Counties with the most acres burned
Ranked by acres burned by large fires since 1984. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK, leads with 27,274,238.
- 1Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaAK27,274,238
- 2Elko CountyNV4,557,968
- 3Southeast Fairbanks Census AreaAK3,697,766
| 1 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area AK | 27,274,238 | 801 |
| 2 | Elko County NV | 4,557,968 | 290 |
| 3 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area AK | 3,697,766 | 152 |
| 4 | Malheur County OR | 3,209,967 | 189 |
| 5 | Idaho County ID | 3,063,425 | 340 |
| 6 | Owyhee County ID | 3,047,987 | 230 |
| 7 | Humboldt County NV | 2,286,227 | 188 |
| 8 | Okanogan County WA | 1,946,152 | 118 |
| 9 | Bethel Census Area AK | 1,918,765 | 110 |
| 10 | Siskiyou County CA | 1,902,738 | 113 |
| 11 | Trinity County CA | 1,661,951 | 94 |
| 12 | Harney County OR | 1,544,910 | 130 |
| 13 | Valley County ID | 1,450,058 | 97 |
| 14 | Elmore County ID | 1,432,171 | 154 |
| 15 | Catron County NM | 1,421,117 | 126 |
| 16 | Plumas County CA | 1,377,510 | 39 |
| 17 | Denali Borough AK | 1,283,621 | 72 |
| 18 | San Diego County CA | 1,279,683 | 116 |
| 19 | Coconino County AZ | 1,275,513 | 215 |
| 20 | Lincoln County NV | 1,246,862 | 93 |
| 21 | Tehama County CA | 1,231,855 | 55 |
| 22 | Park County WY | 1,189,732 | 57 |
| 23 | Lemhi County ID | 1,148,670 | 75 |
| 24 | Los Angeles County CA | 1,134,072 | 108 |
| 25 | Gila County AZ | 1,116,495 | 92 |
| 26 | Fairbanks North Star Borough AK | 1,089,619 | 58 |
| 27 | Tooele County UT | 1,042,059 | 145 |
| 28 | Wasco County OR | 1,028,178 | 84 |
| 29 | Ventura County CA | 1,027,682 | 52 |
| 30 | Washoe County NV | 1,005,181 | 120 |
| 31 | Yakima County WA | 996,725 | 101 |
| 32 | Shasta County CA | 996,323 | 67 |
| 33 | Lassen County CA | 954,626 | 83 |
| 34 | Blaine County ID | 951,673 | 71 |
| 35 | Pershing County NV | 951,418 | 92 |
| 36 | Monterey County CA | 924,235 | 85 |
| 37 | Grant County OR | 909,321 | 60 |
| 38 | Lake County OR | 909,026 | 73 |
| 39 | Tulare County CA | 896,743 | 75 |
| 40 | Wallowa County OR | 868,269 | 55 |
| 41 | San Bernardino County CA | 854,827 | 90 |
| 42 | Maricopa County AZ | 823,070 | 98 |
| 43 | Rosebud County MT | 810,814 | 77 |
| 44 | Lander County NV | 792,219 | 60 |
| 45 | Osage County OK | 791,598 | 171 |
| 46 | Roberts County TX | 774,405 | 21 |
| 47 | Lea County NM | 768,058 | 117 |
| 48 | Pima County AZ | 753,207 | 152 |
| 49 | Flathead County MT | 747,533 | 76 |
| 50 | Yavapai County AZ | 740,435 | 100 |
| 51 | Santa Barbara County CA | 717,846 | 48 |
| 52 | Broward County FL | 710,044 | 101 |
| 53 | Lake County CA | 699,039 | 35 |
| 54 | Millard County UT | 698,233 | 57 |
| 55 | Douglas County OR | 687,591 | 59 |
| 56 | Fresno County CA | 687,218 | 73 |
| 57 | Collier County FL | 682,265 | 174 |
| 58 | Kern County CA | 675,742 | 142 |
| 59 | Northwest Arctic Borough AK | 668,661 | 86 |
| 60 | Big Horn County MT | 666,410 | 70 |
| 61 | Ware County GA | 662,562 | 79 |
| 62 | Graham County AZ | 660,748 | 94 |
| 63 | Mohave County AZ | 652,108 | 117 |
| 64 | Josephine County OR | 642,253 | 27 |
| 65 | Baker County OR | 642,046 | 48 |
| 66 | Eureka County NV | 636,575 | 75 |
| 67 | Chelan County WA | 630,160 | 71 |
| 68 | Teton County WY | 624,364 | 50 |
| 69 | Curry County OR | 617,446 | 13 |
| 70 | Lincoln County ID | 613,747 | 60 |
| 71 | Box Elder County UT | 611,704 | 102 |
| 72 | Hidalgo County NM | 604,588 | 67 |
| 73 | Hemphill County TX | 590,570 | 12 |
| 74 | Tuolumne County CA | 585,257 | 62 |
| 75 | Cochise County AZ | 582,996 | 107 |
| 76 | Butte County CA | 580,797 | 42 |
| 77 | Kusilvak Census Area AK | 577,554 | 29 |
| 78 | Garfield County MT | 566,040 | 24 |
| 79 | Riverside County CA | 565,666 | 124 |
| 80 | Douglas County WA | 563,813 | 48 |
| 81 | Jefferson County OR | 563,771 | 63 |
| 82 | Powder River County MT | 562,969 | 56 |
| 83 | Juab County UT | 561,710 | 73 |
| 84 | Washington County UT | 553,207 | 80 |
| 85 | Garden County NE | 548,522 | 10 |
| 86 | Custer County ID | 546,676 | 36 |
| 87 | Apache County AZ | 543,116 | 57 |
| 88 | Navajo County AZ | 543,062 | 29 |
| 89 | Grant County NM | 542,464 | 54 |
| 90 | Lane County OR | 533,185 | 28 |
| 91 | Clark County KS | 529,086 | 9 |
| 92 | Ravalli County MT | 527,928 | 70 |
| 93 | Klamath County OR | 519,164 | 52 |
| 94 | Jeff Davis County TX | 516,375 | 43 |
| 95 | San Luis Obispo County CA | 513,091 | 61 |
| 96 | Greenlee County AZ | 509,167 | 51 |
| 97 | Benton County WA | 501,340 | 43 |
| 98 | Lewis and Clark County MT | 497,780 | 42 |
| 99 | Cameron Parish LA | 495,738 | 190 |
| 100 | Dillingham Census Area AK | 481,380 | 25 |
Figures come from each place’s page and share its sources and rules; see the methodology.