Drought Risk in Illinois

All Illinois counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index drought score

Drought risk — extended dry periods that stress water supplies and agriculture — is rated for 102 of 102 Illinois counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Sangamon County carries the state's highest drought score at 95.9, with $3M in expected annual drought losses.

10 Illinois counties are rated High or Very High for drought, and expected annual losses from drought total roughly $83M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Drought

#CountyDrought ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Sangamon County
95.9
High 3.12 / yr $3M
2 Champaign County
95.5
High 1.55 / yr $3M
3 Bureau County
94.6
High 9.00 / yr $2M
4 Shelby County
93.4
High 1.66 / yr $3M
5 McLean County
93.0
High 3.45 / yr $3M
6 Morgan County
92.9
High 3.64 / yr $2M
7 Logan County
92.4
High 3.60 / yr $2M
8 Edwards County
91.6
High 3.79 / yr $1M
9 Christian County
91.3
High 1.75 / yr $2M
10 Henry County
90.6
High 9.06 / yr $2M
11 Clay County
90.2
Medium 1.66 / yr $2M
12 Douglas County
89.3
Medium 1.66 / yr $1M
13 Coles County
89.2
Medium 1.66 / yr $2M
14 Moultrie County
88.7
Medium 1.66 / yr $1M
15 LaSalle County
88.0
Medium 7.80 / yr $1M
16 Macon County
87.5
Medium 2.14 / yr $1M
17 Effingham County
87.2
Medium 1.66 / yr $2M
18 Vermilion County
87.1
Medium 1.30 / yr $1M
19 Piatt County
87.1
Medium 1.66 / yr $2M
20 Mason County
86.9
Medium 4.42 / yr $1M
21 Whiteside County
86.8
Medium 11.45 / yr $1M
22 Cumberland County
86.6
Medium 1.66 / yr $1M
23 Edgar County
86.5
Medium 2.27 / yr $1M
24 Lawrence County
85.8
Medium 4.48 / yr $1M
25 Peoria County
85.4
Medium 7.43 / yr $1M
26 Carroll County
84.8
Medium 11.64 / yr $1M
27 Tazewell County
84.7
Medium 4.03 / yr $1M
28 Jasper County
84.5
Medium 1.66 / yr $2M
29 Adams County
84.1
Medium 4.25 / yr $1M
30 Cass County
84.1
Medium 4.40 / yr $1M
31 Hancock County
84.1
Medium 4.03 / yr $986K
32 McDonough County
83.5
Medium 4.23 / yr $975K
33 Marshall County
82.7
Medium 9.00 / yr $1M
34 Warren County
81.9
Medium 8.87 / yr $1M
35 Pike County
81.8
Medium 4.15 / yr $1M
36 De Witt County
81.7
Medium 3.31 / yr $1M
37 Stephenson County
81.0
Medium 10.60 / yr $878K
38 Henderson County
80.3
Medium 8.53 / yr $699K
39 Montgomery County
79.9
Medium 1.66 / yr $837K
40 Lee County
79.6
Medium 10.62 / yr $1M
41 Clark County
79.0
Medium 2.64 / yr $857K
42 Stark County
78.9
Medium 9.14 / yr $1M
43 Menard County
78.6
Medium 3.84 / yr $737K
44 Richland County
77.3
Medium 2.41 / yr $654K
45 Massac County
77.0
Medium 8.11 / yr $639K
46 Ogle County
75.8
Medium 11.22 / yr $879K
47 DeKalb County
74.7
Medium 8.31 / yr $752K
48 Knox County
74.3
Medium 8.88 / yr $623K
49 Fayette County
73.7
Medium 1.66 / yr $624K
50 Pulaski County
73.4
Medium 5.56 / yr $436K
51 Livingston County
73.3
Medium 2.79 / yr $677K
52 Crawford County
71.7
Medium 3.43 / yr $710K
53 Gallatin County
71.6
Medium 6.10 / yr $366K
54 Scott County
71.6
Medium 3.18 / yr $893K
55 Mercer County
71.5
Medium 8.21 / yr $907K
56 Alexander County
70.9
Medium 5.31 / yr $375K
57 Wayne County
70.6
Medium 1.66 / yr $563K
58 Rock Island County
70.5
Medium 8.53 / yr $464K
59 Woodford County
70.2
Medium 5.30 / yr $925K
60 Wabash County
68.4
Medium 4.54 / yr $432K
61 Greene County
68.4
Medium 2.49 / yr $528K
62 Jo Daviess County
68.2
Medium 8.70 / yr $438K
63 White County
67.6
Medium 5.58 / yr $376K
64 Macoupin County
67.3
Medium 1.83 / yr $408K
65 Saline County
67.0
Medium 3.05 / yr $307K
66 Washington County
66.6
Medium 1.66 / yr $421K
67 Fulton County
65.8
Medium 6.02 / yr $420K
68 Kane County
65.7
Medium 8.02 / yr $495K
69 Marion County
64.4
Medium 1.66 / yr $317K
70 Madison County
63.2
Low 1.66 / yr $383K
71 Putnam County
62.8
Low 8.90 / yr $346K
72 Schuyler County
61.5
Low 4.90 / yr $245K
73 St. Clair County
61.4
Low 1.66 / yr $314K
74 Union County
60.8
Low 3.87 / yr $240K
75 Clinton County
60.0
Low 1.66 / yr $308K
76 McHenry County
59.2
Low 8.59 / yr $420K
77 Jackson County
59.2
Low 4.14 / yr $206K
78 Jefferson County
58.3
Low 1.66 / yr $231K
79 Franklin County
58.2
Low 3.64 / yr $182K
80 Perry County
58.1
Low 1.66 / yr $212K
81 Winnebago County
57.9
Low 9.94 / yr $246K
82 Randolph County
57.3
Low 1.83 / yr $212K
83 Brown County
54.9
Low 3.88 / yr $216K
84 Williamson County
54.2
Low 3.23 / yr $178K
85 Ford County
54.2
Low 1.82 / yr $201K
86 Bond County
53.4
Low 1.66 / yr $182K
87 Hamilton County
52.7
Low 3.18 / yr $218K
88 Johnson County
52.5
Low 4.02 / yr $125K
89 Pope County
50.6
Low 5.07 / yr $139K
90 Boone County
49.5
Low 10.28 / yr $153K
91 Hardin County
46.5
Low 5.51 / yr $97K
92 Kendall County
45.6
Low 6.84 / yr $185K
93 Jersey County
45.5
Low 1.91 / yr $160K
94 Kankakee County
42.9
Low 0.58 / yr $81K
95 Monroe County
41.1
Low 1.66 / yr $126K
96 Lake County
40.8
Low 7.15 / yr $91K
97 Calhoun County
38.3
Low 3.60 / yr $69K
98 Will County
38.1
Low 1.65 / yr $72K
99 Grundy County
37.3
Low 2.18 / yr $101K
100 Cook County
25.7
Very Low 3.86 / yr $12K
101 DuPage County
23.2
Very Low 5.23 / yr $11K
102 Iroquois County
22.6
Very Low 0.25 / yr $8K

102 Illinois counties with measurable drought risk. See the national drought ranking or all Illinois counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Illinois county has the highest drought risk?

Sangamon County has the highest FEMA drought risk score in Illinois at 95.9 (High), with $3M in expected annual losses and about 3.12 events per year.

How many Illinois counties face significant drought risk?

102 Illinois counties record measurable drought risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 10 of them are rated High or Very High.

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