US Counties With the Highest Drought Risk

These counties face the highest drought risk in the US per FEMA's National Risk Index. Prolonged dry periods deplete water supplies, devastate agriculture, and raise wildfire danger. Click any county to see how drought compares to its other hazards.

#	County	State	Drought risk	Overall
1	Fresno County	California	10.0	6.7
2	San Joaquin County	California	10.0	6.4
3	Stanislaus County	California	10.0	6.4
4	Santa Barbara County	California	10.0	5.9
5	Monterey County	California	10.0	6.2
6	Lubbock County	Texas	10.0	7.7
7	Merced County	California	10.0	6.1
8	San Luis Obispo County	California	10.0	5.7
9	Yolo County	California	10.0	5.4
10	Butte County	California	10.0	6.0
11	Madera County	California	10.0	6.6
12	Kings County	California	10.0	5.4
13	Napa County	California	10.0	5.9
14	Sutter County	California	10.0	5.0
15	Warren County	Mississippi	10.0	7.2
16	Glenn County	California	10.0	5.2
17	Colusa County	California	10.0	5.0
18	Parmer County	Texas	10.0	5.1
19	Santa Clara County	California	9.9	6.6
20	Sacramento County	California	9.9	5.9
21	Hidalgo County	Texas	9.9	8.2
22	Chester County	Pennsylvania	9.9	7.7
23	Sonoma County	California	9.9	6.3
24	Solano County	California	9.9	6.3
25	Santa Cruz County	California	9.9	6.2
26	Doña Ana County	New Mexico	9.9	7.4
27	San Juan County	New Mexico	9.9	6.6
28	Yuba County	California	9.9	5.3
29	Tehama County	California	9.9	5.4
30	Chaves County	New Mexico	9.9	7.1
31	Gordon County	Georgia	9.9	6.6
32	Siskiyou County	California	9.9	5.9
33	Mississippi County	Arkansas	9.9	6.8
34	Amador County	California	9.9	5.8
35	Finney County	Kansas	9.9	6.1
36	Fannin County	Texas	9.9	6.5
37	Texas County	Oklahoma	9.9	5.9
38	Moore County	Texas	9.9	6.1
39	Hutchinson County	Texas	9.9	6.5
40	Crawford County	Iowa	9.9	5.8
41	Wilbarger County	Texas	9.9	5.6
42	Ochiltree County	Texas	9.9	5.4
43	Davis County	Iowa	9.9	6.0
44	Dallam County	Texas	9.9	5.5
45	Hansford County	Texas	9.9	5.2
46	Stevens County	Kansas	9.9	5.0
47	Beaver County	Oklahoma	9.9	5.3
48	Harper County	Oklahoma	9.9	5.2
49	Lipscomb County	Texas	9.9	4.6
50	Hall County	Texas	9.9	5.0

Source: FEMA National Risk Index. Scores normalized 1–10. City scores inherit county-level FEMA data. For informational purposes only.

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