Wildfire Risk in Ohio

All Ohio counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index wildfire score

Wildfire risk — uncontrolled fires that spread across wildland and into communities — is rated for 88 of 88 Ohio counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Adams County carries the state's highest wildfire score at 63.0, with $96K in expected annual wildfire losses.

No Ohio county reaches the High band for wildfire, and expected annual losses from wildfire total roughly $1M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Wildfire

#CountyWildfire ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Adams County
63.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $96K
2 Brown County
60.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $68K
3 Highland County
60.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $82K
4 Cuyahoga County
56.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $60K
5 Summit County
53.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $57K
6 Lawrence County
53.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $52K
7 Stark County
49.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $48K
8 Mahoning County
48.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $36K
9 Ross County
48.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $41K
10 Hamilton County
47.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $39K
11 Holmes County
46.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
12 Columbiana County
46.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $34K
13 Medina County
46.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $48K
14 Lorain County
45.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $40K
15 Montgomery County
44.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $32K
16 Trumbull County
43.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $27K
17 Licking County
42.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $36K
18 Geauga County
42.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $28K
19 Clermont County
41.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $35K
20 Butler County
41.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $33K
21 Belmont County
40.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $23K
22 Jefferson County
40.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $23K
23 Portage County
39.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $29K
24 Wayne County
38.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $22K
25 Tuscarawas County
38.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $18K
26 Warren County
37.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $36K
27 Lucas County
36.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $19K
28 Knox County
36.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $17K
29 Ashtabula County
36.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $17K
30 Richland County
35.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
31 Gallia County
34.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
32 Scioto County
34.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $17K
33 Muskingum County
33.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $18K
34 Guernsey County
31.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
35 Greene County
30.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $18K
36 Ashland County
30.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
37 Coshocton County
29.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
38 Franklin County
29.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $13K
39 Lake County
28.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
40 Delaware County
26.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
41 Fairfield County
26.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
42 Clark County
25.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
43 Carroll County
24.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
44 Pike County
24.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
45 Erie County
23.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
46 Washington County
22.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
47 Noble County
22.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
48 Miami County
21.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
49 Jackson County
20.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
50 Pickaway County
18.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
51 Perry County
18.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
52 Monroe County
18.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
53 Harrison County
17.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
54 Morrow County
16.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
55 Huron County
15.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
56 Ottawa County
14.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
57 Preble County
13.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
58 Wood County
13.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
59 Athens County
13.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
60 Hocking County
12.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
61 Darke County
12.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
62 Williams County
12.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
63 Morgan County
11.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
64 Shelby County
10.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
65 Allen County
9.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
66 Clinton County
8.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
67 Meigs County
8.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
68 Fulton County
8.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
69 Defiance County
6.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
70 Logan County
6.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
71 Mercer County
6.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
72 Sandusky County
6.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
73 Auglaize County
5.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
74 Fayette County
5.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
75 Paulding County
4.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
76 Union County
4.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
77 Vinton County
4.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $980
78 Marion County
3.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
79 Henry County
3.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
80 Champaign County
3.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
81 Van Wert County
3.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
82 Crawford County
3.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
83 Madison County
2.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
84 Seneca County
2.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
85 Putnam County
2.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
86 Hancock County
1.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
87 Hardin County
1.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $644
88 Wyandot County
1.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $570

88 Ohio counties with measurable wildfire risk. See the national wildfire ranking or all Ohio counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Ohio county has the highest wildfire risk?

Adams County has the highest FEMA wildfire risk score in Ohio at 63.0 (Very Low), with $96K in expected annual losses and about 0.00 events per year.

How many Ohio counties face significant wildfire risk?

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

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