Counties with the Most Wildfires in West Virginia
The top 25 of 55 West Virginia counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.
| # | County | Recorded wildfires |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanawha County | 2,206 |
| 2 | Wayne County | 1,478 |
| 3 | Mingo County | 1,404 |
| 4 | Mercer County | 1,368 |
| 5 | Raleigh County | 1,270 |
| 6 | Lincoln County | 1,254 |
| 7 | McDowell County | 1,171 |
| 8 | Logan County | 1,152 |
| 9 | Boone County | 1,034 |
| 10 | Wyoming County | 961 |
| 11 | Cabell County | 887 |
| 12 | Fayette County | 880 |
| 13 | Hampshire County | 686 |
| 14 | Putnam County | 668 |
| 15 | Mason County | 658 |
| 16 | Clay County | 582 |
| 17 | Berkeley County | 545 |
| 18 | Monongalia County | 519 |
| 19 | Harrison County | 509 |
| 20 | Nicholas County | 464 |
| 21 | Wood County | 443 |
| 22 | Braxton County | 405 |
| 23 | Preston County | 400 |
| 24 | Jackson County | 376 |
| 25 | Summers County | 363 |
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 West Virginia”, https://gismap.land/rankings/west-virginia/most-wildfires-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).
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