Wildfire Risk in Iowa

All Iowa counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index wildfire score

Wildfire risk — uncontrolled fires that spread across wildland and into communities — is rated for 99 of 99 Iowa counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Woodbury County carries the state's highest wildfire score at 87.4, with $932K in expected annual wildfire losses.

No Iowa county reaches the High band for wildfire, and expected annual losses from wildfire total roughly $5M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Wildfire

#CountyWildfire ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Woodbury County
87.4
Low 0.00 / yr $932K
2 Plymouth County
70.5
Low 0.00 / yr $200K
3 Davis County
68.6
Low 0.00 / yr $110K
4 Pottawattamie County
67.2
Low 0.00 / yr $161K
5 Tama County
65.5
Low 0.00 / yr $109K
6 Johnson County
64.4
Low 0.00 / yr $164K
7 Monona County
63.5
Low 0.00 / yr $112K
8 Marshall County
62.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $97K
9 Wapello County
61.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $92K
10 Iowa County
61.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $109K
11 Muscatine County
60.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $92K
12 Madison County
59.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $75K
13 Harrison County
59.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $80K
14 Appanoose County
59.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $65K
15 Warren County
59.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $132K
16 Polk County
57.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $91K
17 Washington County
54.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $62K
18 Jefferson County
54.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $52K
19 Lucas County
54.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $50K
20 Dickinson County
54.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $76K
21 Jasper County
53.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $64K
22 Mills County
52.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $83K
23 Scott County
52.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $64K
24 Van Buren County
52.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $41K
25 Decatur County
52.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $51K
26 Marion County
50.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $64K
27 Clinton County
50.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $50K
28 Union County
49.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $37K
29 Lee County
48.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $43K
30 Henry County
47.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $41K
31 Linn County
47.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $49K
32 Crawford County
46.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $40K
33 Poweshiek County
46.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $43K
34 Keokuk County
44.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $39K
35 Wayne County
43.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $24K
36 Des Moines County
42.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $32K
37 Mahaska County
42.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $34K
38 Clarke County
42.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $43K
39 Dallas County
40.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $51K
40 Cass County
40.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
41 Monroe County
40.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $37K
42 Sioux County
39.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $44K
43 Guthrie County
39.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $39K
44 Hardin County
39.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $25K
45 Black Hawk County
36.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $25K
46 Fremont County
36.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $24K
47 Taylor County
36.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $17K
48 Benton County
36.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $35K
49 Jackson County
35.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $25K
50 Louisa County
35.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $25K
51 Montgomery County
35.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
52 Page County
34.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $18K
53 Adair County
34.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $16K
54 Audubon County
33.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $17K
55 Ringgold County
32.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $23K
56 Cedar County
31.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $26K
57 Adams County
31.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $17K
58 Story County
30.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $19K
59 Clay County
29.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
60 Floyd County
28.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $13K
61 Carroll County
28.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
62 Lyon County
28.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
63 Jones County
27.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $19K
64 Cerro Gordo County
26.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
65 Cherokee County
24.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $10K
66 Emmet County
23.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $10K
67 Bremer County
22.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $17K
68 Dubuque County
22.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $17K
69 Winneshiek County
22.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
70 Butler County
22.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
71 Shelby County
21.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $13K
72 Ida County
20.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
73 Chickasaw County
19.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
74 Webster County
19.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
75 Buena Vista County
17.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
76 Allamakee County
16.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
77 Boone County
15.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $10K
78 Fayette County
14.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
79 Winnebago County
13.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
80 Hamilton County
13.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
81 Kossuth County
13.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
82 Osceola County
12.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
83 O'Brien County
12.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
84 Delaware County
12.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
85 Clayton County
12.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
86 Mitchell County
11.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
87 Palo Alto County
11.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
88 Greene County
10.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
89 Sac County
9.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
90 Howard County
9.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
91 Calhoun County
8.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
92 Grundy County
8.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
93 Wright County
7.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
94 Buchanan County
7.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
95 Hancock County
6.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
96 Franklin County
6.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
97 Humboldt County
5.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
98 Pocahontas County
4.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
99 Worth County
3.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K

99 Iowa counties with measurable wildfire risk. See the national wildfire ranking or all Iowa counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Iowa county has the highest wildfire risk?

Woodbury County has the highest FEMA wildfire risk score in Iowa at 87.4 (Low), with $932K in expected annual losses and about 0.00 events per year.

How many Iowa counties face significant wildfire risk?

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

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