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Georgia Natural Disaster Risk by County

Of Georgia's 159 counties, 0 have a Very High natural-hazard risk rating in FEMA's National Risk Index (v1.20, December 2025); the highest is Chatham County (score 97.4 of 100), and expected losses across the state total $3.3 billion a year.

OpenFEMA lists 80 federal disaster, emergency and fire management declarations for Georgia since 1953 (not counting COVID-19); the latest is EM-3657-GA, Hurricane Isaias, declared 9 October 2026.

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Most exposed counties, hazard by hazard

Top 10 by FEMA hazard risk score

Hurricane 159 rated

#CountyRatingLoss a year
1Chatham CountyVery High $189 million
2Liberty CountyRelatively High $51 million
3Glynn CountyRelatively High $21 million
4McIntosh CountyRelatively High $13 million
5Tattnall CountyRelatively High $12 million
6Bryan CountyRelatively High $21 million
7Bulloch CountyRelatively Moderate $12 million
8Thomas CountyRelatively Moderate $8.7 million
9Lowndes CountyRelatively Moderate $8.8 million
10Camden CountyRelatively Moderate $10 million

Tornado 159 rated

#CountyRatingLoss a year
1Cobb CountyRelatively High $36 million
2Gwinnett CountyRelatively High $23 million
3Fulton CountyRelatively High $22 million
4DeKalb CountyRelatively High $15 million
5Clayton CountyRelatively High $13 million
6Richmond CountyRelatively High $10 million
7Cherokee CountyRelatively High $16 million
8Floyd CountyRelatively High $10.0 million
9Forsyth CountyRelatively High $16 million
10Hall CountyRelatively High $11 million

Inland flooding 159 rated

#CountyRatingLoss a year
1Fulton CountyRelatively High $164 million
2Gwinnett CountyRelatively High $145 million
3DeKalb CountyRelatively High $97 million
4Cobb CountyRelatively High $125 million
5Chatham CountyRelatively Moderate $42 million
6Forsyth CountyRelatively Moderate $58 million
7Cherokee CountyRelatively Moderate $46 million
8Clayton CountyRelatively Moderate $30 million
9Dougherty CountyRelatively Moderate $22 million
10Muscogee CountyRelatively Moderate $26 million

Coastal flooding 11 rated

#CountyRatingLoss a year
1Chatham CountyVery High $13 million
2Glynn CountyRelatively High $4.5 million
3Camden CountyRelatively Moderate $1.4 million
4McIntosh CountyRelatively Moderate $721,775
5Bryan CountyRelatively Moderate $896,989
6Liberty CountyRelatively Low $203,831
7Effingham CountyVery Low $2,095
8Brantley CountyVery Low $316
9Long CountyVery Low $368
10Wayne CountyVery Low $145

Wildfire 159 rated

#CountyRatingLoss a year
1Chatham CountyRelatively Moderate $2.0 million
2Glynn CountyRelatively Moderate $1.5 million
3McIntosh CountyRelatively Low $589,185
4Camden CountyRelatively Low $748,856
5Bryan CountyRelatively Low $526,421
6Carroll CountyRelatively Low $391,064
7Fannin CountyRelatively Low $222,332
8Liberty CountyRelatively Low $396,415
9Floyd CountyRelatively Low $210,442
10Ware CountyRelatively Low $176,204

Earthquake 159 rated

#CountyRatingLoss a year
1Fulton CountyRelatively Moderate $22 million
2DeKalb CountyRelatively Moderate $13 million
3Chatham CountyRelatively Moderate $12 million
4Gwinnett CountyRelatively Moderate $10 million
5Cobb CountyRelatively Moderate $10 million
6Whitfield CountyRelatively Moderate $4.9 million
7Richmond CountyRelatively Low $4.5 million
8Bulloch CountyRelatively Low $3.1 million
9Floyd CountyRelatively Low $2.4 million
10Clayton CountyRelatively Low $2.6 million

Every Georgia county, highest overall risk first

159

#CountyOverall riskScoreLoss a yearTop hazardDeclarationsTornadoes
1Chatham County Relatively High97.4 $277 millionHurricane 1731
2Fulton County Relatively High95.8 $235 millionLightning 2040
3Gwinnett County Relatively High95.4 $211 millionLightning 1312
4Cobb County Relatively High94.4 $210 millionTornado 1833
5DeKalb County Relatively Moderate94.3 $153 millionLightning 1616
6Richmond County Relatively Moderate87.4 $57 millionStrong wind 139
7Clayton County Relatively Moderate86.7 $60 millionTornado 1412
8Forsyth County Relatively Moderate86.1 $90 millionTornado 1610
9Cherokee County Relatively Moderate85.3 $78 millionTornado 1831
10Hall County Relatively Moderate84.3 $57 millionTornado 1832
11Glynn County Relatively Moderate83.7 $40 millionHurricane 1826
12Liberty County Relatively Moderate83.0 $68 millionHurricane 1615
13Dougherty County Relatively Moderate82.8 $36 millionLightning 1619
14Floyd County Relatively Moderate82.0 $40 millionTornado 1821
15Muscogee County Relatively Moderate81.6 $39 millionLightning 1212
16Whitfield County Relatively Moderate81.5 $38 millionTornado 158
17Henry County Relatively Low79.4 $52 millionTornado 1524
18Bibb County Relatively Low78.5 $33 millionHeat wave 1424
19Columbia County Relatively Low76.8 $52 millionTornado 126
20Decatur County Relatively Low75.9 $23 millionHurricane 1828
21Bulloch County Relatively Low75.4 $33 millionHurricane 2017
22Lowndes County Relatively Low72.6 $30 millionHurricane 1622
23Walker County Relatively Low72.0 $30 millionTornado 1813
24Houston County Relatively Low70.5 $33 millionHeat wave 1526
25Carroll County Relatively Low70.5 $32 millionTornado 2127
26Colquitt County Relatively Low70.5 $20 millionHurricane 1941
27Paulding County Relatively Low70.0 $40 millionTornado 189
28Tattnall County Relatively Low68.4 $20 millionHurricane 2113
29Gilmer County Relatively Low68.1 $19 millionLandslide 1917
30Gordon County Relatively Low67.2 $28 millionDrought 1719
31Clarke County Relatively Low67.0 $29 millionIce storm 127
32Bryan County Relatively Low66.6 $33 millionHurricane 199
33McIntosh County Relatively Low66.6 $17 millionHurricane 207
34Thomas County Relatively Low66.0 $20 millionHurricane 1920
35Douglas County Relatively Low65.7 $34 millionTornado 1711
36Coweta County Relatively Low65.6 $32 millionTornado 1432
37Bartow County Relatively Low65.3 $33 millionTornado 1828
38Catoosa County Relatively Low64.6 $27 millionTornado 166
39Polk County Relatively Low64.1 $15 millionTornado 1611
40Mitchell County Relatively Low63.0 $15 millionHurricane 1728
41Fayette County Relatively Low61.3 $32 millionLightning 1312
42Troup County Relatively Low59.9 $17 millionHurricane 1322
43Coffee County Relatively Low59.6 $15 millionHurricane 1927
44Effingham County Relatively Low59.1 $25 millionHurricane 1515
45Fannin County Relatively Low56.5 $14 millionLandslide 179
46Rockdale County Relatively Low56.2 $22 millionIce storm 158
47Tift County Relatively Low56.0 $16 millionHurricane 1826
48Walton County Relatively Low55.0 $22 millionIce storm 1213
49Camden County Relatively Low54.5 $21 millionHurricane 1924
50Chattooga County Relatively Low54.4 $12 millionTornado 146
51Putnam County Relatively Low53.3 $12 millionDrought 137
52Sumter County Relatively Low53.2 $12 millionDrought 1327
53Grady County Relatively Low53.0 $13 millionHurricane 1622
54Union County Relatively Low52.5 $12 millionLandslide 153
55Crisp County Relatively Low52.3 $11 millionDrought 1514
56Murray County Relatively Low51.5 $16 millionEarthquake 1412
57Newton County Relatively Low50.6 $23 millionIce storm 1917
58Laurens County Relatively Low50.5 $14 millionDrought 1734
59Appling County Relatively Low50.2 $12 millionHurricane 1819
60Baldwin County Relatively Low50.0 $14 millionDrought 128
61Ware County Relatively Low49.4 $12 millionHurricane 2220
62White County Relatively Low45.7 $14 millionCold wave 2010
63Barrow County Relatively Low45.6 $18 millionLightning 135
64Rabun County Relatively Low45.3 $10 millionLandslide 196
65Lumpkin County Relatively Low44.9 $13 millionLightning 2212
66Dodge County Relatively Low44.8 $10.0 millionCold wave 1518
67Wayne County Relatively Low44.6 $11 millionHurricane 1715
68Screven County Relatively Low43.9 $9.5 millionHurricane 1923
69Early County Relatively Low43.4 $8.5 millionHurricane 1436
70Toombs County Very Low42.7 $11 millionHurricane 2111
71Brooks County Very Low42.1 $8.5 millionLightning 1815
72Jackson County Very Low41.9 $19 millionIce storm 1310
73Spalding County Very Low40.9 $14 millionStrong wind 1725
74Emanuel County Very Low39.9 $8.9 millionHurricane 2014
75Towns County Very Low39.6 $7.8 millionLandslide 131
76Berrien County Very Low39.3 $8.6 millionHurricane 1814
77Habersham County Very Low38.9 $12 millionLightning 1917
78Burke County Very Low37.3 $9.3 millionHurricane 1823
79Greene County Very Low37.2 $8.8 millionHurricane 145
80Worth County Very Low36.5 $8.6 millionDrought 1837
81Hart County Very Low35.4 $9.3 millionIce storm 1211
82Pickens County Very Low34.8 $11 millionLandslide 2113
83Cook County Very Low34.8 $8.6 millionHurricane 1620
84Stephens County Very Low33.4 $8.3 millionIce storm 1610
85Dade County Very Low33.2 $8.4 millionTornado 195
86Franklin County Very Low33.1 $8.2 millionIce storm 1413
87Macon County Very Low32.1 $5.9 millionDrought 1412
88Elbert County Very Low30.8 $6.9 millionIce storm 1414
89Seminole County Very Low29.5 $8.9 millionHurricane 117
90Lee County Very Low29.4 $12 millionHurricane 1316
91Madison County Very Low28.9 $7.8 millionIce storm 1310
92Jeff Davis County Very Low28.2 $6.4 millionHurricane 188
93Haralson County Very Low27.6 $7.7 millionWildfire 1621
94Charlton County Very Low26.7 $5.4 millionHurricane 1911
95Jefferson County Very Low25.8 $6.6 millionDrought 1715
96Bleckley County Very Low25.7 $6.6 millionHeat wave 1420
97Ben Hill County Very Low25.4 $5.2 millionHurricane 1314
98McDuffie County Very Low25.0 $6.2 millionHail 139
99Washington County Very Low23.8 $6.1 millionDrought 1423
100Telfair County Very Low23.5 $5.1 millionHurricane 1613
101Pierce County Very Low22.7 $8.7 millionHurricane 1716
102Peach County Very Low22.5 $7.5 millionDrought 1514
103Dawson County Very Low21.9 $9.3 millionLightning 187
104Evans County Very Low21.9 $5.6 millionHurricane 154
105Harris County Very Low20.8 $8.4 millionLightning 1323
106Miller County Very Low20.8 $5.4 millionHurricane 1314
107Clinch County Very Low20.7 $4.6 millionHurricane 189
108Bacon County Very Low20.6 $5.5 millionHurricane 1719
109Butts County Very Low20.5 $6.1 millionStrong wind 1710
110Oconee County Very Low19.4 $12 millionIce storm 1212
111Morgan County Very Low19.4 $8.2 millionHurricane 117
112Meriwether County Very Low19.2 $4.8 millionDrought 1629
113Monroe County Very Low18.7 $6.8 millionHurricane 1919
114Brantley County Very Low18.3 $7.0 millionHurricane 218
115Pulaski County Very Low18.2 $4.6 millionDrought 1415
116Randolph County Very Low17.2 $4.3 millionDrought 1115
117Upson County Very Low17.1 $6.1 millionHurricane 2121
118Turner County Very Low16.6 $4.3 millionHurricane 1410
119Terrell County Very Low16.5 $4.7 millionDrought 911
120Jones County Very Low16.4 $5.7 millionHeat wave 1513
121Calhoun County Very Low16.3 $3.8 millionDrought 1314
122Dooly County Very Low14.9 $6.1 millionDrought 1520
123Irwin County Very Low13.6 $5.6 millionHurricane 1212
124Wilcox County Very Low13.2 $4.2 millionDrought 1614
125Wilkes County Very Low12.9 $3.8 millionHurricane 155
126Heard County Very Low12.8 $3.5 millionHurricane 1811
127Banks County Very Low12.4 $5.9 millionHurricane 1610
128Hancock County Very Low11.9 $2.9 millionHurricane 139
129Candler County Very Low11.6 $4.3 millionHurricane 206
130Jenkins County Very Low10.8 $3.9 millionHurricane 1910
131Taylor County Very Low10.1 $2.9 millionDrought 1420
132Baker County Very Low9.8 $2.9 millionHurricane 1810
133Johnson County Very Low9.3 $2.8 millionDrought 1711
134Twiggs County Very Low8.5 $2.7 millionDrought 1522
135Clay County Very Low8.5 $2.4 millionDrought 137
136Quitman County Very Low8.3 $2.3 millionDrought 103
137Oglethorpe County Very Low8.1 $4.2 millionHurricane 136
138Jasper County Very Low8.1 $3.6 millionDrought 156
139Long County Very Low8.0 $5.5 millionHurricane 165
140Pike County Very Low8.0 $3.7 millionDrought 2015
141Lamar County Very Low7.8 $3.8 millionHurricane 1714
142Montgomery County Very Low7.8 $3.0 millionHurricane 196
143Atkinson County Very Low7.3 $3.6 millionHurricane 1710
144Lanier County Very Low6.8 $3.2 millionHurricane 158
145Marion County Very Low6.7 $2.3 millionDrought 1211
146Wheeler County Very Low6.4 $2.2 millionHurricane 169
147Stewart County Very Low5.9 $1.8 millionHurricane 1511
148Lincoln County Very Low5.5 $2.8 millionIce storm 119
149Warren County Very Low5.3 $1.9 millionHurricane 116
150Wilkinson County Very Low4.6 $2.8 millionHurricane 1413
151Crawford County Very Low3.9 $3.3 millionDrought 1814
152Talbot County Very Low2.9 $1.4 millionHurricane 1519
153Webster County Very Low2.4 $1.6 millionDrought 155
154Treutlen County Very Low2.1 $2.0 millionHurricane 179
155Chattahoochee County Very Low2.0 $2.6 millionLightning 1011
156Glascock County Very Low0.9 $1.0 millionHurricane 114
157Taliaferro County Very Low0.7 $601,203Hurricane 140
158Schley County Very Low0.6 $1.2 millionHurricane 116
159Echols County Very Low0.5 $1.1 millionHurricane 174

Score: FEMA's national percentile (higher = more risk). Declarations: federal declarations that named the county since 1953, not counting COVID-19. Tornadoes: NOAA SPC tornadoes that touched the county, 1950–2025.

Latest federal declarations in Georgia

Hurricane Isaias EM-3657-GA · Tropical Storm · declared 9 Oct 2026 · 76 counties
Highway 82 Fire FM-5630-GA · Fire · declared 22 Apr 2026 · 1 county
Pineland Road Fire FM-5629-GA · Fire · declared 21 Apr 2026 · 2 counties
Severe Winter Storm EM-3642-GA · Winter Storm · declared 24 Jan 2026 · 112 counties
Hurricane Helene DR-4830-GA · Hurricane · declared 30 Sep 2024 · 94 counties
Hurricane Helene EM-3616-GA · Tropical Storm · declared 26 Sep 2024 · 159 counties
Tropical Storm Debby DR-4821-GA · Tropical Storm · declared 24 Sep 2024 · 35 counties
Hurricane Debby EM-3607-GA · Tropical Storm · declared 5 Aug 2024 · 55 counties

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What this page shows, and what it misses

FEMA's National Risk Index compares every US county with every other for 18 natural hazards, combining expected losses with social vulnerability and community resilience. It is a planning-level estimate for nationwide comparison, not a flood-zone map and not the risk to any one property — for flood zones use FEMA's Flood Map Service Center ↗. Federal declarations exclude state declarations and SBA or USDA designations.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Risk Index Dataset: National Risk Index Counties - v1.20.0 (December 2025). Retrieved from https://services.arcgis.com/XG15cJAlne2vxtgt/ArcGIS/rest/services/National_Risk_Index_Counties/FeatureServer/0/query on November 2, 2026, 1:20 PM EST. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), OpenFEMA Dataset: Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2, retrieved from https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries on November 2, 2026, 1:21 PM EST. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

Tornado records: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, Severe Weather Database, tornadoes 1950–2025 (https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/data/1950-2025_actual_tornadoes.csv, downloaded 2 November 2026). Public domain; not endorsed by NOAA. Compiled by Global Incident Tracker.

Questions about Georgia

Which county in Georgia has the highest natural disaster risk?

Of Georgia's 159 counties, 0 have a Very High natural-hazard risk rating in FEMA's National Risk Index (v1.20, December 2025); the highest is Chatham County (score 97.4 of 100), and expected losses across the state total $3.3 billion a year.

Which Georgia counties are most at risk from tornadoes?

By FEMA's National Risk Index tornado risk score: Cobb County, Gwinnett County, Fulton County. These are planning-level estimates for whole counties, not maps of individual properties.

Which Georgia counties are most at risk from hurricanes?

By FEMA's National Risk Index hurricane risk score: Chatham County, Liberty County, Glynn County. These are planning-level estimates for whole counties, not maps of individual properties.

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Georgia had?

OpenFEMA lists 80 federal disaster, emergency and fire management declarations for Georgia since 1953 (not counting COVID-19); the latest is EM-3657-GA, Hurricane Isaias, declared 9 October 2026.