Wildfire risk in Maryland

Maryland: 24 counties covered

Across 24 Maryland counties, the average wildfire-risk percentile is 35 — 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.

Somerset County, MD — 87th percentile, Very High
Dorchester County, MD — 86th percentile, Very High
Wicomico County, MD — 78th percentile, High
Worcester County, MD — 56th percentile, Elevated
Calvert County, MD — 48th percentile, Elevated
St. Mary's County, MD — 46th percentile, Elevated
Talbot County, MD — 44th percentile, Elevated
Allegany County, MD — 42nd percentile, Elevated
Garrett County, MD — 40th percentile, Elevated
Caroline County, MD — 37th percentile, Moderate
Washington County, MD — 36th percentile, Moderate
Charles County, MD — 31st percentile, Moderate
Frederick County, MD — 27th percentile, Moderate
Prince George's County, MD — 26th percentile, Moderate
Anne Arundel County, MD — 24th percentile, Moderate
Queen Anne's County, MD — 22nd percentile, Moderate
Cecil County, MD — 22nd percentile, Moderate
Kent County, MD — 20th percentile, Low
Harford County, MD — 12th percentile, Low
Howard County, MD — 11th percentile, Low
Montgomery County, MD — 11th percentile, Low
Baltimore County, MD — 10th percentile, Low
Baltimore city, MD — 8th percentile, Low
Carroll County, MD — 7th percentile, Low

The 10 highest-risk places in Maryland on this site

Of the 527 Maryland communities WildfireRiskFinder covers, these rank highest for wildfire risk nationally:

Elliott, MD — 99th percentile, Very High
Dames Quarter, MD — 99th percentile, Very High
Frenchtown-Rumbly, MD — 98th percentile, Very High
Nanticoke, MD — 98th percentile, Very High
Chance, MD — 98th percentile, Very High
Nanticoke Acres, MD — 98th percentile, Very High
Deal Island, MD — 97th percentile, Very High
Fairmount, MD — 97th percentile, Very High
Jesterville, MD — 96th percentile, Very High
Mount Vernon, MD — 95th percentile, Very High