Wildfire risk in North Carolina
North Carolina: 100 counties covered
Across 100 North Carolina counties, the average wildfire-risk percentile is 50 — 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.
- Dare County, NC — 94th percentile, Very High
- Carteret County, NC — 88th percentile, Very High
- Hyde County, NC — 85th percentile, Very High
- Graham County, NC — 81st percentile, Very High
- Scotland County, NC — 81st percentile, Very High
- Cherokee County, NC — 81st percentile, Very High
- Hoke County, NC — 81st percentile, Very High
- Brunswick County, NC — 79th percentile, High
- Swain County, NC — 79th percentile, High
- Pamlico County, NC — 78th percentile, High
- Bladen County, NC — 78th percentile, High
- Pender County, NC — 77th percentile, High
- Yancey County, NC — 77th percentile, High
- New Hanover County, NC — 76th percentile, High
- Clay County, NC — 75th percentile, High
- Richmond County, NC — 75th percentile, High
- Tyrrell County, NC — 75th percentile, High
- Cumberland County, NC — 74th percentile, High
- Robeson County, NC — 73rd percentile, High
- Onslow County, NC — 72nd percentile, High
- Madison County, NC — 72nd percentile, High
- Currituck County, NC — 71st percentile, High
- Macon County, NC — 70th percentile, High
- Mitchell County, NC — 69th percentile, High
- Columbus County, NC — 68th percentile, High
- Haywood County, NC — 68th percentile, High
- Moore County, NC — 67th percentile, High
- Buncombe County, NC — 66th percentile, High
- Jackson County, NC — 66th percentile, High
- Craven County, NC — 64th percentile, High
- McDowell County, NC — 64th percentile, High
- Avery County, NC — 61st percentile, High
- Rutherford County, NC — 60th percentile, Elevated
- Transylvania County, NC — 59th percentile, Elevated
- Polk County, NC — 59th percentile, Elevated
- Caldwell County, NC — 58th percentile, Elevated
- Camden County, NC — 57th percentile, Elevated
- Watauga County, NC — 56th percentile, Elevated
- Jones County, NC — 56th percentile, Elevated
- Alleghany County, NC — 56th percentile, Elevated
- Beaufort County, NC — 56th percentile, Elevated
- Harnett County, NC — 56th percentile, Elevated
- Burke County, NC — 55th percentile, Elevated
- Sampson County, NC — 54th percentile, Elevated
- Anson County, NC — 51st percentile, Elevated
- Ashe County, NC — 50th percentile, Elevated
- Henderson County, NC — 49th percentile, Elevated
- Duplin County, NC — 48th percentile, Elevated
- Washington County, NC — 48th percentile, Elevated
- Cleveland County, NC — 45th percentile, Elevated
- Montgomery County, NC — 45th percentile, Elevated
- Lee County, NC — 44th percentile, Elevated
- Gaston County, NC — 41st percentile, Elevated
- Lincoln County, NC — 40th percentile, Elevated
- Wilkes County, NC — 39th percentile, Moderate
- Gates County, NC — 39th percentile, Moderate
- Chowan County, NC — 38th percentile, Moderate
- Bertie County, NC — 38th percentile, Moderate
- Martin County, NC — 37th percentile, Moderate
- Rowan County, NC — 37th percentile, Moderate
- Perquimans County, NC — 37th percentile, Moderate
- Davie County, NC — 37th percentile, Moderate
- Pasquotank County, NC — 37th percentile, Moderate
- Alamance County, NC — 36th percentile, Moderate
- Caswell County, NC — 36th percentile, Moderate
- Hertford County, NC — 36th percentile, Moderate
- Cabarrus County, NC — 35th percentile, Moderate
- Davidson County, NC — 35th percentile, Moderate
- Halifax County, NC — 34th percentile, Moderate
- Northampton County, NC — 34th percentile, Moderate
- Guilford County, NC — 34th percentile, Moderate
- Person County, NC — 34th percentile, Moderate
- Mecklenburg County, NC — 34th percentile, Moderate
- Edgecombe County, NC — 33rd percentile, Moderate
- Johnston County, NC — 33rd percentile, Moderate
- Chatham County, NC — 33rd percentile, Moderate
- Randolph County, NC — 32nd percentile, Moderate
- Catawba County, NC — 32nd percentile, Moderate
- Pitt County, NC — 32nd percentile, Moderate
- Lenoir County, NC — 32nd percentile, Moderate
- Surry County, NC — 31st percentile, Moderate
- Nash County, NC — 31st percentile, Moderate
- Wayne County, NC — 31st percentile, Moderate
- Iredell County, NC — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Warren County, NC — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Forsyth County, NC — 29th percentile, Moderate
- Franklin County, NC — 29th percentile, Moderate
- Alexander County, NC — 29th percentile, Moderate
- Orange County, NC — 29th percentile, Moderate
- Wilson County, NC — 28th percentile, Moderate
- Granville County, NC — 27th percentile, Moderate
- Union County, NC — 27th percentile, Moderate
- Greene County, NC — 26th percentile, Moderate
- Stanly County, NC — 26th percentile, Moderate
- Wake County, NC — 26th percentile, Moderate
- Vance County, NC — 25th percentile, Moderate
- Stokes County, NC — 24th percentile, Moderate
- Yadkin County, NC — 24th percentile, Moderate
- Durham County, NC — 21st percentile, Moderate
- Rockingham County, NC — 21st percentile, Moderate
The 10 highest-risk places in North Carolina on this site
Of the 772 North Carolina communities WildfireRiskFinder covers, these rank highest for wildfire risk nationally:
- Wanchese, NC — 98th percentile, Very High
- Manns Harbor, NC — 98th percentile, Very High
- Davis, NC — 97th percentile, Very High
- Atlantic, NC — 96th percentile, Very High
- Manteo, NC — 96th percentile, Very High
- Swan Quarter, NC — 95th percentile, Very High
- Hobucken, NC — 94th percentile, Very High
- Ocracoke, NC — 93rd percentile, Very High
- Frisco, NC — 93rd percentile, Very High
- Buxton, NC — 93rd percentile, Very High