Counties in the Worst Drought in Mississippi
The top 25 of 82 Mississippi counties on GIS Map, ranked by the Drought Severity and Coverage Index (0-500), where 500 means the entire county is in exceptional drought.
| # | County | Drought Severity Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivar County | 472.6 |
| 2 | Sunflower County | 445.0 |
| 3 | Leflore County | 436.1 |
| 4 | Washington County | 428.1 |
| 5 | Carroll County | 373.0 |
| 6 | Coahoma County | 360.5 |
| 7 | Tunica County | 359.6 |
| 8 | Humphreys County | 342.0 |
| 9 | Grenada County | 309.1 |
| 10 | Issaquena County | 306.2 |
| 11 | Holmes County | 302.9 |
| 12 | Sharkey County | 302.8 |
| 13 | Adams County | 300.0 |
| 14 | Alcorn County | 300.0 |
| 15 | Warren County | 300.0 |
| 16 | Wilkinson County | 299.9 |
| 17 | Yalobusha County | 299.9 |
| 18 | Tallahatchie County | 299.3 |
| 19 | DeSoto County | 292.5 |
| 20 | Lafayette County | 274.4 |
| 21 | Calhoun County | 272.9 |
| 22 | Amite County | 271.1 |
| 23 | Forrest County | 270.9 |
| 24 | Lowndes County | 270.3 |
| 25 | Tishomingo County | 263.5 |
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 Mississippi”, https://gismap.land/rankings/mississippi/worst-drought-counties. Figures from U.S. Drought Monitor (13 October 2026).
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