Wildfire Risk in Indiana

All Indiana counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index wildfire score

Wildfire risk — uncontrolled fires that spread across wildland and into communities — is rated for 92 of 92 Indiana counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Lake County carries the state's highest wildfire score at 66.1, with $120K in expected annual wildfire losses.

No Indiana county reaches the High band for wildfire, and expected annual losses from wildfire total roughly $710K statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Wildfire

#CountyWildfire ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Lake County
66.1
Low 0.00 / yr $120K
2 Porter County
60.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $112K
3 Allen County
39.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $25K
4 Warrick County
35.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $23K
5 LaPorte County
35.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $18K
6 Elkhart County
32.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $16K
7 Vanderburgh County
31.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
8 Monroe County
31.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $16K
9 LaGrange County
29.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
10 Spencer County
29.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
11 Tippecanoe County
29.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
12 Vigo County
27.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
13 Bartholomew County
26.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $13K
14 Kosciusko County
24.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $10K
15 Morgan County
23.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
16 Daviess County
22.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
17 Marion County
22.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
18 St. Joseph County
22.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
19 Delaware County
21.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
20 Clark County
20.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $10K
21 Wayne County
20.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
22 Hamilton County
20.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $13K
23 Johnson County
19.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
24 Floyd County
19.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
25 Madison County
19.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
26 Jasper County
18.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
27 Harrison County
18.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
28 Dubois County
16.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
29 Noble County
16.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
30 Grant County
15.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
31 Lawrence County
15.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
32 Franklin County
14.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
33 Howard County
14.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
34 Jennings County
14.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
35 Starke County
13.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
36 Steuben County
12.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
37 Orange County
12.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
38 Dearborn County
12.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
39 DeKalb County
12.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
40 Pike County
11.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
41 Owen County
11.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
42 Montgomery County
11.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
43 Cass County
11.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
44 Washington County
10.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
45 Hendricks County
10.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
46 Adams County
10.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
47 Newton County
10.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
48 Whitley County
10.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
49 Putnam County
10.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
50 Wabash County
9.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
51 Huntington County
9.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
52 Parke County
9.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
53 Jefferson County
9.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
54 Miami County
9.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
55 Henry County
9.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
56 Crawford County
8.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
57 Greene County
8.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
58 Jackson County
8.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
59 Brown County
8.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
60 Knox County
8.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
61 Ripley County
8.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
62 White County
7.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
63 Vermillion County
7.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
64 Carroll County
7.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
65 Randolph County
7.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
66 Boone County
7.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
67 Clay County
6.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
68 Decatur County
6.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
69 Marshall County
6.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
70 Fountain County
6.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
71 Gibson County
6.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
72 Scott County
6.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
73 Perry County
5.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
74 Clinton County
5.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
75 Fulton County
5.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
76 Jay County
5.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
77 Wells County
5.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
78 Hancock County
4.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
79 Shelby County
4.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
80 Fayette County
4.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
81 Posey County
3.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
82 Switzerland County
3.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
83 Sullivan County
2.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
84 Martin County
2.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $967
85 Blackford County
2.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $906
86 Warren County
2.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
87 Pulaski County
1.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $739
88 Tipton County
1.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $901
89 Rush County
1.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $533
90 Benton County
1.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $531
91 Ohio County
0.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $439
92 Union County
0.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $226

92 Indiana counties with measurable wildfire risk. See the national wildfire ranking or all Indiana counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Indiana county has the highest wildfire risk?

Lake County has the highest FEMA wildfire risk score in Indiana at 66.1 (Low), with $120K in expected annual losses and about 0.00 events per year.

How many Indiana counties face significant wildfire risk?

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

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