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Counties in the Worst Drought in Alabama

The top 25 of 67 Alabama counties on GIS Map, ranked by the Drought Severity and Coverage Index (0-500), where 500 means the entire county is in exceptional drought.

#CountyDrought Severity Index
1Hale County
328.4
2Perry County
281.4
3Lauderdale County
266.8
4Wilcox County
260.6
5Greene County
252.7
6Dallas County
228.8
7Limestone County
227.2
8Colbert County
220.6
9Bibb County
213.6
10Lamar County
200.0
11Monroe County
200.0
12Pickens County
200.0
13Franklin County
199.4
14Marengo County
198.1
15Madison County
193.8
16Marion County
188.2
17Tuscaloosa County
188.1
18Clarke County
183.3
19Jackson County
179.5
20Cherokee County
169.4
21Fayette County
148.7
22DeKalb County
148.2
23Lawrence County
146.1
24Chilton County
143.4
25Sumter County
130.0

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor (13 October 2026). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties in the Worst Drought in Alabama”, https://gismap.land/rankings/alabama/worst-drought-counties. Figures from U.S. Drought Monitor (13 October 2026).

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