Johnson, AR
How exposed is Johnson to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Johnson lands at the 74th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,511 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Johnson at the 76th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 68.7% of Johnson's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 31.2% Direct and 0.1% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Johnson ranks
Johnson's risk sits at a similar level relative to Arkansas (63rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (74th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Johnson ranks 8,120 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,114 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 230 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Johnson
At the 74th percentile nationally, Johnson carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
With 68.7% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Johnson gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
Johnson's 74th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Johnson, see the exposure-zones guide.