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Counties in the Worst Drought in Kansas

The top 25 of 105 Kansas 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
1Comanche County
300.0
2Barber County
299.7
3Cherokee County
295.7
4Labette County
294.9
5Cowley County
276.1
6Montgomery County
274.0
7Pratt County
270.8
8Stafford County
270.6
9Chautauqua County
262.1
10Harper County
251.0
11Kiowa County
250.8
12Harvey County
235.3
13Rice County
231.0
14Clark County
229.1
15Sumner County
221.5
16Seward County
209.8
17Meade County
204.3
18Elk County
200.9
19Sedgwick County
200.0
20Wilson County
200.0
21Crawford County
190.9
22Butler County
189.7
23Gray County
189.4
24Reno County
186.9
25Woodson County
181.3

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

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