Georgia

Natural Disaster Risk by County

Counties
159
All ranked by NRI score
State Avg. Score
39.5
Low risk
Total State EAL
$3.35B
Expected annual losses
Highest Risk
Chatham
Score 97.4 · High

County Rankings

#CountyRisk ScoreRisk RatingTop HazardAnn. Loss
1Chatham County
97.4
High Hurricane$277M
2Fulton County
95.8
High Lightning$235M
3Gwinnett County
95.4
High Lightning$211M
4Cobb County
94.4
High Tornado$210M
5DeKalb County
94.3
Medium Lightning$153M
6Richmond County
87.4
Medium Strong Wind$57M
7Clayton County
86.7
Medium Tornado$60M
8Forsyth County
86.1
Medium Tornado$90M
9Cherokee County
85.3
Medium Tornado$78M
10Hall County
84.3
Medium Tornado$57M
11Glynn County
83.7
Medium Hurricane$40M
12Liberty County
83.0
Medium Hurricane$68M
13Dougherty County
82.8
Medium Lightning$36M
14Floyd County
82.0
Medium Tornado$40M
15Muscogee County
81.6
Medium Lightning$39M
16Whitfield County
81.5
Medium Tornado$38M
17Henry County
79.4
Low Tornado$52M
18Bibb County
78.5
Low Heat Wave$33M
19Columbia County
76.8
Low Tornado$52M
20Decatur County
75.9
Low Hurricane$23M
21Bulloch County
75.4
Low Hurricane$33M
22Lowndes County
72.6
Low Hurricane$30M
23Walker County
72.0
Low Tornado$30M
24Carroll County
70.5
Low Tornado$32M
25Colquitt County
70.5
Low Hurricane$20M
26Houston County
70.5
Low Heat Wave$33M
27Paulding County
70.0
Low Tornado$40M
28Tattnall County
68.4
Low Hurricane$20M
29Gilmer County
68.1
Low Landslide$19M
30Gordon County
67.2
Low Drought$28M
31Clarke County
67.0
Low Ice Storm$29M
32Bryan County
66.6
Low Hurricane$33M
33McIntosh County
66.6
Low Hurricane$17M
34Thomas County
66.0
Low Hurricane$20M
35Douglas County
65.7
Low Tornado$34M
36Coweta County
65.6
Low Tornado$32M
37Bartow County
65.3
Low Tornado$33M
38Catoosa County
64.6
Low Tornado$27M
39Polk County
64.1
Low Tornado$15M
40Mitchell County
63.0
Low Hurricane$15M
41Fayette County
61.3
Low Lightning$32M
42Troup County
59.9
Low Hurricane$17M
43Coffee County
59.6
Low Hurricane$15M
44Effingham County
59.1
Low Hurricane$25M
45Fannin County
56.5
Low Landslide$14M
46Rockdale County
56.2
Low Ice Storm$22M
47Tift County
56.0
Low Hurricane$16M
48Walton County
55.0
Low Ice Storm$22M
49Camden County
54.5
Low Hurricane$21M
50Chattooga County
54.4
Low Tornado$12M
51Putnam County
53.3
Low Drought$12M
52Sumter County
53.2
Low Drought$12M
53Grady County
53.0
Low Hurricane$13M
54Union County
52.5
Low Landslide$12M
55Crisp County
52.3
Low Drought$11M
56Murray County
51.5
Low Earthquake$16M
57Newton County
50.6
Low Ice Storm$23M
58Laurens County
50.5
Low Drought$14M
59Appling County
50.2
Low Hurricane$12M
60Baldwin County
50.0
Low Drought$14M
61Ware County
49.4
Low Hurricane$12M
62White County
45.7
Low Cold Wave$14M
63Barrow County
45.6
Low Lightning$18M
64Rabun County
45.3
Low Landslide$10M
65Lumpkin County
44.9
Low Lightning$13M
66Dodge County
44.8
Low Cold Wave$10M
67Wayne County
44.6
Low Hurricane$11M
68Screven County
43.9
Low Hurricane$10M
69Early County
43.4
Low Hurricane$8M
70Toombs County
42.7
Very Low Hurricane$11M
71Brooks County
42.1
Very Low Lightning$8M
72Jackson County
41.9
Very Low Ice Storm$19M
73Spalding County
40.9
Very Low Strong Wind$14M
74Emanuel County
39.9
Very Low Hurricane$9M
75Towns County
39.6
Very Low Landslide$8M
76Berrien County
39.3
Very Low Hurricane$9M
77Habersham County
38.9
Very Low Lightning$12M
78Burke County
37.3
Very Low Hurricane$9M
79Greene County
37.2
Very Low Hurricane$9M
80Worth County
36.5
Very Low Drought$9M
81Hart County
35.4
Very Low Ice Storm$9M
82Cook County
34.8
Very Low Hurricane$9M
83Pickens County
34.8
Very Low Landslide$11M
84Stephens County
33.4
Very Low Ice Storm$8M
85Dade County
33.2
Very Low Tornado$8M
86Franklin County
33.1
Very Low Ice Storm$8M
87Macon County
32.1
Very Low Drought$6M
88Elbert County
30.8
Very Low Ice Storm$7M
89Seminole County
29.5
Very Low Hurricane$9M
90Lee County
29.4
Very Low Hurricane$12M
91Madison County
28.9
Very Low Ice Storm$8M
92Jeff Davis County
28.2
Very Low Hurricane$6M
93Haralson County
27.6
Very Low Wildfire$8M
94Charlton County
26.7
Very Low Hurricane$5M
95Jefferson County
25.8
Very Low Drought$7M
96Bleckley County
25.7
Very Low Heat Wave$7M
97Ben Hill County
25.4
Very Low Hurricane$5M
98McDuffie County
25.0
Very Low Hail$6M
99Washington County
23.8
Very Low Drought$6M
100Telfair County
23.5
Very Low Hurricane$5M
101Pierce County
22.7
Very Low Hurricane$9M
102Peach County
22.5
Very Low Drought$8M
103Dawson County
21.9
Very Low Lightning$9M
104Evans County
21.9
Very Low Hurricane$6M
105Harris County
20.8
Very Low Lightning$8M
106Miller County
20.8
Very Low Hurricane$5M
107Clinch County
20.7
Very Low Hurricane$5M
108Bacon County
20.6
Very Low Hurricane$6M
109Butts County
20.5
Very Low Strong Wind$6M
110Morgan County
19.4
Very Low Hurricane$8M
111Oconee County
19.4
Very Low Ice Storm$12M
112Meriwether County
19.2
Very Low Drought$5M
113Monroe County
18.7
Very Low Hurricane$7M
114Brantley County
18.3
Very Low Hurricane$7M
115Pulaski County
18.2
Very Low Drought$5M
116Randolph County
17.2
Very Low Drought$4M
117Upson County
17.1
Very Low Hurricane$6M
118Turner County
16.6
Very Low Hurricane$4M
119Terrell County
16.5
Very Low Drought$5M
120Jones County
16.4
Very Low Heat Wave$6M
121Calhoun County
16.3
Very Low Drought$4M
122Dooly County
14.9
Very Low Drought$6M
123Irwin County
13.6
Very Low Hurricane$6M
124Wilcox County
13.2
Very Low Drought$4M
125Wilkes County
12.9
Very Low Hurricane$4M
126Heard County
12.8
Very Low Hurricane$3M
127Banks County
12.4
Very Low Hurricane$6M
128Hancock County
11.9
Very Low Hurricane$3M
129Candler County
11.6
Very Low Hurricane$4M
130Jenkins County
10.8
Very Low Hurricane$4M
131Taylor County
10.1
Very Low Drought$3M
132Baker County
9.8
Very Low Hurricane$3M
133Johnson County
9.3
Very Low Drought$3M
134Clay County
8.5
Very Low Drought$2M
135Twiggs County
8.5
Very Low Drought$3M
136Quitman County
8.3
Very Low Drought$2M
137Jasper County
8.1
Very Low Drought$4M
138Oglethorpe County
8.1
Very Low Hurricane$4M
139Long County
8.0
Very Low Hurricane$5M
140Pike County
8.0
Very Low Drought$4M
141Lamar County
7.8
Very Low Hurricane$4M
142Montgomery County
7.8
Very Low Hurricane$3M
143Atkinson County
7.3
Very Low Hurricane$4M
144Lanier County
6.8
Very Low Hurricane$3M
145Marion County
6.7
Very Low Drought$2M
146Wheeler County
6.4
Very Low Hurricane$2M
147Stewart County
5.9
Very Low Hurricane$2M
148Lincoln County
5.5
Very Low Ice Storm$3M
149Warren County
5.3
Very Low Hurricane$2M
150Wilkinson County
4.6
Very Low Hurricane$3M
151Crawford County
3.9
Very Low Drought$3M
152Talbot County
2.9
Very Low Hurricane$1M
153Webster County
2.4
Very Low Drought$2M
154Treutlen County
2.1
Very Low Hurricane$2M
155Chattahoochee County
2.0
Very Low Lightning$3M
156Glascock County
0.9
Very Low Hurricane$1M
157Taliaferro County
0.7
Very Low Hurricane$601K
158Schley County
0.6
Very Low Hurricane$1M
159Echols County
0.5
Very Low Hurricane$1M

All 159 Georgia counties, ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score.