Counties in the Worst Drought in New Jersey
The top 21 of 21 New Jersey 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 | Atlantic County | 94.4 |
| 2 | Cape May County | 88.0 |
| 3 | Ocean County | 71.4 |
| 4 | Burlington County | 38.0 |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 14.2 |
| 6 | Bergen County | 0.0 |
| 7 | Camden County | 0.0 |
| 8 | Essex County | 0.0 |
| 9 | Gloucester County | 0.0 |
| 10 | Hudson County | 0.0 |
| 11 | Hunterdon County | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mercer County | 0.0 |
| 13 | Middlesex County | 0.0 |
| 14 | Monmouth County | 0.0 |
| 15 | Morris County | 0.0 |
| 16 | Passaic County | 0.0 |
| 17 | Salem County | 0.0 |
| 18 | Somerset County | 0.0 |
| 19 | Sussex County | 0.0 |
| 20 | Union County | 0.0 |
| 21 | Warren County | 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 New Jersey”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-jersey/worst-drought-counties. Figures from U.S. Drought Monitor (13 October 2026).
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