Lowest counties for wildfire risk in Virginia
Top 25 of 133 counties with data.
Ranked by wildfire risk (FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20), lowest first.
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlottesville | 11.5 |
| 2 | Alexandria | 21.1 |
| 3 | Arlington | 22.7 |
| 4 | Falls Church | 25.6 |
| 5 | Covington | 28.6 |
| 6 | Manassas | 30.4 |
| 7 | Manassas Park | 30.8 |
| 8 | Martinsville | 31.4 |
| 9 | Fairfax | 31.5 |
| 10 | Bristol | 32.3 |
| 11 | Roanoke | 32.6 |
| 12 | Richmond | 32.7 |
| 13 | Prince William | 33.9 |
| 14 | Lynchburg | 34.8 |
| 15 | Loudoun | 36.0 |
| 16 | Colonial Heights | 38.2 |
| 17 | Salem | 38.3 |
| 18 | Fairfax | 39.0 |
| 19 | Norfolk | 39.9 |
| 20 | Winchester | 40.9 |
| 21 | Harrisonburg | 42.9 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 43.4 |
| 23 | Waynesboro | 43.8 |
| 24 | Henrico | 44.3 |
| 25 | Franklin | 44.4 |
How this ranking works
This page ranks Virginia counties 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.
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