Drought-Riskiest Cities - Full Ranking

Rank	Metro Area	Sperling Drought Index	Recent trend
	Extreme Drought
1	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	127.3	Little change
2	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA	127.3	Little change
3	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	126.9	Little change
4	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	126.5	Little change
5	Salt Lake City, UT	123.7	Slight increase
6	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN	122.3	Moderate increase
7	Chattanooga, TN-GA	121	Slight increase
8	Birmingham-Hoover, AL	120.9	Slight increase
9	Greenville, SC	120.8	Moderate increase

	Severe Drought
10	Knoxville, TN	119.8	Moderate increase
11	Jacksonville, FL	119.7	Little change
12	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA	119	Moderate increase
13	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC	118.6	Major increase
14	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	118.2	Little change
15	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL	118.2	Little change
16	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	118.2	Little change
17	Raleigh-Cary, NC	117.8	Major increase
18	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	117.7	Major increase
19	Greensboro-High Point, NC	117.3	Major increase
20	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	116.5	Slight increase
21	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	116.4	Little change
22	Columbia, SC	116.3	Moderate increase
23	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	116.3	Little change
24	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN	115.4	Moderate increase
25	Lakeland, FL	115.4	Little change
26	Bakersfield, CA	115.2	Slight decrease
27	Tucson, AZ	115	Little change

	Moderate Drought
28	Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL	114.7	Little change
29	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV	114.6	Moderate decrease
30	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	113.9	Major increase
31	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA	113.7	Little change
32	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	113.5	Moderate increase
33	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	113.2	Little change
34	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	112.2	Little change
35	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	112	Little change
36	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	111.8	Slight increase
37	Baltimore-Towson, MD	111.7	Moderate increase
38	Fresno, CA	111.5	Moderate decrease
39	Modesto, CA	111.5	Moderate decrease
40	Stockton, CA	111.5	Moderate decrease
41	St. Louis, MO-IL	111.1	Moderate increase
42	Louisville, KY-IN	110.4	Major increase

	Mild Drought
43	Jackson, MS	108.9	Moderate decrease
44	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	108.1	Moderate increase
45	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	107.8	Major increase
46	Boise City-Nampa, ID	107.6	Major increase
47	Richmond, VA	107.6	Major increase
48	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	107	Moderate decrease
49	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR	106.4	Little change
50	Dayton, OH	105.8	Major increase
51	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA	105.2	Little change
52	Honolulu, HI	105	Slight increase

	Temporary Dry Spell
53	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	104.4	Major increase
54	Rochester, NY	104.4	Major increase
55	Indianapolis, IN	103.7	Major increase
56	Columbus, OH	103.4	Major increase
57	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	102.8	Major increase
58	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL	102.6	Moderate decrease

	Near Normal
59	Baton Rouge, LA	102.4	Moderate decrease
60	Kansas City, MO-KS	101.4	Moderate increase
61	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	101.2	Major increase
62	New Haven-Milford, CT	101	Major increase
63	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	100.7	Major increase
64	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH	100.1	Major increase
65	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA	100	Moderate decrease
66	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	97.8	Moderate increase

	Temporary Wet Spell
67	Pittsburgh, PA	96.1	Slight increase

	Mildly Wet
68	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	94.7	Slight increase
69	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	94.3	Slight increase
70	Lancaster, PA	93.5	Moderate increase
71	Springfield, MA	92.6	Moderate increase
72	Worcester, MA	92.4	Moderate increase
73	Syracuse, NY	92.2	Moderate increase
74	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA	91.7	Major increase
75	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA	91.5	Slight increase
76	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	91.4	Moderate increase
77	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI	90.8	Little change

	Moderately Wet
78	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI	89.3	Slight increase
79	Akron, OH	88.2	Moderate increase
80	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH	88.2	Moderate increase
81	Colorado Springs, CO	87.7	Slight increase
82	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	87.5	Slight decrease
83	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY	87.3	Moderate increase
84	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	86.9	Major decrease
85	Denver-Aurora, CO1	86.6	Slight increase
86	Tulsa, OK	86.2	Major decrease
87	Madison, WI	85.1	Slight decrease

	Very Wet
88	Toledo, OH	84.5	Little change
89	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME	84.2	Moderate increase
90	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	84	Little change
91	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	83.5	Moderate increase
92	Albuquerque, NM	82.5	Moderate increase
93	Des Moines, IA	82.5	Slight increase
94	Wichita, KS	82.4	Slight decrease
95	El Paso, TX	82	Slight decrease

	Extremely Wet
96	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX	77.1	Major decrease
97	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	71.5	Major decrease
98	Austin-Round Rock, TX	70.3	Major decrease
99	San Antonio, TX	69.5	Major decrease
100	Oklahoma City, OK	68.4	Major decrease

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Drought-Riskiest Cities - Full Ranking