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Counties in the Worst Drought in Utah

The top 25 of 29 Utah 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
1Sevier County
396.2
2Sanpete County
380.4
3Juab County
368.9
4Piute County
365.7
5Emery County
357.7
6Tooele County
352.1
7Wayne County
350.7
8Utah County
345.3
9Box Elder County
319.5
10Millard County
318.9
11Grand County
316.8
12Salt Lake County
300.4
13Davis County
300.1
14Wasatch County
297.0
15San Juan County
295.1
16Carbon County
281.9
17Beaver County
267.2
18Weber County
266.3
19Iron County
249.8
20Garfield County
240.2
21Cache County
236.0
22Uintah County
231.8
23Morgan County
223.6
24Kane County
220.7
25Summit County
211.1

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

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