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Counties in the Worst Drought in Virginia

The top 25 of 133 Virginia 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
1Danville city
380.5
2Halifax County
363.1
3Campbell County
317.0
4Pittsylvania County
315.6
5Emporia city
300.0
6Mecklenburg County
282.9
7Southampton County
276.6
8Charlotte County
275.1
9Greensville County
268.8
10Brunswick County
230.8
11Appomattox County
220.0
12Bedford County
207.6
13Lynchburg city
204.1
14Franklin city
200.0
15Norfolk city
200.0
16Northampton County
200.0
17Virginia Beach city
200.0
18Chesapeake city
198.5
19Poquoson city
197.3
20Portsmouth city
196.3
21Sussex County
190.6
22Henry County
182.0
23Hampton city
179.9
24Martinsville city
179.2
25Mathews County
178.4

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

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