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Counties in the Worst Drought in Georgia

The top 25 of 159 Georgia 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
1Monroe County
298.9
2Putnam County
286.0
3Bibb County
264.0
4Morgan County
260.3
5Oglethorpe County
257.9
6Heard County
255.5
7Hart County
255.2
8Madison County
252.9
9Jasper County
248.8
10Lamar County
247.8
11Jones County
235.9
12Baldwin County
232.1
13Troup County
223.5
14Elbert County
217.9
15Greene County
214.1
16Coweta County
212.1
17Clarke County
202.1
18Chattooga County
200.0
19Wilkes County
200.0
20Effingham County
199.7
21Lincoln County
198.6
22Oconee County
198.2
23Taliaferro County
197.5
24Pike County
197.0
25Houston County
193.8

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

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