Counties with the Most Acres Burned by Wildfire in West Virginia
The top 25 of 55 West Virginia counties on GIS Map, ranked by total acres burned in recorded wildfires from 1992 to 2024.
| # | County | Acres burned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mingo County | 142,127 |
| 2 | Boone County | 103,864 |
| 3 | Logan County | 77,121 |
| 4 | McDowell County | 69,996 |
| 5 | Kanawha County | 68,359 |
| 6 | Wayne County | 48,777 |
| 7 | Wyoming County | 40,734 |
| 8 | Lincoln County | 38,720 |
| 9 | Raleigh County | 34,766 |
| 10 | Fayette County | 28,704 |
| 11 | Hardy County | 17,332 |
| 12 | Clay County | 13,970 |
| 13 | Mason County | 8,755 |
| 14 | Nicholas County | 8,039 |
| 15 | Pendleton County | 7,233 |
| 16 | Mercer County | 7,076 |
| 17 | Grant County | 4,977 |
| 18 | Braxton County | 2,537 |
| 19 | Cabell County | 2,471 |
| 20 | Webster County | 2,367 |
| 21 | Greenbrier County | 2,323 |
| 22 | Hampshire County | 1,608 |
| 23 | Roane County | 1,589 |
| 24 | Summers County | 1,504 |
| 25 | Putnam County | 1,495 |
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 West Virginia”, https://gismap.land/rankings/west-virginia/most-acres-burned-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).
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