Wildfire Risk in Illinois

All Illinois counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index wildfire score

Wildfire risk — uncontrolled fires that spread across wildland and into communities — is rated for 102 of 102 Illinois counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Will County carries the state's highest wildfire score at 56.2, with $88K in expected annual wildfire losses.

No Illinois county reaches the High band for wildfire, and expected annual losses from wildfire total roughly $510K statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Wildfire

#CountyWildfire ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Will County
56.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $88K
2 Cook County
55.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $56K
3 Lake County
44.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $44K
4 DuPage County
33.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $22K
5 Kane County
32.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
6 Winnebago County
32.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $17K
7 McHenry County
31.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $25K
8 Stephenson County
27.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
9 Vermilion County
22.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
10 Jo Daviess County
21.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
11 LaSalle County
21.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
12 Macon County
21.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
13 Kankakee County
20.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
14 Sangamon County
18.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
15 Champaign County
16.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
16 Fayette County
15.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
17 Grundy County
15.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
18 Marion County
15.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
19 St. Clair County
15.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
20 Madison County
14.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
21 Williamson County
14.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
22 Kendall County
14.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
23 Whiteside County
14.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
24 Montgomery County
13.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
25 Carroll County
13.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
26 Bureau County
13.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
27 Shelby County
12.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
28 Jackson County
11.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
29 Ogle County
11.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
30 Johnson County
11.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
31 Effingham County
10.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
32 Edgar County
10.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
33 Peoria County
9.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
34 Jefferson County
9.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
35 Coles County
9.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
36 Lee County
9.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
37 Macoupin County
9.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
38 Union County
9.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
39 Christian County
9.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
40 McLean County
8.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
41 Rock Island County
8.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
42 Saline County
8.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
43 Boone County
8.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
44 Pope County
8.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
45 Clark County
8.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
46 Tazewell County
8.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
47 Clinton County
7.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
48 Massac County
7.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
49 Bond County
7.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
50 Henry County
7.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
51 DeKalb County
6.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
52 Randolph County
6.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
53 Franklin County
5.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
54 Clay County
5.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
55 Hardin County
5.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
56 Adams County
5.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
57 Fulton County
4.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
58 Cumberland County
4.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
59 Marshall County
4.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
60 Putnam County
4.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
61 Moultrie County
4.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $998
62 Douglas County
4.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
63 Piatt County
4.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
64 Washington County
3.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
65 Perry County
3.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
66 Menard County
3.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
67 Iroquois County
3.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
68 Woodford County
3.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
69 Richland County
2.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $840
70 Livingston County
2.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
71 Jasper County
2.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
72 White County
2.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $699
73 Alexander County
2.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $557
74 De Witt County
2.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $807
75 Crawford County
2.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $917
76 Monroe County
1.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
77 Morgan County
1.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $653
78 Ford County
1.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $684
79 Henderson County
1.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $480
80 Mason County
1.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $584
81 Logan County
1.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $598
82 Wayne County
1.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $615
83 Hancock County
1.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $482
84 Gallatin County
1.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $312
85 Knox County
1.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $446
86 Hamilton County
1.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $598
87 Mercer County
1.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $719
88 Pike County
1.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $400
89 McDonough County
0.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $290
90 Edwards County
0.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $200
91 Stark County
0.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $344
92 Pulaski County
0.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $190
93 Calhoun County
0.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $309
94 Lawrence County
0.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $199
95 Jersey County
0.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $322
96 Wabash County
0.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $173
97 Cass County
0.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $107
98 Greene County
0.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $108
99 Schuyler County
0.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $91
100 Warren County
0.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $91
101 Brown County
0.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $84
102 Scott County
0.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $56

102 Illinois counties with measurable wildfire risk. See the national wildfire ranking or all Illinois counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Illinois county has the highest wildfire risk?

Will County has the highest FEMA wildfire risk score in Illinois at 56.2 (Very Low), with $88K in expected annual losses and about 0.00 events per year.

How many Illinois counties face significant wildfire risk?

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

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