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Counties in the Worst Drought in Missouri

The top 25 of 115 Missouri 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
1Stone County
467.7
2Barry County
429.2
3McDonald County
411.8
4Taney County
410.1
5Christian County
404.7
6Douglas County
400.0
7Lawrence County
400.0
8Webster County
400.0
9Wright County
400.0
10Greene County
399.6
11Newton County
397.6
12Laclede County
396.1
13Dallas County
394.0
14Texas County
371.7
15Pulaski County
367.2
16Polk County
364.3
17Jasper County
353.7
18Ozark County
347.9
19Dade County
345.9
20Howell County
309.2
21Cedar County
300.0
22Dent County
300.0
23Shannon County
300.0
24Oregon County
290.2
25Reynolds County
287.3

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

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