Wildfires in Mississippi

Large wildfires have burned 579,005 acres of Mississippi since 1984, 25th among the states.

  • 579Kacres burned since 1984
  • 359large fires
  • 2008worst year, 109K acres
  • 25thamong the states for acres burned

Over time

Acres burned in Mississippi per year 1985: 5,265 1986: 8,999 1987: 17K 1988: 14K 1989: 7,432 1990: 17K 1991: 11K 1992: 7,854 1993: 3,647 1994: 11K 1995: 6,734 1996: 13K 1997: 8,143 1998: 4,810 1999: 4,594 2000: 17K 2001: 12K 2002: 9,405 2003: 5,927 2004: 517 2005: 74K 2006: 41K 2007: 9,677 2008: 109K 109K 2009: 2,272 2010: 12K 2011: 8,173 2012: 3,341 2013: 24K 2014: 38K 2015: 11K 2016: 5,253 2017: 11K 2018: 13K 2020: 11K 2021: 5,009 2022: 11K 2023: 3,801 2024: 3,331 19851990199520002005201020152021

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.