Counties in the Worst Drought in North Carolina
The top 25 of 100 North Carolina 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 | Greene County | 384.1 |
| 2 | Caswell County | 375.8 |
| 3 | Rockingham County | 360.7 |
| 4 | Person County | 355.1 |
| 5 | Warren County | 332.2 |
| 6 | Lenoir County | 310.7 |
| 7 | Wake County | 299.5 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 298.3 |
| 9 | Wayne County | 296.7 |
| 10 | Columbus County | 295.2 |
| 11 | Halifax County | 294.4 |
| 12 | Guilford County | 288.4 |
| 13 | Northampton County | 279.9 |
| 14 | Wilson County | 268.6 |
| 15 | Granville County | 268.3 |
| 16 | Johnston County | 267.6 |
| 17 | Vance County | 262.8 |
| 18 | Pitt County | 260.8 |
| 19 | Bladen County | 258.7 |
| 20 | Hertford County | 250.0 |
| 21 | Harnett County | 248.9 |
| 22 | Durham County | 248.2 |
| 23 | Nash County | 247.1 |
| 24 | Brunswick County | 244.2 |
| 25 | Orange County | 234.4 |
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 North Carolina”, https://gismap.land/rankings/north-carolina/worst-drought-counties. Figures from U.S. Drought Monitor (13 October 2026).
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