Wildfire Risk in Oklahoma

All Oklahoma counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index wildfire score

Wildfire risk — uncontrolled fires that spread across wildland and into communities — is rated for 77 of 77 Oklahoma counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Le Flore County carries the state's highest wildfire score at 96.1, with $3M in expected annual wildfire losses.

No Oklahoma county reaches the High band for wildfire, and expected annual losses from wildfire total roughly $60M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Wildfire

#CountyWildfire ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Le Flore County
96.1
Medium 0.01 / yr $3M
2 Sequoyah County
96.1
Medium 0.01 / yr $3M
3 Pittsburg County
95.2
Medium 0.02 / yr $3M
4 Osage County
94.8
Medium 0.01 / yr $2M
5 Cherokee County
94.6
Medium 0.01 / yr $2M
6 Creek County
93.8
Medium 0.01 / yr $2M
7 Comanche County
92.9
Medium 0.01 / yr $2M
8 Lincoln County
92.8
Medium 0.01 / yr $1M
9 Latimer County
92.6
Medium 0.02 / yr $1M
10 Pottawatomie County
92.2
Medium 0.01 / yr $2M
11 Haskell County
91.8
Medium 0.02 / yr $2M
12 Okmulgee County
91.7
Medium 0.01 / yr $1M
13 Okfuskee County
91.7
Medium 0.02 / yr $1M
14 Grady County
91.5
Medium 0.00 / yr $2M
15 Tulsa County
91.3
Medium 0.00 / yr $1M
16 Seminole County
91.1
Medium 0.01 / yr $1M
17 Delaware County
90.8
Medium 0.01 / yr $936K
18 McIntosh County
90.7
Medium 0.01 / yr $848K
19 Beckham County
90.7
Medium 0.01 / yr $1M
20 Adair County
90.6
Medium 0.01 / yr $1M
21 Pontotoc County
90.2
Medium 0.01 / yr $1M
22 Hughes County
89.7
Medium 0.01 / yr $1M
23 Payne County
89.6
Medium 0.01 / yr $1M
24 Woodward County
89.3
Medium 0.01 / yr $1M
25 Roger Mills County
89.2
Medium 0.01 / yr $723K
26 Muskogee County
89.0
Medium 0.01 / yr $849K
27 Oklahoma County
88.9
Medium 0.00 / yr $1M
28 Pushmataha County
88.7
Low 0.01 / yr $671K
29 Kay County
88.5
Low 0.00 / yr $883K
30 Stephens County
88.5
Low 0.01 / yr $981K
31 Carter County
88.4
Low 0.01 / yr $902K
32 Bryan County
87.5
Low 0.00 / yr $681K
33 McClain County
87.2
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
34 Garvin County
87.2
Low 0.01 / yr $810K
35 Pawnee County
86.8
Low 0.01 / yr $621K
36 Coal County
86.8
Low 0.01 / yr $484K
37 Rogers County
86.0
Low 0.00 / yr $792K
38 Beaver County
85.7
Low 0.01 / yr $752K
39 Mayes County
85.6
Low 0.00 / yr $508K
40 Caddo County
85.6
Low 0.00 / yr $533K
41 Ellis County
85.2
Low 0.01 / yr $481K
42 Cleveland County
85.0
Low 0.00 / yr $759K
43 Atoka County
84.4
Low 0.01 / yr $502K
44 Canadian County
83.9
Low 0.00 / yr $917K
45 Texas County
83.4
Low 0.01 / yr $607K
46 Murray County
82.4
Low 0.01 / yr $400K
47 Johnston County
82.2
Low 0.01 / yr $328K
48 Harper County
81.9
Low 0.01 / yr $349K
49 Wagoner County
81.7
Low 0.00 / yr $516K
50 Love County
79.4
Low 0.00 / yr $335K
51 Marshall County
79.3
Low 0.00 / yr $230K
52 Logan County
78.5
Low 0.00 / yr $370K
53 Washington County
78.4
Low 0.00 / yr $315K
54 Jefferson County
78.2
Low 0.00 / yr $218K
55 McCurtain County
77.6
Low 0.00 / yr $193K
56 Custer County
76.8
Low 0.00 / yr $256K
57 Noble County
75.4
Low 0.00 / yr $187K
58 Woods County
74.7
Low 0.01 / yr $322K
59 Dewey County
73.6
Low 0.01 / yr $215K
60 Cimarron County
72.5
Low 0.01 / yr $139K
61 Kiowa County
71.6
Low 0.00 / yr $132K
62 Washita County
68.9
Low 0.00 / yr $108K
63 Greer County
68.3
Low 0.00 / yr $106K
64 Cotton County
67.0
Low 0.00 / yr $131K
65 Major County
66.1
Low 0.00 / yr $124K
66 Jackson County
65.9
Low 0.00 / yr $116K
67 Choctaw County
65.1
Low 0.00 / yr $69K
68 Ottawa County
64.9
Low 0.00 / yr $80K
69 Blaine County
63.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $96K
70 Alfalfa County
60.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $71K
71 Craig County
60.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $57K
72 Harmon County
58.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $50K
73 Nowata County
54.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $40K
74 Garfield County
53.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $53K
75 Tillman County
52.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $42K
76 Kingfisher County
52.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $49K
77 Grant County
44.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $27K

77 Oklahoma counties with measurable wildfire risk. See the national wildfire ranking or all Oklahoma counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Oklahoma county has the highest wildfire risk?

Le Flore County has the highest FEMA wildfire risk score in Oklahoma at 96.1 (Medium), with $3M in expected annual losses and about 0.01 events per year.

How many Oklahoma counties face significant wildfire risk?

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

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