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Counties in the Worst Drought in Connecticut

The top 9 of 9 Connecticut 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
1Northwest Hills Planning Region
53.0
2Capitol Planning Region
0.0
3Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
0.0
4Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
0.0
5Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
0.0
6Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
0.0
7South Central Connecticut Planning Region
0.0
8Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
0.0
9Western Connecticut Planning Region
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 Connecticut”, https://gismap.land/rankings/connecticut/worst-drought-counties. Figures from U.S. Drought Monitor (13 October 2026).

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