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Counties in the Worst Drought in Alaska

The top 25 of 30 Alaska 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
1Juneau City and Borough
100.0
2Skagway Municipality
100.0
3Petersburg Borough
94.5
4Haines Borough
63.2
5Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
48.0
6Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
38.3
7Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
15.7
8Wrangell City and Borough
14.2
9Sitka City and Borough
10.0
10Aleutians East Borough
0.0
11Aleutians West Census Area
0.0
12Anchorage Municipality
0.0
13Bethel Census Area
0.0
14Bristol Bay Borough
0.0
15Chugach Census Area
0.0
16Copper River Census Area
0.0
17Denali Borough
0.0
18Dillingham Census Area
0.0
19Fairbanks North Star Borough
0.0
20Kenai Peninsula Borough
0.0
21Ketchikan Gateway Borough
0.0
22Kodiak Island Borough
0.0
23Kusilvak Census Area
0.0
24Lake and Peninsula Borough
0.0
25Matanuska-Susitna Borough
0.0

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 Alaska”, https://gismap.land/rankings/alaska/worst-drought-counties. Figures from U.S. Drought Monitor (13 October 2026).

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