Drought Risk in Texas

All Texas counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index drought score

Drought risk — extended dry periods that stress water supplies and agriculture — is rated for 242 of 254 Texas counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Lubbock County carries the state's highest drought score at 99.8, with $62M in expected annual drought losses.

77 Texas counties are rated High or Very High for drought, and expected annual losses from drought total roughly $411M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Drought

#CountyDrought ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Lubbock County
99.8
Very High 76.01 / yr $62M
2 Parmer County
99.7
Very High 100.13 / yr $43M
3 Dallam County
99.2
High 141.64 / yr $8M
4 Fannin County
99.1
High 33.95 / yr $8M
5 Moore County
99.1
High 104.19 / yr $8M
6 Wilbarger County
99.0
High 148.68 / yr $5M
7 Hansford County
98.9
High 96.93 / yr $7M
8 Hutchinson County
98.8
High 94.79 / yr $6M
9 Hall County
98.8
High 65.12 / yr $4M
10 Hidalgo County
98.6
High 66.09 / yr $4M
11 Sherman County
98.5
High 123.87 / yr $7M
12 Lipscomb County
98.5
High 88.83 / yr $6M
13 Ochiltree County
98.4
High 86.97 / yr $8M
14 Collingsworth County
98.4
High 114.45 / yr $5M
15 Armstrong County
98.3
High 78.98 / yr $5M
16 Montague County
98.2
High 36.10 / yr $4M
17 Deaf Smith County
98.1
High 110.09 / yr $4M
18 Hartley County
98.1
High 129.97 / yr $6M
19 Nueces County
98.0
High 59.60 / yr $4M
20 Cooke County
98.0
High 34.25 / yr $4M
21 Donley County
97.9
High 73.28 / yr $3M
22 Gray County
97.8
High 74.77 / yr $4M
23 Carson County
97.8
High 83.23 / yr $6M
24 Leon County
97.7
High 36.54 / yr $3M
25 Wheeler County
97.7
High 66.23 / yr $3M
26 Randall County
97.6
High 71.13 / yr $5M
27 Tom Green County
97.5
High 49.42 / yr $3M
28 Knox County
97.5
High 121.04 / yr $2M
29 Cottle County
97.4
High 119.44 / yr $2M
30 Galveston County
96.9
High 20.87 / yr $4M
31 Garza County
96.8
High 74.82 / yr $2M
32 Dickens County
96.8
High 96.71 / yr $2M
33 Bailey County
96.7
High 87.76 / yr $2M
34 Culberson County
96.7
High 120.55 / yr $2M
35 Briscoe County
96.6
High 88.12 / yr $5M
36 Yoakum County
96.2
High 78.70 / yr $2M
37 Crosby County
96.2
High 76.97 / yr $2M
38 El Paso County
96.0
High 40.03 / yr $2M
39 Oldham County
95.6
High 94.22 / yr $3M
40 Potter County
95.5
High 101.70 / yr $2M
41 Childress County
95.2
High 123.44 / yr $2M
42 Lamb County
94.9
High 83.16 / yr $2M
43 Terry County
94.8
High 102.10 / yr $2M
44 Cochran County
94.8
High 95.61 / yr $2M
45 Howard County
94.7
High 64.88 / yr $2M
46 Pecos County
94.5
High 78.66 / yr $2M
47 Baylor County
94.4
High 123.29 / yr $2M
48 Zavala County
94.3
High 123.96 / yr $1M
49 Castro County
94.3
High 99.47 / yr $2M
50 Gaines County
94.2
High 82.77 / yr $2M
51 Upton County
94.1
High 66.23 / yr $2M
52 Lynn County
94.0
High 77.75 / yr $2M
53 Dawson County
93.8
High 78.98 / yr $2M
54 San Patricio County
93.7
High 63.47 / yr $2M
55 Hockley County
93.7
High 93.51 / yr $2M
56 Wichita County
93.6
High 101.66 / yr $2M
57 Martin County
93.6
High 90.51 / yr $2M
58 Swisher County
93.5
High 87.02 / yr $2M
59 Borden County
93.5
High 73.16 / yr $2M
60 Frio County
93.4
High 91.46 / yr $1M
61 Grimes County
93.3
High 26.38 / yr $2M
62 Reagan County
93.0
High 49.60 / yr $2M
63 Hale County
92.9
High 84.45 / yr $2M
64 Colorado County
92.5
High 43.23 / yr $1M
65 Scurry County
92.5
High 59.13 / yr $2M
66 Atascosa County
92.3
High 82.14 / yr $1M
67 Young County
92.3
High 68.52 / yr $2M
68 Midland County
92.2
High 74.79 / yr $2M
69 Floyd County
92.0
High 102.86 / yr $2M
70 Wharton County
91.4
High 41.00 / yr $1M
71 Glasscock County
91.4
High 74.82 / yr $2M
72 Waller County
91.2
High 25.80 / yr $2M
73 Roberts County
91.0
High 86.18 / yr $2M
74 Calhoun County
90.9
High 43.37 / yr $1M
75 Willacy County
90.8
High 77.82 / yr $1M
76 Medina County
90.8
High 122.27 / yr $1M
77 Stonewall County
90.7
High 83.97 / yr $1M
78 Matagorda County
90.5
Medium 44.36 / yr $1M
79 Uvalde County
90.1
Medium 144.73 / yr $1M
80 Foard County
90.1
Medium 137.73 / yr $1M
81 Victoria County
90.0
Medium 47.64 / yr $1M
82 Jackson County
90.0
Medium 56.89 / yr $1M
83 Nolan County
89.9
Medium 66.41 / yr $1M
84 Hemphill County
89.9
Medium 89.79 / yr $2M
85 Bee County
89.6
Medium 62.30 / yr $1M
86 Gonzales County
89.2
Medium 67.89 / yr $1M
87 Cherokee County
88.2
Medium 22.57 / yr $1M
88 Concho County
87.9
Medium 55.42 / yr $1M
89 Jones County
87.8
Medium 80.28 / yr $1M
90 Mitchell County
87.7
Medium 63.10 / yr $1M
91 Jefferson County
87.6
Medium 19.89 / yr $997K
92 Wilson County
87.6
Medium 69.93 / yr $1M
93 Walker County
87.5
Medium 22.85 / yr $1M
94 Presidio County
87.5
Medium 102.58 / yr $722K
95 Karnes County
87.0
Medium 65.11 / yr $811K
96 Milam County
86.4
Medium 52.36 / yr $839K
97 Caldwell County
85.7
Medium 68.68 / yr $1M
98 Haskell County
85.5
Medium 85.27 / yr $1M
99 Throckmorton County
85.4
Medium 75.65 / yr $1M
100 Runnels County
85.2
Medium 43.85 / yr $989K
101 Brazos County
85.0
Medium 30.34 / yr $1M
102 Andrews County
84.9
Medium 84.81 / yr $2M
103 Limestone County
84.8
Medium 40.44 / yr $764K
104 Burleson County
84.7
Medium 47.23 / yr $958K
105 Fort Bend County
84.6
Medium 26.20 / yr $1M
106 Brazoria County
84.5
Medium 28.52 / yr $1M
107 Refugio County
84.3
Medium 59.11 / yr $798K
108 Austin County
83.9
Medium 37.53 / yr $973K
109 Reeves County
83.7
Medium 101.59 / yr $896K
110 McCulloch County
83.3
Medium 55.99 / yr $859K
111 Cameron County
83.2
Medium 49.91 / yr $678K
112 Lee County
83.1
Medium 62.31 / yr $1M
113 Blanco County
82.6
Medium 117.62 / yr $1M
114 Hardeman County
82.4
Medium 149.64 / yr $628K
115 Lamar County
82.3
Medium 38.02 / yr $823K
116 Schleicher County
82.3
Medium 67.06 / yr $908K
117 Hill County
82.1
Medium 39.57 / yr $821K
118 Houston County
81.9
Medium 30.52 / yr $630K
119 Motley County
81.6
Medium 88.95 / yr $729K
120 Jim Wells County
81.4
Medium 61.06 / yr $629K
121 Maverick County
81.4
Medium 105.63 / yr $567K
122 Wood County
81.3
Medium 28.28 / yr $659K
123 Hudspeth County
81.2
Medium 120.82 / yr $761K
124 Gillespie County
80.9
Medium 130.90 / yr $851K
125 Dimmit County
80.7
Medium 105.87 / yr $537K
126 Comanche County
80.0
Medium 53.44 / yr $618K
127 Delta County
79.6
Medium 36.96 / yr $833K
128 Winkler County
79.5
Medium 74.61 / yr $743K
129 Madison County
79.3
Medium 29.10 / yr $740K
130 Mason County
79.1
Medium 78.55 / yr $578K
131 Washington County
78.9
Medium 41.19 / yr $607K
132 Guadalupe County
78.5
Medium 74.62 / yr $1M
133 Red River County
78.1
Medium 35.04 / yr $531K
134 Coleman County
77.9
Medium 43.63 / yr $544K
135 Hays County
77.6
Medium 80.66 / yr $998K
136 Kent County
77.4
Medium 79.81 / yr $775K
137 Liberty County
77.3
Medium 19.10 / yr $622K
138 Kerr County
77.2
Medium 137.65 / yr $532K
139 Van Zandt County
77.2
Medium 26.90 / yr $768K
140 San Saba County
76.6
Medium 70.65 / yr $643K
141 Fisher County
76.5
Medium 75.64 / yr $1M
142 Bastrop County
76.4
Medium 53.75 / yr $708K
143 Jack County
75.3
Medium 61.65 / yr $747K
144 Harris County
75.1
Medium 15.94 / yr $550K
145 Sterling County
74.7
Medium 58.19 / yr $754K
146 Brewster County
74.4
Medium 116.32 / yr $605K
147 Fayette County
73.7
Medium 50.17 / yr $549K
148 Taylor County
72.8
Medium 41.18 / yr $638K
149 Kendall County
72.8
Medium 129.89 / yr $642K
150 Kinney County
72.7
Medium 134.13 / yr $374K
151 Marion County
72.5
Medium 27.16 / yr $356K
152 Williamson County
72.4
Medium 59.30 / yr $964K
153 Camp County
72.1
Medium 30.86 / yr $359K
154 DeWitt County
72.0
Medium 59.20 / yr $357K
155 Brown County
71.7
Medium 38.20 / yr $459K
156 Archer County
70.8
Medium 93.93 / yr $527K
157 Bowie County
70.5
Medium 22.52 / yr $441K
158 Starr County
69.7
Medium 75.98 / yr $275K
159 Bexar County
69.5
Medium 81.46 / yr $435K
160 Freestone County
69.5
Medium 34.81 / yr $356K
161 Bandera County
68.9
Medium 148.13 / yr $326K
162 Clay County
68.8
Medium 73.13 / yr $477K
163 Cass County
68.7
Medium 28.44 / yr $317K
164 Montgomery County
68.6
Medium 17.14 / yr $547K
165 Llano County
67.9
Medium 86.19 / yr $294K
166 Burnet County
67.4
Medium 71.34 / yr $314K
167 Harrison County
67.2
Medium 25.11 / yr $335K
168 Titus County
67.0
Medium 27.90 / yr $345K
169 Franklin County
67.0
Medium 30.40 / yr $352K
170 Shelby County
66.8
Medium 23.33 / yr $298K
171 Lavaca County
66.7
Medium 54.29 / yr $356K
172 Hopkins County
66.7
Medium 32.92 / yr $396K
173 Comal County
66.6
Medium 85.87 / yr $481K
174 Rusk County
66.2
Medium 20.73 / yr $346K
175 Robertson County
66.1
Medium 40.78 / yr $309K
176 Gregg County
66.0
Medium 22.16 / yr $346K
177 Upshur County
65.3
Medium 29.64 / yr $328K
178 Nacogdoches County
65.1
Medium 22.00 / yr $290K
179 Erath County
65.0
Medium 57.67 / yr $391K
180 Kimble County
64.8
Medium 112.96 / yr $237K
181 Live Oak County
64.2
Medium 67.46 / yr $256K
182 Anderson County
63.4
Low 30.38 / yr $251K
183 Chambers County
63.4
Low 20.46 / yr $629K
184 Kleberg County
63.2
Low 71.37 / yr $230K
185 Val Verde County
63.0
Low 147.02 / yr $225K
186 Falls County
62.3
Low 45.66 / yr $222K
187 Bell County
62.0
Low 50.83 / yr $339K
188 Edwards County
61.9
Low 147.70 / yr $198K
189 Angelina County
61.4
Low 21.67 / yr $236K
190 Goliad County
61.1
Low 66.69 / yr $244K
191 Menard County
60.7
Low 68.17 / yr $230K
192 Eastland County
60.1
Low 40.31 / yr $206K
193 Callahan County
59.9
Low 38.32 / yr $223K
194 Irion County
59.4
Low 49.60 / yr $206K
195 Ector County
59.0
Low 71.58 / yr $251K
196 Palo Pinto County
58.7
Low 60.86 / yr $209K
197 Coke County
58.6
Low 46.30 / yr $223K
198 Henderson County
58.5
Low 24.75 / yr $181K
199 Ward County
58.5
Low 73.80 / yr $175K
200 Navarro County
57.2
Low 27.91 / yr $181K
201 Rains County
57.0
Low 31.00 / yr $224K
202 McLennan County
55.7
Low 44.46 / yr $180K
203 Hamilton County
50.3
Low 68.08 / yr $132K
204 Travis County
50.0
Low 59.99 / yr $181K
205 Crockett County
49.8
Low 86.74 / yr $145K
206 Hood County
49.6
Low 48.46 / yr $142K
207 Stephens County
48.3
Low 81.77 / yr $130K
208 Grayson County
47.7
Low 28.10 / yr $125K
209 Mills County
47.7
Low 62.48 / yr $86K
210 Sutton County
47.6
Low 88.12 / yr $83K
211 Shackelford County
47.4
Low 94.77 / yr $180K
212 La Salle County
47.3
Low 98.28 / yr $67K
213 King County
46.3
Low 126.09 / yr $72K
214 Hunt County
43.9
Low 27.47 / yr $86K
215 Somervell County
43.8
Low 53.59 / yr $142K
216 Coryell County
43.7
Low 68.94 / yr $91K
217 Lampasas County
43.2
Low 73.55 / yr $70K
218 Orange County
43.1
Low 21.16 / yr $81K
219 Bosque County
42.1
Low 60.60 / yr $65K
220 Jasper County
42.0
Low 26.09 / yr $57K
221 Ellis County
41.7
Low 28.59 / yr $81K
222 Hardin County
41.5
Low 22.89 / yr $73K
223 Real County
41.5
Low 138.00 / yr $44K
224 Webb County
38.3
Low 103.61 / yr $33K
225 McMullen County
38.2
Low 79.81 / yr $56K
226 Johnson County
37.5
Low 44.47 / yr $60K
227 Wise County
37.0
Low 31.66 / yr $50K
228 Denton County
36.9
Low 30.38 / yr $69K
229 Tarrant County
36.1
Low 35.86 / yr $46K
230 Kaufman County
35.8
Low 23.77 / yr $53K
231 Rockwall County
35.3
Low 23.11 / yr $67K
232 Dallas County
34.2
Low 30.08 / yr $32K
233 Parker County
34.1
Low 42.33 / yr $44K
234 Duval County
33.7
Low 86.24 / yr $20K
235 Zapata County
33.4
Low 79.45 / yr $19K
236 Collin County
32.4
Low 29.76 / yr $47K
237 Newton County
30.4
Very Low 26.41 / yr $16K
238 Brooks County
25.6
Very Low 100.33 / yr $9K
239 Kenedy County
21.2
Very Low 99.49 / yr $4K
240 Jeff Davis County
20.4
Very Low 115.56 / yr $3K
241 Aransas County
16.8
Very Low 43.87 / yr $1K
242 Crane County
13.5
Very Low 78.42 / yr $99

242 Texas counties with measurable drought risk. See the national drought ranking or all Texas counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Texas county has the highest drought risk?

Lubbock County has the highest FEMA drought risk score in Texas at 99.8 (Very High), with $62M in expected annual losses and about 76.01 events per year.

How many Texas counties face significant drought risk?

242 Texas counties record measurable drought risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 77 of them are rated High or Very High.

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