FEMA drought disaster declarations
Incident type "Drought" · 46 declarations · 37 states and territories
FEMA has made 46 state declarations with incident type "Drought" since 1963: 10 major disasters, 36 emergencies. Federated States of Micronesia has had the most (3). The busiest year was 1977 (23).
Declarations per year, 1963 to 2007
State declarations per calendar year of the declaration date.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026: one declaration per disaster number and state. OpenFEMA dataset page.
Which states have the most drought declarations?
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2).
The counties named in the most drought declarations
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2): distinct declarations that name the county.
The most recent drought declarations
| Declared | Number | State | Title | Areas named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-31 | EM-3276 | Federated States of Micronesia | Drought | 1 |
| 1998-04-03 | DR-1213 | Federated States of Micronesia | Severe Drought | 3 |
| 1998-03-20 | DR-1210 | Marshall Islands | Drought, Crop Losses | 25 |
| 1993-09-10 | EM-3113 | Texas | Extreme Fire Hazard | 149 |
| 1992-05-20 | EM-3093 | Federated States of Micronesia | Drought | 2 |
| 1980-10-19 | EM-3083 | New Jersey | Water Shortage | 21 |
| 1977-09-06 | EM-3053 | Vermont | Drought | 1 |
| 1977-08-24 | EM-3051 | West Virginia | Drought | 9 |
| 1977-08-22 | EM-3050 | Montana | Drought | 6 |
| 1977-08-11 | EM-3049 | North Carolina | Drought | 49 |
| 1977-08-04 | EM-3047 | South Carolina | Drought | 31 |
| 1977-07-23 | EM-3046 | Virginia | Drought | 62 |
| 1977-07-20 | EM-3044 | Georgia | Drought | 144 |
| 1977-07-20 | EM-3045 | Alabama | Drought | 67 |
| 1977-06-15 | EM-3043 | Wyoming | Drought | 4 |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.