FEMA relative scores

Drought Risk Rankings

The highest relative drought scores among FEMA county-equivalent areas represented in the city directory.

One FEMA area can contain several covered cities. Each area appears once below, with links to its city pages. The score is a relative comparison measure, not the annual chance of a drought.

  1. #1

    Santa Barbara County, CA

    Santa BarbaraSanta Maria
    Very High

    100.0

    relative score

  2. #2

    Sutter County, CA

    Yuba City
    Very High

    99.9

    relative score

  3. #3

    Butte County, CA

    Chico
    Very High

    99.8

    relative score

  4. #4

    Sonoma County, CA

    Santa Rosa
    Very High

    99.8

    relative score

  5. #5
    Very High

    99.7

    relative score

  6. #6

    Solano County, CA

    FairfieldVacavilleVallejo
    Very High

    99.7

    relative score

  7. #7

    San Joaquin County, CA

    MantecaStocktonTracy
    Relatively High

    99.7

    relative score

  8. #8

    Fresno County, CA

    ClovisFresno
    Relatively High

    99.7

    relative score

  9. #9

    Pinal County, AZ

    San Tan Valley
    Relatively High

    99.6

    relative score

  10. #10

    Monterey County, CA

    SalinasSeaside
    Relatively High

    99.6

    relative score

  11. #11

    Lubbock County, TX

    Lubbock
    Relatively High

    99.4

    relative score

  12. #12

    Stanislaus County, CA

    Modesto
    Relatively High

    99.4

    relative score

  13. #13

    Contra Costa County, CA

    AntiochConcordRichmondSan Ramon
    Relatively High

    99.3

    relative score

  14. #14

    Doña Ana County, NM

    Las Cruces
    Relatively High

    99.2

    relative score

  15. #15

    San Mateo County, CA

    Daly CityRedwood CitySan Mateo
    Relatively High

    99.1

    relative score

  16. #16

    Merced County, CA

    Merced
    Relatively High

    99.0

    relative score

  17. #17

    Palm Beach County, FL

    Boca RatonWest Palm Beach
    Relatively High

    99.0

    relative score

  18. #18

    Madera County, CA

    Madera
    Relatively High

    98.9

    relative score

  19. #19
    Relatively High

    98.8

    relative score

  20. #20

    Pima County, AZ

    Tucson
    Relatively High

    98.6

    relative score

  21. #21

    Hillsborough County, FL

    BrandonRiverviewTampa
    Relatively High

    98.6

    relative score

  22. #22

    Kern County, CA

    Bakersfield
    Relatively High

    98.5

    relative score

  23. #23

    Placer County, CA

    Roseville
    Relatively High

    98.5

    relative score

  24. #24

    Shasta County, CA

    Redding
    Relatively Moderate

    98.3

    relative score

  25. #25

    Tulare County, CA

    Visalia
    Relatively Moderate

    98.2

    relative score

Other hazard rankings

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Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.19.0, released March 2023. Hazard figures cover FEMA county-equivalent areas.

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