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Counties with the Most Wildfires in Virginia

The top 25 of 129 Virginia counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.

#CountyRecorded wildfires
1Albemarle County
960
2Chesterfield County
818
3Augusta County
807
4Prince William County
780
5Fairfax County
730
6Pittsylvania County
681
7Bedford County
665
8Frederick County
662
9Halifax County
610
10Louisa County
599
11Campbell County
595
12Rockingham County
582
13Buchanan County
579
14Spotsylvania County
577
15Mecklenburg County
571
16Shenandoah County
515
17Fauquier County
514
18Lee County
505
19Scott County
500
20Loudoun County
491
21Richmond County
475
22Lunenburg County
469
23Caroline County
465
24Carroll County
444
25Buckingham County
414

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

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