Wildfire risk in Virginia
Virginia: 133 counties covered
Across 133 Virginia counties, the average wildfire-risk percentile is 41 — 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.
- Buchanan County, VA — 88th percentile, Very High
- Wise County, VA — 85th percentile, Very High
- Dickenson County, VA — 85th percentile, Very High
- Lee County, VA — 84th percentile, Very High
- Norton city, VA — 79th percentile, High
- Russell County, VA — 78th percentile, High
- Tazewell County, VA — 77th percentile, High
- Scott County, VA — 73rd percentile, High
- Virginia Beach city, VA — 70th percentile, High
- Buena Vista city, VA — 69th percentile, High
- Craig County, VA — 68th percentile, High
- Alleghany County, VA — 67th percentile, High
- Bath County, VA — 66th percentile, High
- Bland County, VA — 66th percentile, High
- Rockbridge County, VA — 65th percentile, High
- Botetourt County, VA — 64th percentile, High
- Smyth County, VA — 63rd percentile, High
- Roanoke County, VA — 63rd percentile, High
- Page County, VA — 63rd percentile, High
- Floyd County, VA — 62nd percentile, High
- Shenandoah County, VA — 62nd percentile, High
- Covington city, VA — 61st percentile, High
- Galax city, VA — 61st percentile, High
- Montgomery County, VA — 61st percentile, High
- Highland County, VA — 60th percentile, High
- Accomack County, VA — 60th percentile, High
- Washington County, VA — 59th percentile, Elevated
- Augusta County, VA — 59th percentile, Elevated
- Chesapeake city, VA — 58th percentile, Elevated
- Rockingham County, VA — 57th percentile, Elevated
- Amherst County, VA — 57th percentile, Elevated
- Giles County, VA — 56th percentile, Elevated
- Wythe County, VA — 56th percentile, Elevated
- Carroll County, VA — 55th percentile, Elevated
- Nelson County, VA — 55th percentile, Elevated
- Grayson County, VA — 55th percentile, Elevated
- Pulaski County, VA — 51st percentile, Elevated
- Bedford County, VA — 51st percentile, Elevated
- Warren County, VA — 50th percentile, Elevated
- Greene County, VA — 50th percentile, Elevated
- Poquoson city, VA — 49th percentile, Elevated
- Lexington city, VA — 49th percentile, Elevated
- Frederick County, VA — 48th percentile, Elevated
- Waynesboro city, VA — 48th percentile, Elevated
- Salem city, VA — 47th percentile, Elevated
- Bristol city, VA — 47th percentile, Elevated
- Rappahannock County, VA — 46th percentile, Elevated
- Madison County, VA — 45th percentile, Elevated
- Clarke County, VA — 43rd percentile, Elevated
- Staunton city, VA — 43rd percentile, Elevated
- Albemarle County, VA — 43rd percentile, Elevated
- Radford city, VA — 43rd percentile, Elevated
- Franklin County, VA — 42nd percentile, Elevated
- Mathews County, VA — 40th percentile, Elevated
- Suffolk city, VA — 40th percentile, Moderate
- Roanoke city, VA — 39th percentile, Moderate
- Hampton city, VA — 39th percentile, Moderate
- Patrick County, VA — 39th percentile, Moderate
- Northampton County, VA — 38th percentile, Moderate
- Gloucester County, VA — 37th percentile, Moderate
- Appomattox County, VA — 37th percentile, Moderate
- Harrisonburg city, VA — 37th percentile, Moderate
- Sussex County, VA — 36th percentile, Moderate
- Campbell County, VA — 36th percentile, Moderate
- Surry County, VA — 36th percentile, Moderate
- Isle of Wight County, VA — 35th percentile, Moderate
- James City County, VA — 35th percentile, Moderate
- Newport News city, VA — 35th percentile, Moderate
- York County, VA — 35th percentile, Moderate
- Prince George County, VA — 34th percentile, Moderate
- Southampton County, VA — 34th percentile, Moderate
- Charles City County, VA — 34th percentile, Moderate
- Dinwiddie County, VA — 33rd percentile, Moderate
- New Kent County, VA — 33rd percentile, Moderate
- Buckingham County, VA — 33rd percentile, Moderate
- Greensville County, VA — 33rd percentile, Moderate
- Middlesex County, VA — 32nd percentile, Moderate
- Fluvanna County, VA — 32nd percentile, Moderate
- Brunswick County, VA — 31st percentile, Moderate
- Emporia city, VA — 31st percentile, Moderate
- King and Queen County, VA — 31st percentile, Moderate
- Louisa County, VA — 31st percentile, Moderate
- Williamsburg city, VA — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Pittsylvania County, VA — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Northumberland County, VA — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Orange County, VA — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Lynchburg city, VA — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Franklin city, VA — 30th percentile, Moderate
- King George County, VA — 29th percentile, Moderate
- King William County, VA — 29th percentile, Moderate
- Winchester city, VA — 29th percentile, Moderate
- Caroline County, VA — 29th percentile, Moderate
- Prince Edward County, VA — 29th percentile, Moderate
- Lancaster County, VA — 29th percentile, Moderate
- Charlotte County, VA — 28th percentile, Moderate
- Nottoway County, VA — 28th percentile, Moderate
- Westmoreland County, VA — 28th percentile, Moderate
- Fauquier County, VA — 28th percentile, Moderate
- Loudoun County, VA — 27th percentile, Moderate
- Lunenburg County, VA — 27th percentile, Moderate
- Petersburg city, VA — 27th percentile, Moderate
- Halifax County, VA — 27th percentile, Moderate
- Essex County, VA — 27th percentile, Moderate
- Hanover County, VA — 27th percentile, Moderate
- Mecklenburg County, VA — 26th percentile, Moderate
- Hopewell city, VA — 26th percentile, Moderate
- Culpeper County, VA — 26th percentile, Moderate
- Cumberland County, VA — 26th percentile, Moderate
- Richmond County, VA — 26th percentile, Moderate
- Amelia County, VA — 26th percentile, Moderate
- Colonial Heights city, VA — 25th percentile, Moderate
- Goochland County, VA — 25th percentile, Moderate
- Portsmouth city, VA — 25th percentile, Moderate
- Spotsylvania County, VA — 25th percentile, Moderate
- Henry County, VA — 25th percentile, Moderate
- Stafford County, VA — 24th percentile, Moderate
- Henrico County, VA — 24th percentile, Moderate
- Chesterfield County, VA — 24th percentile, Moderate
- Charlottesville city, VA — 24th percentile, Moderate
- Norfolk city, VA — 23rd percentile, Moderate
- Powhatan County, VA — 23rd percentile, Moderate
- Fredericksburg city, VA — 21st percentile, Moderate
- Manassas Park city, VA — 20th percentile, Low
- Prince William County, VA — 19th percentile, Low
- Danville city, VA — 19th percentile, Low
- Richmond city, VA — 17th percentile, Low
- Martinsville city, VA — 17th percentile, Low
- Fairfax County, VA — 16th percentile, Low
- Manassas city, VA — 13th percentile, Low
- Alexandria city, VA — 13th percentile, Low
- Fairfax city, VA — 11th percentile, Low
- Arlington County, VA — 8th percentile, Low
- Falls Church city, VA — 4th percentile, Low
The 10 highest-risk places in Virginia on this site
Of the 681 Virginia communities WildfireRiskFinder covers, these rank highest for wildfire risk nationally:
- Stonega, VA — 94th percentile, Very High
- Big Rock, VA — 93rd percentile, Very High
- Grundy, VA — 93rd percentile, Very High
- Osaka, VA — 93rd percentile, Very High
- Breaks, VA — 93rd percentile, Very High
- Vansant, VA — 93rd percentile, Very High
- Dunbar, VA — 92nd percentile, Very High
- Pound, VA — 92nd percentile, Very High
- Saxis, VA — 92nd percentile, Very High
- Ewing, VA — 91st percentile, Very High