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Highest risk cities in Kentucky

Highest wildfire risk cities in Kentucky

Ranked city list for long-term wildfire hazard potential. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

Wildfire score

50/100

Updated Fri, Jul 10, 5:17 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by wildfire score.

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#1

Pineville, KY

16 points above the state average

#2

Ashland, KY

15 points above the state average

#3

Catlettsburg, KY

15 points above the state average

#4

Hazard, KY

15 points above the state average

#5

Westwood, KY

15 points above the state average

#6

Williamsburg, KY

15 points above the state average

#7

Cumberland, KY

13 points above the state average

#8

Flatwoods, KY

13 points above the state average

#9

Raceland, KY

13 points above the state average

#10

Worthington, KY

13 points above the state average

#11

North Corbin, KY

9 points above the state average

#12

Russell, KY

9 points above the state average

#13

Mount Vernon, KY

8 points above the state average

#14

Stanton, KY

7 points above the state average

#15

Barbourville, KY

3 points above the state average

#16

Fulton, KY

2 points above the state average

#17

Jackson, KY

2 points above the state average

#18

Jenkins, KY

1 points above the state average

#19

London, KY

1 points above the state average

#20

Manchester, KY

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#21

Middlesborough, KY

at the state average

#22

Paintsville, KY

at the state average

#23

Prestonsburg, KY

at the state average

#24

Salyersville, KY

at the state average

#25

Coal Run Village, KY

1 points below the state average

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data and statewide score snapshots.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale and shown against the state average for context.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.