Wildfire Risk in Arkansas

All Arkansas counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index wildfire score

Wildfire risk — uncontrolled fires that spread across wildland and into communities — is rated for 75 of 75 Arkansas counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Washington County carries the state's highest wildfire score at 94.1, with $3M in expected annual wildfire losses.

No Arkansas county reaches the High band for wildfire, and expected annual losses from wildfire total roughly $13M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Wildfire

#CountyWildfire ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Washington County
94.1
Medium 0.01 / yr $3M
2 Benton County
92.8
Medium 0.01 / yr $3M
3 Crawford County
91.1
Medium 0.01 / yr $2M
4 Sebastian County
90.4
Medium 0.01 / yr $1M
5 Franklin County
82.5
Low 0.00 / yr $327K
6 Polk County
82.4
Low 0.00 / yr $356K
7 White County
79.4
Low 0.00 / yr $335K
8 Faulkner County
77.8
Low 0.00 / yr $404K
9 Cleburne County
75.8
Low 0.00 / yr $207K
10 Van Buren County
75.2
Low 0.00 / yr $160K
11 Conway County
74.9
Low 0.00 / yr $183K
12 Garland County
72.9
Low 0.00 / yr $155K
13 Pope County
72.3
Low 0.00 / yr $214K
14 Baxter County
71.9
Low 0.00 / yr $136K
15 Pulaski County
71.8
Low 0.00 / yr $171K
16 Logan County
71.6
Low 0.00 / yr $158K
17 Madison County
71.2
Low 0.00 / yr $154K
18 Independence County
70.5
Low 0.00 / yr $155K
19 Yell County
68.2
Low 0.00 / yr $111K
20 Stone County
68.1
Low 0.00 / yr $97K
21 Searcy County
68.0
Low 0.00 / yr $103K
22 Johnson County
67.4
Low 0.00 / yr $102K
23 Scott County
67.1
Low 0.00 / yr $124K
24 Boone County
65.6
Low 0.00 / yr $118K
25 Marion County
65.0
Low 0.00 / yr $77K
26 Carroll County
64.9
Low 0.00 / yr $81K
27 Miller County
64.3
Low 0.00 / yr $79K
28 Izard County
62.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $56K
29 Saline County
61.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $101K
30 Montgomery County
61.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $53K
31 Sevier County
58.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $42K
32 Jefferson County
57.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $48K
33 Fulton County
56.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $38K
34 Hot Spring County
55.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $47K
35 Perry County
55.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $50K
36 Sharp County
54.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $36K
37 Lonoke County
52.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $63K
38 Newton County
51.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $30K
39 Pike County
49.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $35K
40 Howard County
45.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $23K
41 Jackson County
44.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
42 Craighead County
43.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $27K
43 Randolph County
40.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
44 Little River County
37.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
45 Lawrence County
35.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
46 Hempstead County
32.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
47 Ashley County
32.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
48 Columbia County
31.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $10K
49 Clark County
31.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
50 Greene County
30.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
51 Nevada County
29.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
52 Ouachita County
28.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
53 Union County
27.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
54 Bradley County
27.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
55 St. Francis County
27.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
56 Drew County
25.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
57 Cleveland County
25.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
58 Grant County
24.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $10K
59 Lafayette County
21.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
60 Prairie County
20.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
61 Monroe County
20.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
62 Arkansas County
19.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
63 Phillips County
18.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
64 Lincoln County
16.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
65 Dallas County
13.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
66 Cross County
12.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
67 Mississippi County
11.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
68 Woodruff County
11.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
69 Chicot County
8.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
70 Calhoun County
7.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
71 Poinsett County
7.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
72 Lee County
7.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
73 Clay County
6.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
74 Crittenden County
5.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
75 Desha County
3.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $691

75 Arkansas counties with measurable wildfire risk. See the national wildfire ranking or all Arkansas counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Arkansas county has the highest wildfire risk?

Washington County has the highest FEMA wildfire risk score in Arkansas at 94.1 (Medium), with $3M in expected annual losses and about 0.01 events per year.

How many Arkansas counties face significant wildfire risk?

75 Arkansas counties record measurable wildfire risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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