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Drought history in North Carolina

North Carolina has 49 county-level drought declarations across 49 counties. Alamance County leads with 1 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for drought events in this state: $0.

This page shows every North Carolina county in North Carolina 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 North Carolina, see the North Carolina state page.

Drought in North Carolina

Counties ranked by drought declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Alamance County1$0
2Alexander County1$0
3Anson County1$0
4Bladen County1$0
5Burke County1$0
6Cabarrus County1$0
7Caldwell County1$0
8Caswell County1$0
9Catawba County1$0
10Chatham County1$0
11Cleveland County1$0
12Columbus County1$0
13Davidson County1$0
14Davie County1$0
15Durham County1$0
16Edgecombe County1$0
17Forsyth County1$0
18Franklin County1$0
19Gaston County1$0
20Granville County1$0
21Guilford County1$0
22Harnett County1$0
23Iredell County1$0
24Johnston County1$0
25Lee County1$0
26Lincoln County1$0
27Mecklenburg County1$0
28Montgomery County1$0
29Moore County1$0
30Nash County1$0
31Orange County1$0
32Person County1$0
33Polk County1$0
34Randolph County1$0
35Richmond County1$0
36Rockingham County1$0
37Rowan County1$0
38Rutherford County1$0
39Stanly County1$0
40Stokes County1$0
41Surry County1$0
42Union County1$0
43Vance County1$0
44Wake County1$0
45Warren County1$0
46Wayne County1$0
47Wilkes County1$0
48Wilson County1$0
49Yadkin County1$0