Is Mississippi in a drought?
This week's U.S. Drought Monitor for Mississippi, and the category in each of its 82 counties, from the National Drought Mitigation Center.
Yes, in part: 79.35% of Mississippi is in drought (D1 to D4).
93.91% is at least abnormally dry (D0 to D4), 37.32% in severe drought or worse (D2 to D4), 9.58% extreme or worse (D3 to D4) and 3.07% in D4 Exceptional Drought.
Next map: released Thursday 22 October 2026.
On the map valid 13 October 2026, 75 of 82 counties had some drought (D1 or worse); 5 more were abnormally dry (D0) only. D4 Exceptional Drought somewhere in 5. D3 Extreme Drought somewhere in 8. D2 Severe Drought somewhere in 38.
Every county, map valid 13 October 2026
The category is the most severe one covering any part of the county; the share says how much of it. "Weeks" counts the weekly maps in a row with that category or worse somewhere in it.
| County | Category this week | Share in it | In drought (D1–D4) | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | D2 Severe Drought | 100% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| Alcorn County | D2 Severe Drought | 100% | 100% | 4 weeks |
| Amite County | D2 Severe Drought | 71.07% | 100% | 8 weeks |
| Attala County | D2 Severe Drought | 4.39% | 98.13% | 1 week |
| Benton County | D2 Severe Drought | 56.17% | 100% | 4 weeks |
| Bolivar County | D4 Exceptional Drought | 72.59% | 100% | 23 weeks |
| Calhoun County | D2 Severe Drought | 72.86% | 100% | 2 weeks |
| Carroll County | D4 Exceptional Drought | 0.63% | 100% | 1 week |
| Chickasaw County | D2 Severe Drought | 12.79% | 100% | 2 weeks |
| Choctaw County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 5 weeks |
| Claiborne County | D2 Severe Drought | 56.97% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| Clarke County | D1 Moderate Drought | 0.17% | 0.17% | 7 weeks |
| Clay County | D2 Severe Drought | 13.9% | 100% | 2 weeks |
| Coahoma County | D3 Extreme Drought | 60.51% | 100% | 4 weeks |
| Copiah County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 8 weeks |
| Covington County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 9 weeks |
| DeSoto County | D2 Severe Drought | 92.51% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| Forrest County | D2 Severe Drought | 73.64% | 97.24% | 6 weeks |
| Franklin County | D2 Severe Drought | 56.84% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| George County | D1 Moderate Drought | 4.74% | 4.74% | 9 weeks |
| Greene County | D2 Severe Drought | 0.22% | 35.89% | 7 weeks |
| Grenada County | D3 Extreme Drought | 20.06% | 99.99% | 5 weeks |
| Hancock County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 11.24% | 0% | 10 weeks |
| Harrison County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Hinds County | D2 Severe Drought | 62.21% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| Holmes County | D3 Extreme Drought | 21.81% | 100% | 5 weeks |
| Humphreys County | D3 Extreme Drought | 41.96% | 100% | 22 weeks |
| Issaquena County | D3 Extreme Drought | 6.25% | 100% | 1 week |
| Itawamba County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 4 weeks |
| Jackson County | None | 0% | 1 week | |
| Jasper County | D1 Moderate Drought | 13.68% | 13.68% | 7 weeks |
| Jefferson County | D2 Severe Drought | 30.8% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| Jefferson Davis County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 9 weeks |
| Jones County | D2 Severe Drought | 7.41% | 100% | 6 weeks |
| Kemper County | D1 Moderate Drought | 0.01% | 0.01% | 4 weeks |
| Lafayette County | D2 Severe Drought | 74.38% | 100% | 2 weeks |
| Lamar County | D2 Severe Drought | 34.72% | 100% | 6 weeks |
| Lauderdale County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 100% | 0% | 9 weeks |
| Lawrence County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 9 weeks |
| Leake County | D1 Moderate Drought | 17.34% | 17.34% | 1 week |
| Lee County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 5 weeks |
| Leflore County | D4 Exceptional Drought | 37.65% | 100% | 1 week |
| Lincoln County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 8 weeks |
| Lowndes County | D2 Severe Drought | 70.29% | 100% | 2 weeks |
| Madison County | D2 Severe Drought | 11.47% | 100% | 2 weeks |
| Marion County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 9 weeks |
| Marshall County | D2 Severe Drought | 44.14% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| Monroe County | D2 Severe Drought | 30.63% | 100% | 2 weeks |
| Montgomery County | D2 Severe Drought | 51.73% | 100% | 8 weeks |
| Neshoba County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 100% | 0% | 9 weeks |
| Newton County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 100% | 0% | 9 weeks |
| Noxubee County | D2 Severe Drought | 9% | 84.18% | 2 weeks |
| Oktibbeha County | D2 Severe Drought | 5.12% | 100% | 1 week |
| Panola County | D2 Severe Drought | 8.88% | 100% | 2 weeks |
| Pearl River County | D2 Severe Drought | 0.03% | 13.87% | 3 weeks |
| Perry County | D2 Severe Drought | 65.54% | 97.35% | 7 weeks |
| Pike County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 9 weeks |
| Pontotoc County | D2 Severe Drought | 49.16% | 100% | 2 weeks |
| Prentiss County | D2 Severe Drought | 20.75% | 100% | 4 weeks |
| Quitman County | D2 Severe Drought | 29.39% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| Rankin County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 8 weeks |
| Scott County | D1 Moderate Drought | 22.39% | 22.39% | 7 weeks |
| Sharkey County | D3 Extreme Drought | 2.75% | 100% | 2 weeks |
| Simpson County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 8 weeks |
| Smith County | D1 Moderate Drought | 54.54% | 54.54% | 7 weeks |
| Stone County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 12.16% | 0% | 10 weeks |
| Sunflower County | D4 Exceptional Drought | 49.61% | 100% | 1 week |
| Tallahatchie County | D3 Extreme Drought | 6.97% | 100% | 5 weeks |
| Tate County | D2 Severe Drought | 6.85% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| Tippah County | D2 Severe Drought | 45.52% | 100% | 4 weeks |
| Tishomingo County | D2 Severe Drought | 63.46% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| Tunica County | D3 Extreme Drought | 65.25% | 100% | 1 week |
| Union County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 6 weeks |
| Walthall County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 9 weeks |
| Warren County | D2 Severe Drought | 100% | 100% | 3 weeks |
| Washington County | D4 Exceptional Drought | 30.06% | 100% | 22 weeks |
| Wayne County | D1 Moderate Drought | 35.1% | 35.1% | 9 weeks |
| Webster County | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% | 33 weeks |
| Wilkinson County | D2 Severe Drought | 99.95% | 100% | 8 weeks |
| Winston County | D1 Moderate Drought | 80.87% | 80.87% | 5 weeks |
| Yalobusha County | D2 Severe Drought | 99.95% | 100% | 8 weeks |
| Yazoo County | D2 Severe Drought | 62.34% | 100% | 4 weeks |
Natural disaster risk in Mississippi by county · Drought in every state
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 · The official map for Mississippi · Drought Monitor data tables · drought.gov current conditions · NOAA seasonal drought outlook
Questions
Is Mississippi in a drought right now?
On the U.S. Drought Monitor valid 13 October 2026, 79.35% of Mississippi is in drought (D1 to D4) and 93.91% is at least abnormally dry (D0 to D4). 37.32% is in D2 Severe Drought or worse.
Which counties in Mississippi are in the worst drought?
This week the most severe category in Mississippi is D4 Exceptional Drought, in Bolivar County, Carroll County, Leflore County, Sunflower County, Washington County.
How is a county's category chosen on this page?
The U.S. Drought Monitor gives the share of each county in each category. This page names the most severe category covering any part of the county, and always says how much of the county it covers.