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Wildfire Risk by County: FEMA Wildfire Risk Map

Which counties have the highest risk of wildfire damage.

2 counties share the top score of 100 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index: Riverside County, California, San Diego County, California.

159counties score 95 or higher (top 5% of U.S. counties)
3,144counties scored
2counties tied at the top score (100)
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🔥Highest-scoring counties

CountyFema wildfire risk score (0-100)
Riverside County, California100
San Diego County, California100
Elko County, Nevada99.9
Los Angeles County, California99.9
San Bernardino County, California99.9
Ventura County, California99.8
Orange County, California99.8
Washington County, Utah99.8
Pima County, Arizona99.7
Kittitas County, Washington99.7

🌲States with the most top-5% counties

California41 counties
New Mexico14 counties
Florida14 counties
Idaho12 counties
Arizona11 counties
Washington11 counties
Oregon9 counties
Colorado8 counties
Nevada7 counties
Utah7 counties

🔎About this data

FEMA's long-run wildfire risk score, compared with other U.S. counties.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores

Coverage: Nationwide (counties)

Single source: FEMA's recorded tornado events for Oklahoma, Kansas and Alabama compared with NOAA storm records (moderate agreement, as expected for a long-run model). FEMA's scores are modelled estimates, so this layer is labelled single source.

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💬Questions and answers

Which county has the highest wildfire risk?

2 counties share the top score of 100 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index: Riverside County, California, San Diego County, California.

Which state has the most high-risk counties?

California has the most counties in the top 5% (41 of the 159 counties scoring 95 or more).

What does the score mean?

FEMA's National Risk Index scores each county from 0 to 100 compared with all other U.S. counties: a score of 95 means the county's expected long-run losses are higher than 95% of counties. It is a model of risk over many years, not a forecast.

Where does this data come from?

FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores. Coverage: Nationwide (counties).

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