Which states made up the Dust Bowl's most severely affected area?

The Dust Bowl was a period of severe drought and ecological disaster in the Great Plains during the 1930s. While 27 states were affected by the conditions, the most severely impacted area—collectively known as the Dust Bowl—encompassed parts of six states:12

• Southeastern Colorado
• Southwestern Kansas
• The panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma
• Northeastern New Mexico
• Southwest Nebraska

This region experienced catastrophic dust storms and agricultural collapse, largely driven by a combination of severe drought and decades of poor farming practices that left the soil vulnerable to erosion.12