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Counties in the Worst Drought in Wisconsin

The top 25 of 72 Wisconsin 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
1Iron County
473.8
2Ashland County
460.2
3Bayfield County
451.4
4Douglas County
422.9
5Sawyer County
410.8
6Vilas County
400.5
7Florence County
400.0
8Oneida County
398.8
9Washburn County
382.0
10Forest County
376.3
11Price County
364.8
12Burnett County
361.7
13Marinette County
332.2
14Rusk County
316.9
15Lincoln County
311.4
16Barron County
300.0
17Chippewa County
300.0
18Dunn County
300.0
19Pierce County
300.0
20Polk County
300.0
21St. Croix County
300.0
22Taylor County
300.0
23Pepin County
288.3
24Langlade County
263.9
25Eau Claire County
252.2

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

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