Emergency Relief 

Program (ERP)

Drought Eligible Counties in 2020

Overview

The Emergency Relief Program (ERP) provides assistance to producers with eligible losses of crops, trees, bushes, and vines due to 

wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, winter storms, freeze, including a polar vortex, smoke exposure, excessive 

moisture, qualifying drought, and related conditions occurring in calendar years 2020 and 2021.

Losses due to drought are only eligible for assistance if any area within the county in which the loss occurred was rated by the U.S. 

Drought Monitor as having a D2 (severe drought) for eight consecutive weeks or a D3 (extreme drought) or higher level of drought 

intensity.

Counties included in this document have met eligibility criteria for drought in calendar year 2020.

APRIL 2022

STATE COUNTY

Alabama Baldwin County, Mobile County

Arkansas Benton County

Arizona Apache County, Cochise County, Coconino County, Gila County, Graham County, Greenlee County, La Paz 

County, Maricopa County, Mohave County, Navajo County, Pima County, Pinal County, Santa Cruz County, 

Yavapai County, Yuma County

California Alameda County, Amador County, Butte County, Colusa County, Contra Costa County, Del Norte County, Glenn 

County, Humboldt County, Imperial County, Inyo County, Kern County, Lake County, Lassen County, Marin 

County, Mendocino County, Modoc County, Mono County, Napa County, Nevada County, Placer County, Plumas 

County, Riverside County, Sacramento County, San Bernardino County, San Francisco County, San Joaquin 

County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Shasta County, Sierra County, Siskiyou County, Solano County, 

Sonoma County, Sutter County, Tehama County, Trinity County, Yolo County, Yuba County

Colorado Adams County, Alamosa County, Arapahoe County, Archuleta County, Baca County, Bent County, Boulder 

County, Broomfield County, Chaffee County, Cheyenne County, Clear Creek County, Conejos County, Costilla 

County, Crowley County, Custer County, Delta County, Denver County, Dolores County, Douglas County, 

Eagle County, Elbert County, El Paso County, Fremont County, Garfield County, Gilpin County, Grand County, 

Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, Huerfano County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Kiowa County, Kit 

Carson County, Lake County, La Plata County, Larimer County, Las Animas County, Lincoln County, Logan 

County, Mesa County, Mineral County, Moffat County, Montezuma County, Montrose County, Morgan County, 

Otero County, Ouray County, Park County, Phillips County, Pitkin County, Prowers County, Pueblo County, 

Rio Blanco County, Rio Grande County, Routt County, Saguache County, San Juan County, San Miguel County, 

Sedgwick County, Summit County, Teller County, Washington County, Weld County, Yuma County

Connecticut Hartford County, Litchfield County, New London County, Tolland County, Windham County

Florida Franklin County, Jefferson County, Liberty County, Taylor County, Wakulla County

Hawaii Hawaii County, Honolulu County, Kalawao County, Kauai County, Maui County
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Iowa Adair County, Adams County, Audubon County, Boone County, Buena Vista County, Calhoun County, Carroll 

County, Cass County, Cherokee County, Clay County, Crawford County, Dallas County, Dickinson County, Emmet 

County, Greene County, Guthrie County, Hamilton County, Harrison County, Humboldt County, Ida County, 

Kossuth County, Lyon County, Madison County, Mills County, Monona County, Montgomery County, O’Brien 

County, Osceola County, Palo Alto County, Plymouth County, Pocahontas County, Polk County, Pottawattamie 

County, Sac County, Shelby County, Sioux County, Story County, Webster County, Woodbury County

Idaho Blaine County, Butte County, Camas County, Custer County, Lemhi County, Lincoln County

Illinois Christian County, De Witt County, Logan County, Macon County, Sangamon County

Kansas Cheyenne County, Decatur County, Finney County, Grant County, Gray County, Greeley County, Hamilton 

County, Haskell County, Jewell County, Kearny County, Logan County, Morton County, Norton County, Phillips 

County, Rawlins County, Scott County, Seward County, Sherman County, Smith County, Stanton County, Stevens 

County, Thomas County, Wallace County, Wichita County

Massachusetts Barnstable County, Berkshire County, Bristol County, Dukes County, Essex County, Hampden County, Middlesex 

County, Nantucket County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Suffolk County, Worcester County

Maine Androscoggin County, Aroostook County, Cumberland County, Franklin County, Hancock County, Knox County, 

Lincoln County, Penobscot County, Piscataquis County, Sagadahoc County, Somerset County, Waldo County, 

Washington County, York County

Minnesota Rock County

Missouri Barry County, Christian County, Dade County, Douglas County, Greene County, Jasper County, Lawrence 

County, McDonald County, Newton County, Stone County, Webster County

Mississippi Hancock County, Harrison County, Jackson County

Montana Big Horn County, Carter County, Custer County, Daniels County, Powder River County, Richland County, 

Roosevelt County, Rosebud County, Sheridan County, Valley County

North Dakota Benson County, Bottineau County, Burke County, Burleigh County, Cavalier County, Divide County, Dunn 

County, Eddy County, Emmons County, Foster County, Kidder County, LaMoure County, Logan County, McHenry 

County, McKenzie County, McLean County, Mercer County, Morton County, Mountrail County, Oliver County, 

Pierce County, Ramsey County, Renville County, Rolette County, Sheridan County, Stutsman County, Towner 

County, Ward County, Wells County, Williams County

Nebraska Adams County, Arthur County, Banner County, Box Butte County, Buffalo County, Burt County, Cedar County, 

Chase County, Cherry County, Cheyenne County, Clay County, Colfax County, Cuming County, Custer County, 

Dakota County, Dawes County, Dawson County, Deuel County, Dixon County, Dodge County, Douglas County, 

Dundy County, Franklin County, Frontier County, Furnas County, Garden County, Garfield County, Gosper 

County, Grant County, Greeley County, Hall County, Hamilton County, Harlan County, Hayes County, Hitchcock 

County, Howard County, Kearney County, Keith County, Kimball County, Knox County, Lincoln County, 

McPherson County, Madison County, Morrill County, Nuckolls County, Perkins County, Phelps County, Pierce 

County, Platte County, Red Willow County, Scotts Bluff County, Sheridan County, Sherman County, Sioux 

County, Stanton County, Thurston County, Valley County, Washington County, Wayne County, Webster County, 

Wheeler County

New Hampshire Belknap County, Carroll County, Hillsborough County, Merrimack County, Rockingham County, Strafford County

New Mexico Bernalillo County, Catron County, Chaves County, Cibola County, Colfax County, Curry County, DeBaca County, 

Dona Ana County, Eddy County, Grant County, Guadalupe County, Harding County, Hidalgo County, Lea County, 

Lincoln County, Los Alamos County, Luna County, McKinley County, Mora County, Otero County, Quay County, 

Rio Arriba County, Roosevelt County, Sandoval County, San Juan County, San Miguel County, Santa Fe County, 

Sierra County, Socorro County, Taos County, Torrance County, Union County, Valencia County

Nevada Churchill County, Clark County, Douglas County, Elko County, Esmeralda County, Eureka County, Humboldt 

County, Lander County, Lincoln County, Lyon County, Mineral County, Nye County, Pershing County, Storey 

County, Washoe County, White Pine County
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New York Suffolk County

Oklahoma Beaver County, Beckham County, Blaine County, Caddo County, Cimarron County, Custer County, Dewey 

County, Ellis County, Garfield County, Greer County, Harmon County, Jackson County, Kingfisher County, Kiowa 

County, Logan County, Major County, Roger Mills County, Texas County, Washita County, Woodward County

Oregon Baker County, Benton County, Clackamas County, Coos County, Crook County, Curry County, Deschutes 

County, Douglas County, Gilliam County, Grant County, Harney County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, 

Josephine County, Klamath County, Lake County, Lane County, Linn County, Malheur County, Marion County, 

Morrow County, Multnomah County, Polk County, Sherman County, Umatilla County, Union County, Wasco 

County, Washington County, Wheeler County, Yamhill County

Pennsylvania Centre County, Clinton County, Lycoming County, Potter County, Tioga County, Union County

Puerto Rico Aibonito Municipio, Coamo Municipio, Guayama Municipio, Juana Diaz Municipio, Ponce Municipio, Salinas 

Municipio, Santa Isabel Municipio

Rhode Island Bristol County, Kent County, Newport County, Providence County, Washington County

South Dakota Bennett County, Bon Homme County, Charles Mix County, Clay County, Custer County, Fall River County, 

Gregory County, Harding County, Hutchinson County, Lake County, Lincoln County, McCook County, Minnehaha 

County, Moody County, Oglala Lakota County, Turner County, Union County, Yankton County

Texas Anderson County, Andrews County, Aransas County, Armstrong County, Atascosa County, Austin County, 

Bailey County, Bandera County, Bastrop County, Bee County, Bell County, Bexar County, Blanco County, Borden 

County, Brazoria County, Brazos County, Brewster County, Briscoe County, Brooks County, Brown County, 

Burleson County, Burnet County, Caldwell County, Calhoun County, Cameron County, Carson County, Castro 

County, Childress County, Cochran County, Coleman County, Collingsworth County, Colorado County, Comal 

County, Concho County, Crane County, Crockett County, Crosby County, Culberson County, Dallam County, 

Dawson County, Deaf Smith County, DeWitt County, Dickens County, Dimmit County, Duval County, Ector 

County, Edwards County, El Paso County, Fayette County, Floyd County, Fort Bend County, Frio County, Gaines 

County, Garza County, Gillespie County, Glasscock County, Goliad County, Gonzales County, Gray County, 

Grimes County, Guadalupe County, Hale County, Hall County, Hansford County, Hardeman County, Hartley 

County, Hays County, Hemphill County, Hidalgo County, Hockley County, Houston County, Howard County, 

Hudspeth County, Hutchinson County, Irion County, Jackson County, Jeff Davis County, Jim Hogg County, Jim 

Wells County, Karnes County, Kendall County, Kenedy County, Kerr County, Kimble County, Kinney County, 

Kleberg County, Lamb County, La Salle County, Lavaca County, Lee County, Leon County, Live Oak County, Llano 

County, Loving County, Lubbock County, Lynn County, McCulloch County, McMullen County, Martin County, 

Mason County, Matagorda County, Maverick County, Medina County, Menard County, Midland County, Milam 

County, Mills County, Moore County, Motley County, Nueces County, Ochiltree County, Oldham County, Parmer 

County, Pecos County, Potter County, Presidio County, Randall County, Reagan County, Real County, Reeves 

County, Refugio County, Roberts County, Runnels County, San Patricio County, San Saba County, Schleicher 

County, Sherman County, Starr County, Sterling County, Sutton County, Swisher County, Terrell County, Terry 

County, Tom Green County, Travis County, Upton County, Uvalde County, Val Verde County, Victoria County, 

Ward County, Webb County, Wharton County, Wheeler County, Willacy County, Williamson County, Wilson 

County, Winkler County, Yoakum County, Zapata County, Zavala County

Utah Beaver County, Box Elder County, Cache County, Carbon County, Daggett County, Davis County, Duchesne 

County, Emery County, Garfield County, Grand County, Iron County, Juab County, Kane County, Millard County, 

Morgan County, Piute County, Rich County, Salt Lake County, San Juan County, Sanpete County, Sevier County, 

Summit County, Tooele County, Uintah County, Utah County, Wasatch County, Washington County, Wayne 

County, Weber County
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Washington Benton County, Chelan County, Douglas County, Franklin County, Grant County, Kittitas County, Klickitat 

County, Okanogan County, Walla Walla County, Yakima County

Wyoming Albany County, Big Horn County, Campbell County, Carbon County, Converse County, Crook County, Fremont 

County, Goshen County, Hot Springs County, Johnson County, Laramie County, Lincoln County, Natrona County, 

Niobrara County, Platte County, Sheridan County, Sublette County, Sweetwater County, Uinta County, Washakie 

County, Weston County

U.S. Virgin Islands/

U.S. Affiliated 

Pacific Islands

Kapingamarangi, Rota, Saint Croix, Saint John, Saipan, Utirik, Wotje, Yap, Saint Thomas

More Information

If you have questions or need additional information, please visit the ERP website or contact your local FSA County Office.

Additional USDA disaster assistance information can be found on farmers.gov, including the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, 

Disaster-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Farm Loan Discovery Tool.