Wildfire risk in West Virginia
West Virginia: 55 counties covered
Across 55 West Virginia counties, the average wildfire-risk percentile is 49 — 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.
- Logan County, WV — 93rd percentile, Very High
- Mingo County, WV — 92nd percentile, Very High
- Boone County, WV — 89th percentile, Very High
- Wyoming County, WV — 86th percentile, Very High
- McDowell County, WV — 85th percentile, Very High
- Kanawha County, WV — 81st percentile, Very High
- Clay County, WV — 80th percentile, High
- Lincoln County, WV — 79th percentile, High
- Wayne County, WV — 78th percentile, High
- Fayette County, WV — 78th percentile, High
- Raleigh County, WV — 77th percentile, High
- Nicholas County, WV — 74th percentile, High
- Mercer County, WV — 64th percentile, High
- Hardy County, WV — 63rd percentile, High
- Pendleton County, WV — 59th percentile, Elevated
- Monroe County, WV — 58th percentile, Elevated
- Greenbrier County, WV — 57th percentile, Elevated
- Grant County, WV — 54th percentile, Elevated
- Cabell County, WV — 52nd percentile, Elevated
- Summers County, WV — 52nd percentile, Elevated
- Putnam County, WV — 51st percentile, Elevated
- Hampshire County, WV — 50th percentile, Elevated
- Pocahontas County, WV — 48th percentile, Elevated
- Roane County, WV — 46th percentile, Elevated
- Morgan County, WV — 46th percentile, Elevated
- Mineral County, WV — 43rd percentile, Elevated
- Tucker County, WV — 42nd percentile, Elevated
- Braxton County, WV — 41st percentile, Elevated
- Webster County, WV — 41st percentile, Elevated
- Calhoun County, WV — 39th percentile, Moderate
- Berkeley County, WV — 39th percentile, Moderate
- Randolph County, WV — 37th percentile, Moderate
- Preston County, WV — 36th percentile, Moderate
- Jackson County, WV — 36th percentile, Moderate
- Mason County, WV — 36th percentile, Moderate
- Gilmer County, WV — 35th percentile, Moderate
- Jefferson County, WV — 34th percentile, Moderate
- Barbour County, WV — 32nd percentile, Moderate
- Lewis County, WV — 32nd percentile, Moderate
- Taylor County, WV — 32nd percentile, Moderate
- Doddridge County, WV — 31st percentile, Moderate
- Wetzel County, WV — 31st percentile, Moderate
- Wirt County, WV — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Ritchie County, WV — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Marion County, WV — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Monongalia County, WV — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Upshur County, WV — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Tyler County, WV — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Pleasants County, WV — 29th percentile, Moderate
- Harrison County, WV — 29th percentile, Moderate
- Marshall County, WV — 28th percentile, Moderate
- Wood County, WV — 26th percentile, Moderate
- Ohio County, WV — 26th percentile, Moderate
- Hancock County, WV — 25th percentile, Moderate
- Brooke County, WV — 25th percentile, Moderate
The 10 highest-risk places in West Virginia on this site
Of the 429 West Virginia communities WildfireRiskFinder covers, these rank highest for wildfire risk nationally:
- Amherstdale, WV — 97th percentile, Very High
- Kistler, WV — 97th percentile, Very High
- Accoville, WV — 97th percentile, Very High
- Robinette, WV — 96th percentile, Very High
- Sarah Ann, WV — 96th percentile, Very High
- Earling, WV — 96th percentile, Very High
- Man, WV — 96th percentile, Very High
- Neibert, WV — 96th percentile, Very High
- Holden, WV — 96th percentile, Very High
- Chattaroy, WV — 96th percentile, Very High