Wildfire risk in Minnesota
Minnesota: 87 counties covered
Across 87 Minnesota counties, the average wildfire-risk percentile is 34 — 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.
- Kittson County, MN — 89th percentile, Very High
- Cook County, MN — 89th percentile, Very High
- Roseau County, MN — 86th percentile, Very High
- Marshall County, MN — 80th percentile, High
- Beltrami County, MN — 77th percentile, High
- Lake County, MN — 76th percentile, High
- Pennington County, MN — 73rd percentile, High
- Clearwater County, MN — 68th percentile, High
- Lake of the Woods County, MN — 66th percentile, High
- Wadena County, MN — 64th percentile, High
- Mahnomen County, MN — 63rd percentile, High
- St. Louis County, MN — 62nd percentile, High
- Morrison County, MN — 58th percentile, Elevated
- Polk County, MN — 56th percentile, Elevated
- Becker County, MN — 56th percentile, Elevated
- Mille Lacs County, MN — 54th percentile, Elevated
- Red Lake County, MN — 54th percentile, Elevated
- Anoka County, MN — 51st percentile, Elevated
- Big Stone County, MN — 48th percentile, Elevated
- Kanabec County, MN — 48th percentile, Elevated
- Lac qui Parle County, MN — 48th percentile, Elevated
- Todd County, MN — 47th percentile, Elevated
- Benton County, MN — 46th percentile, Elevated
- Sherburne County, MN — 45th percentile, Elevated
- Norman County, MN — 44th percentile, Elevated
- Hubbard County, MN — 44th percentile, Elevated
- Isanti County, MN — 44th percentile, Elevated
- Otter Tail County, MN — 44th percentile, Elevated
- Crow Wing County, MN — 43rd percentile, Elevated
- Clay County, MN — 43rd percentile, Elevated
- Koochiching County, MN — 41st percentile, Elevated
- Chisago County, MN — 40th percentile, Moderate
- Cass County, MN — 40th percentile, Moderate
- Swift County, MN — 39th percentile, Moderate
- Pine County, MN — 38th percentile, Moderate
- Aitkin County, MN — 37th percentile, Moderate
- Traverse County, MN — 35th percentile, Moderate
- Douglas County, MN — 35th percentile, Moderate
- Pope County, MN — 34th percentile, Moderate
- Stearns County, MN — 33rd percentile, Moderate
- Hennepin County, MN — 32nd percentile, Moderate
- Chippewa County, MN — 31st percentile, Moderate
- Lincoln County, MN — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Kandiyohi County, MN — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Washington County, MN — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Ramsey County, MN — 29th percentile, Moderate
- Wilkin County, MN — 29th percentile, Moderate
- Carlton County, MN — 28th percentile, Moderate
- Grant County, MN — 27th percentile, Moderate
- Stevens County, MN — 26th percentile, Moderate
- Itasca County, MN — 25th percentile, Moderate
- Scott County, MN — 25th percentile, Moderate
- Wright County, MN — 25th percentile, Moderate
- Pipestone County, MN — 24th percentile, Moderate
- Jackson County, MN — 23rd percentile, Moderate
- Carver County, MN — 22nd percentile, Moderate
- Houston County, MN — 21st percentile, Moderate
- Yellow Medicine County, MN — 21st percentile, Moderate
- Nicollet County, MN — 21st percentile, Moderate
- Dakota County, MN — 19th percentile, Low
- Meeker County, MN — 19th percentile, Low
- Le Sueur County, MN — 18th percentile, Low
- Lyon County, MN — 17th percentile, Low
- Cottonwood County, MN — 17th percentile, Low
- Rice County, MN — 17th percentile, Low
- Murray County, MN — 16th percentile, Low
- Winona County, MN — 15th percentile, Low
- McLeod County, MN — 14th percentile, Low
- Blue Earth County, MN — 13th percentile, Low
- Rock County, MN — 13th percentile, Low
- Brown County, MN — 13th percentile, Low
- Wabasha County, MN — 12th percentile, Low
- Renville County, MN — 12th percentile, Low
- Redwood County, MN — 11th percentile, Low
- Sibley County, MN — 11th percentile, Low
- Waseca County, MN — 11th percentile, Low
- Goodhue County, MN — 10th percentile, Low
- Fillmore County, MN — 10th percentile, Low
- Freeborn County, MN — 9th percentile, Low
- Steele County, MN — 8th percentile, Low
- Martin County, MN — 8th percentile, Low
- Nobles County, MN — 7th percentile, Low
- Watonwan County, MN — 7th percentile, Low
- Olmsted County, MN — 6th percentile, Low
- Faribault County, MN — 3rd percentile, Low
- Mower County, MN — 3rd percentile, Low
- Dodge County, MN — 2nd percentile, Low
The 10 highest-risk places in Minnesota on this site
Of the 914 Minnesota communities WildfireRiskFinder covers, these rank highest for wildfire risk nationally:
- Karlstad, MN — 98th percentile, Very High
- Halma, MN — 95th percentile, Very High
- Holt, MN — 91st percentile, Very High
- Lake Bronson, MN — 91st percentile, Very High
- Gully, MN — 89th percentile, Very High
- Winton, MN — 89th percentile, Very High
- Strandquist, MN — 89th percentile, Very High
- Lancaster, MN — 89th percentile, Very High
- Strathcona, MN — 88th percentile, Very High
- Trail, MN — 88th percentile, Very High