USDA Designates 29 Oklahoma Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas for Drought

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, these counties suffered from a drought intensity value during the growing season of 1) D2 Drought-Severe for eight or more consecutive weeks or 2) D3 Drought-Extreme or D4 Drought-Exceptional.

Impacted Area: Oklahoma

Triggering Disaster 1: Drought (Fast-Track) occurring August 27, 2024, and continuing.

Application Deadline: June 2, 2025

Primary Counties Eligible: Roger Mills

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: Beckham, Custer, Dewey, and Ellis
Texas: Hemphill and Wheeler

Triggering Disaster 2: Drought (Fast-Track) occurring October 1, 2024, and continuing.

Application Deadline: June 9, 2025

Primary Counties Eligible: Bryan, Craig, Jefferson, Logan, Mayes, Nowata, Pawnee, Payne, Rogers, and Stephens

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Kansas: Cherokee, Labette, and Montgomery
Texas: Clay, Fannin, Grayson, Lamar, and Montague

Triggering Disaster 3: Drought (Fast-Track) occurring October 8, 2024, and continuing.

Application Deadline: June 16, 2025

Primary Counties Eligible: Adair, Carter, Delaware, Grady, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Ottawa, and Tulsa

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Arkansas: Benton, Crawford, and Washington
Kansas: Cherokee
Missouri: McDonald and Newton
Texas: Cooke, Grayson, and Montague
 

Triggering Disaster 4: Drought (Fast-Track) occurring October 15, 2024, and continuing.

Application Deadline: June 18, 2025

Primary Counties Eligible: Cherokee, Garvin, Grant, Kay, McCurtain, Murray, Pittsburg, and Wagoner

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Arkansas: Little River, Polk, and Sevier
Kansas: Cowley, Harper, and Summer
Texas: Bowie and Red River

Triggering Disaster 5: Drought (Fast-Track) occurring September 3, 2024, and continuing.

Application Deadline: June 30, 2025

Primary Counties Eligible: Ellis

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: Beaver, Dewey, Harper, Roger Mills, and Woodward
Texas: Hemphill and Lipscomb
 

More Resources
On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.