Drought by state and county this week
How much of each state is in drought on this week's U.S. Drought Monitor, in words, with a page for every county. The categories and figures are the Drought Monitor's own, from the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
45.05% of the US is in drought (D1 to D4), down 1.24 points from the week before.
62.88% is at least abnormally dry (D0 to D4), 25.37% is in severe drought or worse (D2 to D4) and 1.09% in D4 Exceptional Drought. Share of the total US area.
Next map: released Thursday 22 October 2026.
Every state, map valid 13 October 2026
Share of each state's area. Each band includes the ones after it: "D1–D4" is all drought, "D2–D4" severe drought or worse. Choose a state for every county.
| State | In drought (D1–D4) | Change in a week | D0–D4 | D2–D4 | D3–D4 | D4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 32.82% | down 16.91 points | 71.3% | 8.85% | 0.75% | 0% |
| Alaska | 0.74% | no change | 3.29% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Arizona | 46.35% | down 7.62 points | 90.26% | 14.12% | 0% | 0% |
| Arkansas | 94.55% | up 1.38 points | 100% | 91.32% | 65.44% | 6.61% |
| California | 23.26% | no change | 72.12% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Colorado | 70.82% | down 0.64 points | 84.38% | 54.04% | 26.16% | 8.47% |
| Connecticut | 0% | no change | 8.65% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Delaware | 10.88% | no change | 34% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| District of Columbia | 0% | no change | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Florida | 25.14% | down 15.85 points | 57.53% | 4.67% | 0% | 0% |
| Georgia | 21.47% | down 4.46 points | 64.72% | 5.55% | 0% | 0% |
| Hawaii | 0% | no change | 10.96% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Idaho | 65.78% | down 1.82 points | 83.77% | 48.97% | 25.38% | 6.72% |
| Illinois | 20.9% | up 11.31 points | 36.87% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Indiana | 0% | no change | 18.8% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Iowa | 0% | no change | 1.36% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Kansas | 30.85% | no change | 48.96% | 10.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Kentucky | 14.08% | down 0.54 points | 64.23% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Louisiana | 84.04% | up 4.96 points | 99.99% | 66.45% | 8.16% | 1.15% |
| Maine | 100% | no change | 100% | 47.74% | 4.64% | 0% |
| Maryland | 17.07% | down 3.3 points | 72.89% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Massachusetts | 3.91% | down 4.04 points | 36.25% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Michigan | 27.41% | up 2.02 points | 62.62% | 18.72% | 4.19% | 0.12% |
| Minnesota | 62.59% | no change | 80.02% | 27.04% | 2.52% | 0% |
| Mississippi | 79.35% | up 2.61 points | 93.91% | 37.32% | 9.58% | 3.07% |
| Missouri | 48.77% | up 3.99 points | 69.56% | 30.32% | 15.99% | 1.1% |
| Montana | 20.52% | down 5.18 points | 39.84% | 11.36% | 4.93% | 0% |
| Nebraska | 44.29% | no change | 66.92% | 22.98% | 6.43% | 0.93% |
| Nevada | 95.77% | no change | 100% | 52.76% | 7.05% | 0.73% |
| New Hampshire | 53.28% | down 2.4 points | 93.48% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| New Jersey | 0% | no change | 21.55% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| New Mexico | 79.99% | down 2.36 points | 97.63% | 43.21% | 8.3% | 0% |
| New York | 1.62% | up 1.62 points | 43.16% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| North Carolina | 58.44% | down 1.48 points | 88.48% | 23.98% | 4.3% | 0% |
| North Dakota | 52.48% | down 0.81 points | 71.21% | 31.01% | 6.4% | 0% |
| Ohio | 0% | no change | 3.9% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Oklahoma | 95.16% | down 1.54 points | 100% | 79.62% | 43.84% | 16.55% |
| Oregon | 88.3% | no change | 98.52% | 57.58% | 20.23% | 0% |
| Pennsylvania | 0.63% | down 0.26 points | 5.42% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Puerto Rico | 47.87% | no change | 57.01% | 24.69% | 7.23% | 0% |
| Rhode Island | 0% | no change | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| South Carolina | 52.79% | down 4.36 points | 84.47% | 21.98% | 0% | 0% |
| South Dakota | 61.3% | no change | 84.66% | 8.95% | 0.33% | 0% |
| Tennessee | 61.38% | up 0.78 points | 85.44% | 36.93% | 7.46% | 0% |
| Texas | 78.36% | down 3.64 points | 95.05% | 47.76% | 14.82% | 1.06% |
| Utah | 100% | no change | 100% | 71.44% | 22.52% | 0% |
| Vermont | 41.51% | up 13.8 points | 99.1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Virginia | 23.2% | down 11.28 points | 54.47% | 11.36% | 2.32% | 0% |
| Washington | 65.84% | no change | 94.19% | 25.24% | 4.35% | 0% |
| West Virginia | 0.02% | down 0.69 points | 2.2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wisconsin | 51.93% | up 1.32 points | 57.72% | 43.5% | 22.03% | 4.47% |
| Wyoming | 87.43% | down 1.48 points | 100% | 60.4% | 20.64% | 0% |
The categories
| Category | Name |
|---|---|
| D0 | Abnormally Dry (not drought: going into or coming out of drought) |
| D1 | Moderate Drought |
| D2 | Severe Drought |
| D3 | Extreme Drought |
| D4 | Exceptional Drought |
What each category means on the ground is described on the Drought Monitor's classification page.
How this page reads the Drought Monitor
- The figures are the U.S. Drought Monitor's own statistics (share of area in each category), read from its data service. The categories are theirs, unchanged. This site does not make its own drought assessment.
- The Drought Monitor gives each county a share in each category. A county's category here is the most severe one covering any part of it, with the share it covers. "Weeks" counts the weekly maps in a row, newest first, on which some of the county was at that category or worse.
- A new map is released every Thursday, valid for the Tuesday before. Every figure here carries that valid date. This site reads the new week once, after the Thursday release, and keeps it.
- Counties are matched to the Drought Monitor by their five-digit FIPS code. Connecticut is shown by its nine planning regions, which replaced its eight counties in 2022; the Drought Monitor's county statistics use the same planning regions.
The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Map courtesy of NDMC.
Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, droughtmonitor.unl.edu · Drought Monitor data tables · drought.gov current conditions · NOAA seasonal drought outlook
Questions
How much of the US is in drought this week?
On the U.S. Drought Monitor valid 13 October 2026, 45.05% of the total US area is in drought (D1 to D4) and 62.88% is at least abnormally dry (D0 to D4). 12 states or areas have some D4 Exceptional Drought.
What do D0, D1, D2, D3 and D4 mean?
They are the U.S. Drought Monitor's categories: D0 Abnormally Dry (going into or coming out of drought), D1 Moderate Drought, D2 Severe Drought, D3 Extreme Drought and D4 Exceptional Drought. D0 is not drought.
How often is the Drought Monitor updated?
Once a week. The map is released on Thursday and is valid for the Tuesday before it (data through 8 a.m. Eastern Time that Tuesday). This site reads the new statistics after the Thursday release.
Who makes the U.S. Drought Monitor?
The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Map courtesy of NDMC. The categories shown here are theirs, unchanged; this site only puts them in words.
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