Emergency Relief 

Program (ERP)

Drought Eligible Counties in 2021

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 2021.

MAY 2022

STATE 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, Alpine County, Amador County, Butte County, Calaveras County, Colusa County, Contra Costa 

County, Del Norte County, El Dorado County, Fresno County, Glenn County, Humboldt County, Imperial County, 

Inyo County, Kern County, Kings County, Lake County, Lassen County, Los Angeles County, Madera County, 

Marin County, Mariposa County, Mendocino County, Merced County, Modoc County, Mono County, Monterey 

County, Napa County, Nevada County, Orange County, Placer County, Plumas County, Riverside County, 

Sacramento County, San Benito County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, San Francisco County, San 

Joaquin County, San Luis Obispo County, San Mateo County, Santa Barbara County, Santa Clara County, Santa 

Cruz County, Shasta County, Sierra County, Siskiyou County, Solano County, Sonoma County, Stanislaus County, 

Sutter County, Tehama County, Trinity County, Tulare County, Tuolumne County, Ventura 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

Hawaii Hawaii County, Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County
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Iowa Adair County, Audubon County, Benton County, Black Hawk County, Boone County, Bremer County, Buchanan 

County, Buena Vista County, Butler County, Calhoun County, Cass County, Cerro Gordo County, Cherokee 

County, Chickasaw County, Clay County, Delaware County, Dickinson County, Emmet County, Fayette County, 

Floyd County, Franklin County, Greene County, Grundy County, Guthrie County, Hamilton County, Hancock 

County, Hardin County, Humboldt County, Ida County, Iowa County, Johnson County, Kossuth County, Linn 

County, Lyon County, Marshall County, Mitchell County, O’Brien County, Osceola County, Palo Alto County, 

Plymouth County, Pocahontas County, Pottawattamie County, Sac County, Shelby County, Sioux County, Story 

County, Tama County, Webster County, Winnebago County, Winneshiek County, Woodbury County, Worth 

County, Wright County

Idaho Ada County, Adams County, Bannock County, Bear Lake County, Benewah County, Bingham County, Blaine 

County, Boise County, Bonner County, Bonneville County, Boundary County, Butte County, Camas County, 

Canyon County, Caribou County, Cassia County, Clark County, Clearwater County, Custer County, Elmore 

County, Franklin County, Fremont County, Gem County, Gooding County, Idaho County, Jefferson County, 

Jerome County, Kootenai County, Latah County, Lemhi County, Lewis County, Lincoln County, Minidoka County, 

Nez Perce County, Oneida County, Owyhee County, Payette County, Power County, Shoshone County, Teton 

County, Twin Falls County, Valley County, Washington County

Illinois Boone County, Cook County, DeKalb County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, Winnebago County

Kansas Cheyenne County, Clark County, Clay County, Comanche County, Decatur County, Gove County, Graham 

County, Grant County, Greeley County, Hamilton County, Kearny County, Logan County, Marshall County, 

Meade County, Morton County, Norton County, Phillips County, Rawlins County, Scott County, Sheridan County, 

Sherman County, Stanton County, Stevens County, Thomas County, Wallace County, Washington County, 

Wichita County

Maine Franklin County, Oxford County, Piscataquis County, Somerset County

Michigan Gogebic County, Sanilac County

Minnesota Aitkin County, Anoka County, Becker County, Beltrami County, Benton County, Big Stone County, Blue Earth 

County, Brown County, Carlton County, Cass County, Chippewa County, Clay County, Clearwater County, Cook 

County, Cottonwood County, Crow Wing County, Douglas County, Faribault County, Freeborn County, Grant 

County, Hennepin County, Hubbard County, Isanti County, Itasca County, Jackson County, Kandiyohi County, 

Kittson County, Koochiching County, Lac qui Parle County, Lake County, Lake of the Woods County, Lincoln 

County, Lyon County, McLeod County, Mahnomen County, Marshall County, Martin County, Meeker County, 

Mille Lacs County, Morrison County, Mower County, Murray County, Nicollet County, Nobles County, Norman 

County, Otter Tail County, Pennington County, Pipestone County, Polk County, Pope County, Red Lake County, 

Redwood County, Renville County, Rock County, Roseau County, Saint Louis County, Sherburne County, Sibley 

County, Stearns County, Stevens County, Swift County, Todd County, Wadena County, Watonwan County, Wilkin 

County, Wright County, Yellow Medicine County

Montana Beaverhead County, Big Horn County, Blaine County, Broadwater County, Carbon County, Carter County, 

Cascade County, Chouteau County, Custer County, Daniels County, Dawson County, Deer Lodge County, Fallon 

County, Fergus County, Flathead County, Gallatin County, Garfield County, Glacier County, Golden Valley 

County, Granite County, Hill County, Jefferson County, Judith Basin County, Lake County, Lewis and Clark 

County, Liberty County, Lincoln County, McCone County, Madison County, Meagher County, Mineral County, 

Missoula County, Musselshell County, Park County, Petroleum County, Phillips County, Pondera County, Powder 

River County, Powell County, Prairie County, Ravalli County, Richland County, Roosevelt County, Rosebud 

County, Sanders County, Sheridan County, Silver Bow County, Stillwater County, Sweet Grass County, Teton 

County, Toole County, Treasure County, Valley County, Wheatland County, Wibaux County, Yellowstone County
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North Dakota Adams County, Barnes County, Benson County, Billings County, Bottineau County, Bowman County, Burke 

County, Burleigh County, Cass County, Cavalier County, Dickey County, Divide County, Dunn County, Eddy 

County, Emmons County, Foster County, Golden Valley County, Grand Forks County, Grant County, Griggs 

County, Hettinger County, Kidder County, LaMoure County, Logan County, McHenry County, McIntosh County, 

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

County, Pembina County, Pierce County, Ramsey County, Ransom County, Renville County, Richland County, 

Rolette County, Sargent County, Sheridan County, Sioux County, Slope County, Stark County, Steele County, 

Stutsman County, Towner County, Traill County, Walsh County, Ward County, Wells County, Williams County

Nebraska Banner County, Box Butte County, Boyd County, Buffalo County, Cedar County, Chase County, Cheyenne 

County, Dakota County, Dawes County, Dawson County, Deuel County, Dixon County, Dundy County, Frontier 

County, Furnas County, Garden County, Gosper County, Harlan County, Hayes County, Hitchcock County, Holt 

County, Keith County, Keya Paha County, Kimball County, Knox County, Lincoln County, Morrill County, Perkins 

County, Phelps County, Red Willow County, Scotts Bluff County, Sheridan County, Sioux County

New Hampshire Coos 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 Carson City, 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

Oklahoma Alfalfa County, Beaver County, Beckham County, Caddo County, Canadian County, Carter County, Choctaw 

County, Cimarron County, Cleveland County, Comanche County, Cotton County, Creek County, Custer County, 

Dewey County, Ellis County, Garvin County, Grady County, Greer County, Harmon County, Harper County, 

Hughes County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Kiowa County, Le Flore County, Love County, McClain 

County, Major County, Noble County, Okfuskee County, Okmulgee County, Osage County, Pawnee County, 

Pushmataha County, Roger Mills County, Stephens County, Texas County, Tillman County, Tulsa County, 

Washington County, Washita County, Woods County, Woodward County

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

Deschutes County, Douglas County, Gilliam County, Grant County, Harney County, Hood River County, Jackson 

County, Jefferson County, Josephine County, Klamath County, Lake County, Lane County, Lincoln County, Linn 

County, Malheur County, Marion County, Morrow County, Multnomah County, Polk County, Sherman County, 

Tillamook County, Umatilla County, Union County, Wallowa County, Wasco County, Washington County, 

Wheeler County, Yamhill County

South Dakota Aurora County, Beadle County, Bennett County, Bon Homme County, Brookings County, Brown County, Brule 

County, Buffalo County, Butte County, Campbell County, Charles Mix County, Clark County, Clay County, Corson 

County, Custer County, Davison County, Day County, Deuel County, Dewey County, Douglas County, Edmunds 

County, Fall River County, Faulk County, Grant County, Gregory County, Haakon County, Hamlin County, Hand 

County, Hanson County, Harding County, Hughes County, Hutchinson County, Hyde County, Jackson County, 

Jerauld County, Jones County, Kingsbury County, Lake County, Lawrence County, Lincoln County, Lyman 

County, McCook County, McPherson County, Marshall County, Meade County, Mellette County, Miner County, 

Minnehaha County, Moody County, Oglala Lakota County, Pennington County, Perkins County, Potter County, 

Roberts County, Sanborn County, Spink County, Stanley County, Sully County, Todd County, Tripp County, Turner 

County, Union County, Walworth County, Yankton County, Ziebach County
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Texas Andrews County, Armstrong County, Atascosa County, Bailey County, Bandera County, Bastrop County, Baylor 

County, Bee County, Bell County, Bexar County, Blanco County, Borden County, Bosque County, Brazoria 

County, Brewster County, Briscoe County, Brooks County, Brown County, Caldwell County, Calhoun County, 

Cameron County, Camp County, Carson County, Castro County, Childress County, Cochran County, Coleman 

County, Collingsworth County, Comal County, Concho County, Cooke County, Coryell County, Cottle County, 

Crane County, Crockett County, Crosby County, Culberson County, Dallam County, Dawson County, Deaf 

Smith County, DeWitt County, Dickens County, Dimmit County, Donley County, Duval County, Ector County, 

Edwards County, El Paso County, Fayette County, Fisher County, Floyd County, Foard County, Franklin County, 

Frio County, Gaines County, Garza County, Gillespie County, Glasscock County, Goliad County, Gonzales County, 

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

County, Haskell County, Hays County, Hemphill County, Hidalgo County, Hockley County, Hopkins County, 

Howard County, Hudspeth County, Hutchinson County, Irion County, Jack County, Jeff Davis County, Jim 

Hogg County, Jim Wells County, Jones County, Karnes County, Kendall County, Kenedy County, Kent County, 

Kerr County, Kimble County, King County, Kinney County, Kleberg County, Knox County, Lamar County, Lamb 

County, La Salle County, Lavaca County, Lee County, Live Oak County, Llano County, Loving County, Lubbock 

County, Lynn County, McCulloch County, McLennan County, McMullen County, Martin County, Mason County, 

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

County, Mitchell County, Montague County, Moore County, Motley County, Nueces County, Ochiltree County, 

Oldham County, Parker County, Parmer County, Pecos County, Potter County, Presidio County, Randall County, 

Reagan County, Real County, Reeves County, Roberts County, Runnels County, San Patricio County, San Saba 

County, Scurry County, Sherman County, Starr County, Sterling County, Stonewall County, Swisher County, 

Terrell County, Terry County, Titus County, Tom Green County, Travis County, Upshur County, Upton County, 

Uvalde County, Val Verde County, Victoria County, Ward County, Webb County, Wheeler County, Wichita 

County, Wilbarger County, Willacy County, Williamson County, Winkler County, Wise County, Wood 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

Washington Adams County, Asotin County, Benton County, Chelan County, Clark County, Columbia County, Cowlitz County, 

Douglas County, Ferry County, Franklin County, Garfield County, Grant County, Island County, Kittitas County, 

Klickitat County, Lincoln County, Okanogan County, Pend Oreille County, San Juan County, Skagit County, 

Skamania County, Spokane County, Stevens County, Walla Walla County, Whatcom County, Whitman County, 

Yakima County

Wisconsin Ashland County, Bayfield County, Iron County, Kenosha County, Milwaukee County, Racine County, Rock 

County, Walworth 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, Park County, Platte County, Sheridan County, Sublette County, Sweetwater County, 

Teton County, Uinta County, Washakie County, Weston County

U.S. Virgin Islands/

U.S. Affiliated 

Pacific Islands

Kapingamarangi, Saint Croix, Wotje, Saint John, 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.