– Share of state experiencing drought conditions (20-year average): 12,065 sq. mi. (30.2% of land area); 2,195,667 people (27.8% of population)

— Moderate drought: 5,415 sq. mi. (13.5% of land area); 1,007,725 people (12.8% of population)

— Severe drought: 1,985 sq. mi. (5.0% of land area); 370,897 people (4.7% of population)

— Extreme drought: 526 sq. mi. (1.3% of land area); 76,333 people (1.0% of population)

— Exceptional drought: 94 sq. mi. (0.2% of land area); 10,319 people (0.1% of population)

Virginia is free and clear of drought, after two years where the state was parched. Virginia was abnormally dry in 2020, and in 2019, the governor declared a drought advisory across the entire state as a hot, dry fall scorched the region.