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Drought history in Colorado

Colorado has 42 county-level drought declarations across 42 counties. Archuleta County leads with 1 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for drought events in this state: $0.

This page shows every Colorado county in Colorado 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 Colorado, see the Colorado state page.

Drought in Colorado

Counties ranked by drought declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Archuleta County1$0
2Baca County1$0
3Bent County1$0
4Cheyenne County1$0
5Conejos County1$0
6Costilla County1$0
7Crowley County1$0
8Delta County1$0
9Dolores County1$0
10Douglas County1$0
11Eagle County1$0
12El Paso County1$0
13Elbert County1$0
14Fremont County1$0
15Garfield County1$0
16Grand County1$0
17Gunnison County1$0
18Hinsdale County1$0
19Huerfano County1$0
20Jackson County1$0
21Kiowa County1$0
22Kit Carson County1$0
23La Plata County1$0
24Las Animas County1$0
25Lincoln County1$0
26Mesa County1$0
27Mineral County1$0
28Moffat County1$0
29Montezuma County1$0
30Montrose County1$0
31Otero County1$0
32Ouray County1$0
33Park County1$0
34Pitkin County1$0
35Prowers County1$0
36Pueblo County1$0
37Rio Grande County1$0
38Routt County1$0
39Saguache County1$0
40San Miguel County1$0
41Summit County1$0
42Teller County1$0