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These are the Oregon counties with the worst drought conditions

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File photo: Phil Fine checks for carrot seeds in the soil left behind by a combine while harvesting a field in the North Unit Irrigation District on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, near Madras, Ore. Oregon farmers, who grow 60% of the world's carrot seeds, have been severely impacted by the drought. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

(STACKER) — Over a fourth of the continental U.S. is currently experiencing moderate to exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

While severe to exceptional drought conditions persist in the West — which is currently experiencing a brief reprieve from its driest period of the last 1,200 years — other parts of the country less associated with drought, like the northeast and the midwest, have also experienced spells of unusual dryness.

Upon entering spring — usually a time of peak, essential rainfall — conditions in the Northwest, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Southern Plains are worsening. The Southern Plains — comprised of central and northern Texas, western Kansas and Oklahoma, and portions of Nebraska, Colorado, and New Mexico — are experiencing exceptional drought conditions with precipitation well below historical averages for this time of year.

Stacker cited data from U.S. Drought Monitor to identify the counties in Oregon with the worst droughts in the week leading up to April 10, 2023. Counties are ranked by percent of the area in drought conditions. Abnormally dry is not considered to be a drought, but is included as a separate data point. Additional data for the state overall is included.

Oregon drought statistics

23. Umatilla County

23. Tillamook County (tie)

23. Polk County (tie)

22. Union County

21. Clackamas County

20. Morrow County

19. Marion County

18. Malheur County

17. Linn County

16. Douglas County

15. Lane County

14. Gilliam County

13. Wallowa County

12. Wasco County

11. Jackson County

10. Grant County

9. Sherman County

8. Baker County

7. Harney County

6. Lake County

1. Klamath County (tie)

1. Crook County (tie)

1. Jefferson County (tie)

1. Wheeler County (tie)

1. Deschutes County (tie)