China Grove, NC
China Grove, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
China Grove's 2,367 buildings earn a 53rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, China Grove's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 56th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
2,367 buildings are counted in China Grove, and 47.7% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 8.7% rated Minimal.
Where China Grove ranks
China Grove's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Carolina (46th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (53rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, China Grove ranks 14,944 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,574 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 421 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
China Grove's elevated wildfire rating (53rd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in China Grove (47.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where China Grove's figures come from
China Grove's 53rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what China Grove's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.