Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in West Virginia
The top 25 of 55 West Virginia counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.
| # | County | Largest single fire |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mingo County | 12,023 |
| 2 | Hardy County | 6,223 |
| 3 | McDowell County | 5,832 |
| 4 | Fayette County | 4,637 |
| 5 | Raleigh County | 3,484 |
| 6 | Boone County | 3,328 |
| 7 | Logan County | 3,186 |
| 8 | Wyoming County | 2,859 |
| 9 | Wayne County | 2,250 |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 2,090 |
| 11 | Clay County | 2,033 |
| 12 | Kanawha County | 1,918 |
| 13 | Grant County | 1,800 |
| 14 | Pendleton County | 1,611 |
| 15 | Webster County | 894 |
| 16 | Mercer County | 690 |
| 17 | Mason County | 655 |
| 18 | Nicholas County | 550 |
| 19 | Greenbrier County | 328 |
| 20 | Braxton County | 236 |
| 21 | Jefferson County | 200 |
| 22 | Pocahontas County | 166 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 150 |
| 24 | Tucker County | 150 |
| 25 | Tyler County | 147 |
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 Largest Recorded Wildfire in West Virginia”, https://gismap.land/rankings/west-virginia/largest-wildfire-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).
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