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Colorado drought by county

The U.S. Drought Monitor's category for each of Colorado's 64 counties, grouped by the water division that holds most of each.

Figures as of · Advisory only — confirm water rights with Colorado DWR.

Map valid September 29, 2026.

Division 1 · South Platte basin

CountyCategoryD2+Change
Adams CountyD3
Extreme drought		49%no change
Arapahoe CountyD2
Severe drought		42.6%D3 → D2
Boulder CountyD4
Exceptional drought		100%no change
Broomfield CountyD4
Exceptional drought		100%no change
Clear Creek CountyD3
Extreme drought		100%no change
Denver CountyD2
Severe drought		100%D3 → D2
Douglas CountyD3
Extreme drought		90%no change
Elbert Countyalso Division 2D1
Moderate drought		4.7%D2 → D1
Gilpin CountyD3
Extreme drought		100%no change
Jefferson CountyD3
Extreme drought		100%no change
Kit Carson CountyD1
Moderate drought		0%no change
Larimer CountyD3
Extreme drought		100%no change
Logan CountyD1
Moderate drought		0%no change
Morgan CountyD1
Moderate drought		0%no change
Park Countyalso Division 2D4
Exceptional drought		100%no change
Phillips CountyD1
Moderate drought		0%no change
Sedgwick CountyD2
Severe drought		8.7%no change
Washington CountyD0
Abnormally dry		0%no change
Weld CountyD3
Extreme drought		52.1%no change
Yuma CountyD1
Moderate drought		0%no change

Division 2 · Arkansas basin

CountyCategoryD2+Change
Baca CountyD2
Severe drought		46.4%D3 → D2
Bent CountyD1
Moderate drought		0%D2 → D1
Chaffee CountyD4
Exceptional drought		100%no change
Cheyenne Countyalso Division 1D0
Abnormally dry		0%D2 → D0
Crowley CountyD1
Moderate drought		0%D2 → D1
Custer CountyD3
Extreme drought		100%no change
El Paso Countyalso Division 1D4
Exceptional drought		80.1%no change
Fremont CountyD3
Extreme drought		100%no change
Huerfano CountyD4
Exceptional drought		100%no change
Kiowa CountyD1
Moderate drought		0%D2 → D1
Lake CountyD4
Exceptional drought		100%no change
Las Animas CountyD4
Exceptional drought		55.5%no change
Lincoln Countyalso Division 1D1
Moderate drought		0%D2 → D1
Otero CountyD1
Moderate drought		3.9%D2 → D1
Prowers CountyD1
Moderate drought		0%D2 → D1
Pueblo CountyD3
Extreme drought		57.9%no change
Teller Countyalso Division 1D3
Extreme drought		100%no change

Division 3 · Rio Grande basin

CountyCategoryD2+Change
Alamosa CountyD4
Exceptional drought		100%no change
Conejos CountyD3
Extreme drought		97.1%D4 → D3
Costilla CountyD4
Exceptional drought		100%no change
Mineral Countyalso Division 7D3
Extreme drought		71.2%no change
Rio Grande CountyD3
Extreme drought		100%D4 → D3
Saguache Countyalso Division 4D4
Exceptional drought		100%no change

Division 4 · Gunnison basin

CountyCategoryD2+Change
Delta CountyD3
Extreme drought		82.7%no change
Gunnison CountyD4
Exceptional drought		99.7%no change
Hinsdale Countyalso Division 3, 7D3
Extreme drought		66.8%no change
Montrose CountyD2
Severe drought		32.4%no change
Ouray CountyD1
Moderate drought		2%D2 → D1
San Miguel Countyalso Division 7D2
Severe drought		38.2%no change

Division 5 · Colorado River basin

CountyCategoryD2+Change
Eagle CountyD4
Exceptional drought		100%no change
Garfield Countyalso Division 6D3
Extreme drought		100%no change
Grand CountyD4
Exceptional drought		100%no change
Mesa Countyalso Division 4D3
Extreme drought		96.9%no change
Pitkin CountyD4
Exceptional drought		100%no change
Summit CountyD4
Exceptional drought		100%no change

Division 6 · Yampa-White-Green basin

CountyCategoryD2+Change
Jackson CountyD3
Extreme drought		53.4%no change
Moffat CountyD3
Extreme drought		47.7%no change
Rio Blanco CountyD3
Extreme drought		99.2%no change
Routt Countyalso Division 5D4
Exceptional drought		100%no change

Division 7 · San Juan/Dolores basin

CountyCategoryD2+Change
Archuleta Countyalso Division 3D1
Moderate drought		<0.1%D2 → D1
Dolores CountyD2
Severe drought		64.7%no change
La Plata CountyD2
Severe drought		5.9%no change
Montezuma CountyD2
Severe drought		89.8%D3 → D2
San Juan Countyalso Division 3D1
Moderate drought		2.8%D2 → D1

A county's category is the most severe one covering at least 5% of its area; D2+ is the share in severe drought or worse, and the change is against the previous week's map. More in Reading the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Sources

  1. U.S. Drought Monitor