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Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in Virginia

The top 25 of 129 Virginia counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.

#CountyAcres burned
1Buchanan County
42,360
2Rockbridge County
31,787
3Page County
25,492
4Lee County
25,026
5Bedford County
23,760
6Amherst County
18,845
7Alleghany County
14,279
8Madison County
14,261
9Craig County
13,372
10Dickenson County
12,796
11Augusta County
12,297
12Scott County
11,867
13Rockingham County
9,000
14Botetourt County
6,388
15Patrick County
6,004
16Russell County
5,630
17Nelson County
4,977
18Roanoke County
4,770
19Dinwiddie County
4,646
20Louisa County
4,390
21Shenandoah County
4,128
22Wise County
4,076
23Albemarle County
3,738
24Washington County
3,087
25Bath County
3,065

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

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