Indiana drought risk
92 counties scored 0 rated Very High
Gibson County has the highest drought risk in Indiana, scoring 95.8 out of 100 — rated "Relatively High" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibson County | 95.8 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 2 | Knox County | 80.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 3 | LaGrange County | 75.7 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 4 | Daviess County | 75.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 5 | Montgomery County | 71.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 6 | Fulton County | 70.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 7 | Miami County | 70 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 8 | Noble County | 69.5 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 9 | Wabash County | 69.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 10 | Cass County | 69.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 11 | Parke County | 68.7 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 12 | Putnam County | 65.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 13 | Clinton County | 64.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 14 | Whitley County | 64.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 15 | Huntington County | 64.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 16 | Grant County | 62.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 17 | Fountain County | 62.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 18 | Madison County | 61.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 19 | Dubois County | 61.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 20 | Spencer County | 61 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 21 | Shelby County | 60.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 22 | Carroll County | 59.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 23 | Howard County | 59.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 24 | Kosciusko County | 59.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 25 | Pike County | 58.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 26 | Vermillion County | 58.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 27 | DeKalb County | 57.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 28 | Clay County | 57.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 29 | Boone County | 57.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 30 | Greene County | 57.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 31 | Allen County | 57 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 32 | Vigo County | 56.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 33 | Sullivan County | 56.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 34 | Tippecanoe County | 56.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 35 | Hendricks County | 56.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 36 | Washington County | 55.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 37 | Jackson County | 55.5 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 38 | Morgan County | 53.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 39 | Marshall County | 53.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 40 | Vanderburgh County | 52.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 41 | Hancock County | 52.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 42 | Steuben County | 52.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 43 | Orange County | 52.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 44 | Ripley County | 51.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 45 | Hamilton County | 51.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 46 | Posey County | 51.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 47 | Jennings County | 51.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 48 | Bartholomew County | 50.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 49 | Johnson County | 50.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 50 | Tipton County | 49.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 51 | Rush County | 48.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 52 | Warrick County | 48.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 53 | Lawrence County | 47.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 54 | Elkhart County | 47.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 55 | Owen County | 46.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 56 | Harrison County | 44.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 57 | Delaware County | 43.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 58 | Martin County | 43.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 59 | Decatur County | 42.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 60 | Perry County | 40.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 61 | Clark County | 40.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 62 | Franklin County | 39.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 63 | Wells County | 39.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 64 | Warren County | 39.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 65 | Henry County | 39 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 66 | Scott County | 37.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 67 | Marion County | 37 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 68 | Fayette County | 33.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 69 | Switzerland County | 32.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 70 | Blackford County | 29.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 71 | Jefferson County | 29.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 72 | Monroe County | 29.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 73 | Union County | 28.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 74 | Crawford County | 27.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 75 | Dearborn County | 26 | Very Low | 0 |
| 76 | Wayne County | 25.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 77 | Floyd County | 24.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 78 | Ohio County | 22.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 79 | Brown County | 20.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 80 | Pulaski County | 18.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 81 | White County | 14.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 82 | St. Joseph County | 12.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 83 | Adams County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 84 | Benton County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 85 | Jasper County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 86 | Jay County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 87 | Lake County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 88 | LaPorte County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 89 | Newton County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 90 | Porter County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 91 | Randolph County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 92 | Starke County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the highest drought risk county in Indiana?
Gibson County, IN has the highest drought risk in Indiana, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 95.8 out of 100 (rated "Relatively High").
What causes drought risk in Indiana?
Drought risk captures expected annual losses from prolonged precipitation deficits affecting agriculture, water supply, and ecosystems. High scores cover the western Great Plains, Southwest, and California's Central Valley. Climate change is increasing drought frequency and severity across much of the US, with multi-year droughts becoming more common in the West.