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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in Tennessee

The top 25 of 95 Tennessee counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Campbell County
55,487
2Morgan County
22,132
3Cocke County
19,337
4Scott County
17,690
5Marion County
15,686
6Grundy County
14,399
7Monroe County
13,833
8Cumberland County
12,682
9Anderson County
12,187
10Polk County
11,050
11Carter County
9,743
12Sevier County
9,579
13Bledsoe County
9,441
14Claiborne County
8,450
15Hawkins County
8,398
16Van Buren County
7,635
17Sequatchie County
6,831
18Greene County
6,711
19Blount County
6,535
20Hamilton County
6,517
21McNairy County
5,830
22Fentress County
5,777
23Hardin County
5,681
24Hancock County
5,475
25Roane County
5,336

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 Tennessee”, https://gismap.land/rankings/tennessee/most-acres-burned-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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