Wildfire risk in Delaware
Delaware: 3 counties covered
Across 3 Delaware counties, the average wildfire-risk percentile is 38 — but that average hides real spread between counties, which is why each community in this dataset gets its own page rather than one statewide number.
- Sussex County, DE — 41st percentile, Elevated
- Kent County, DE — 38th percentile, Moderate
- New Castle County, DE — 33rd percentile, Moderate
The 10 highest-risk places in Delaware on this site
Of the 79 Delaware communities WildfireRiskFinder covers, these rank highest for wildfire risk nationally:
- Slaughter Beach, DE — 80th percentile, High
- Bowers, DE — 74th percentile, High
- Lewes, DE — 72nd percentile, High
- Rehoboth Beach, DE — 65th percentile, High
- Delmar, DE — 65th percentile, High
- Bethel, DE — 63rd percentile, High
- Blades, DE — 57th percentile, Elevated
- Little Creek, DE — 55th percentile, Elevated
- Georgetown, DE — 54th percentile, Elevated
- Delaware City, DE — 53rd percentile, Elevated