
25Holmes County
121

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 Ohio”, https://gismap.land/rankings/ohio/most-wildfires-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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