Which US county has the lowest wildfire risk?

Aleutians West, AK has the lowest wildfire risk in the United States, at 0.0.

What is the wildfire risk in Aleutians West, AK?

Aleutians West, AK is ranked #1 in the United States for wildfire risk, at 0.0.

What are the top US counties for wildfire risk?

Aleutians West, AK (0.0), then Bronx, NY (1.2), and Kings, NY (1.2). The full top 25 is in the table on this page.

How is this wildfire risk ranking calculated?

Counties in the United States are ranked by wildfire risk (FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.

Lowest Wildfire Risk Counties in the US (2026)

Lowest counties for wildfire risk in the United States

Top 25 of 3144 counties with data.

Ranked by wildfire risk (FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20), lowest first.

Lowest counties for wildfire risk in the United States

Rank	County	Value
01	Aleutians West, AK0.0 County page
02	Bronx, NY1.2 County page
03	Kings, NY1.2 County page
04	New York, NY1.4 County page
05	Queens, NY2.2 County page
06	Hudson, NJ3.4 County page
07	Philadelphia, PA5.3 County page
08	Orleans, LA6.5 County page
09	Suffolk, MA7.0 County page
10	Cook, IL7.9 County page
11	Essex, NJ9.1 County page
12	St. Louis10.2
13	San Francisco, CA10.8 County page
14	Jefferson, LA11.4 County page
15	Charlottesville, VA11.5 County page
16	Passaic, NJ12.4 County page
17	Richmond, NY14.2 County page
18	Nassau, NY14.3 County page
19	Union, NJ17.2 County page
20	District of Columbia, DC17.5 County page
21	Bergen, NJ17.6 County page
22	DuPage, IL18.1 County page
23	Los Angeles, CA19.7 County page
24	Rockland, NY19.9 County page
25	Milwaukee, WI20.8 County page

How this ranking works

This page ranks every US county by wildfire risk, sorted so the lowest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For wildfire risk, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh wildfire risk against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of wildfire risk.

Frequently asked questions

Which US county has the lowest wildfire risk?: Aleutians West, AK has the lowest wildfire risk in the United States, at 0.0.
What is the wildfire risk in Aleutians West, AK?: Aleutians West, AK is ranked #1 in the United States for wildfire risk, at 0.0.
What are the top US counties for wildfire risk?: Aleutians West, AK (0.0), then Bronx, NY (1.2), and Kings, NY (1.2). The full top 25 is in the table on this page.
How is this wildfire risk ranking calculated?: Counties in the United States are ranked by wildfire risk (FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.

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