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Drought history in California

California has 47 county-level drought declarations across 47 counties. Alameda County leads with 1 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for drought events in this state: $0.

This page shows every California county in California that has at least one FEMA drought declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to drought events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of drought declarations across all states, see the drought disaster type page. For all hazard types in California, see the California state page.

Drought in California

Counties ranked by drought declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Alameda County1$0
2Alpine County1$0
3Amador County1$0
4Butte County1$0
5Calaveras County1$0
6Colusa County1$0
7Contra Costa County1$0
8El Dorado County1$0
9Fresno County1$0
10Glenn County1$0
11Inyo County1$0
12Kern County1$0
13Kings County1$0
14Lake County1$0
15Lassen County1$0
16Madera County1$0
17Marin County1$0
18Mariposa County1$0
19Mendocino County1$0
20Merced County1$0
21Modoc County1$0
22Monterey County1$0
23Napa County1$0
24Nevada County1$0
25Placer County1$0
26Plumas County1$0
27Sacramento County1$0
28San Benito County1$0
29San Joaquin County1$0
30San Luis Obispo County1$0
31San Mateo County1$0
32Santa Barbara County1$0
33Santa Clara County1$0
34Santa Cruz County1$0
35Shasta County1$0
36Sierra County1$0
37Siskiyou County1$0
38Solano County1$0
39Sonoma County1$0
40Stanislaus County1$0
41Sutter County1$0
42Tehama County1$0
43Trinity County1$0
44Tulare County1$0
45Tuolumne County1$0
46Yolo County1$0
47Yuba County1$0