Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Tornado
$225.1M
Cold Wave
$187.2M
Heat Wave
$96.7M
Lightning
$63.5M
Strong Wind
$55.6M
County Rankings
Counties in Georgia ranked by risk. Click column headers to sort. Click a county to see its departments.
NRI Rating is from FEMA's National Risk Index, which measures community risk across 18 natural hazards using expected annual losses, social vulnerability, and community resilience. Life-Safety Loss uses FEMA's Value of Statistical Life ($13.7M per expected fatality) to estimate annual risk to human life.
Department and station counts are derived from boundaries self-reported through NERIS Public and may not reflect current service areas. Risk metrics are computed from census tract data and are not affected by boundary accuracy. See full methodology.
| County ▲ | Population ▲ | Departments ▲ | Life-Safety Loss ▼ | NRI Rating ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobb County | 775,208 | 3 | $46.4M | Relatively Low |
| Chatham County | 300,879 | 2 | $34.6M | Relatively High |
| Fulton County | 1.1M | 11 | $34.6M | Very Low |
| DeKalb County | 765,351 | 4 | $31.5M | Relatively Low |
| Gwinnett County | 979,864 | 3 | $31.0M | Relatively Low |
| Richmond County | 206,069 | 4 | $19.8M | Relatively Moderate |
| Cherokee County | 281,032 | 3 | $19.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Forsyth County | 267,287 | 1 | $17.8M | Relatively Moderate |
| Clayton County | 298,924 | 5 | $17.1M | Relatively Low |
| Hall County | 212,705 | 3 | $16.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Whitfield County | 103,598 | 2 | $15.0M | Relatively High |
| Walker County | 68,762 | 5 | $14.1M | Relatively High |
| Floyd County | 99,693 | 2 | $13.1M | Relatively High |
| Columbia County | 162,434 | 2 | $12.6M | Relatively High |
| Paulding County | 178,909 | 2 | $11.1M | Relatively Low |
| Catoosa County | 68,634 | 1 | $10.8M | Relatively High |
| Henry County | 249,960 | 2 | $10.7M | Relatively Low |
| Douglas County | 147,888 | 2 | $10.5M | Relatively Low |
| Houston County | 169,649 | 4 | $10.1M | Relatively Low |
| Bibb County | 156,578 | 2 | $9.3M | Relatively Low |
| Carroll County | 124,569 | 4 | $9.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Bartow County | 113,113 | 3 | $8.8M | Relatively Low |
| Coweta County | 152,852 | 5 | $8.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Bulloch County | 82,683 | 4 | $8.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Clarke County | 129,609 | 3 | $7.4M | Relatively Low |
| Muscogee County | 203,711 | 5 | $7.3M | Relatively Low |
| Liberty County | 67,397 | 5 | $7.3M | Very High |
| Glynn County | 85,447 | 2 | $6.8M | Relatively High |
| Lowndes County | 119,965 | 7 | $6.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| White County | 28,810 | 5 | $6.2M | Relatively High |
| Murray County | 40,562 | 3 | $6.2M | Relatively High |
| Fayette County | 122,244 | 5 | $6.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Jackson County | 84,757 | 11 | $5.6M | Relatively Low |
| Gordon County | 59,100 | 3 | $5.6M | Relatively High |
| Rockdale County | 95,281 | 2 | $5.4M | Relatively Low |
| Newton County | 118,152 | 1 | $5.3M | Relatively Low |
| Lumpkin County | 34,505 | 3 | $5.1M | Relatively High |
| Colquitt County | 46,224 | 2 | $5.0M | Relatively High |
| Bryan County | 48,263 | 5 | $4.8M | Very High |
| Chattooga County | 25,036 | 2 | $4.7M | Relatively High |
| Dougherty County | 83,091 | 2 | $4.7M | Relatively Moderate |
| Polk County | 43,785 | 3 | $4.6M | Relatively High |
| Walton County | 103,313 | 5 | $4.6M | Relatively Low |
| Tift County | 41,438 | 2 | $4.5M | Relatively Moderate |
| Effingham County | 69,143 | 3 | $4.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Gilmer County | 32,426 | 3 | $4.4M | Very High |
| Habersham County | 47,793 | 7 | $4.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Decatur County | 29,195 | 4 | $4.4M | Very High |
| Barrow County | 89,886 | 3 | $4.3M | Relatively Low |
| Grady County | 26,108 | 2 | $4.1M | Relatively High |
| Union County | 26,304 | 2 | $4.0M | Relatively High |
| Troup County | 70,330 | 5 | $3.8M | Relatively Moderate |
| Lee County | 33,626 | 1 | $3.7M | Relatively Moderate |
| Thomas County | 45,777 | 4 | $3.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Mitchell County | 21,058 | 0 | $3.6M | Very High |
| Dade County | 16,165 | 3 | $3.5M | Relatively High |
| Fannin County | 25,742 | 0 | $3.4M | Very High |
| Camden County | 56,970 | 6 | $3.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Laurens County | 49,798 | 3 | $3.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Pickens County | 34,951 | 8 | $3.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Rabun County | 17,312 | 2 | $3.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Dawson County | 30,242 | 3 | $3.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Coffee County | 43,347 | 6 | $2.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Toombs County | 27,102 | 5 | $2.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Spalding County | 68,892 | 2 | $2.8M | Relatively Low |
| Wayne County | 30,949 | 2 | $2.7M | Relatively High |
| Brooks County | 16,293 | 1 | $2.6M | Relatively High |
| Oconee County | 43,551 | 2 | $2.5M | Relatively Low |
| Tattnall County | 24,208 | 7 | $2.5M | Very High |
| Madison County | 31,528 | 13 | $2.5M | Relatively Moderate |
| Burke County | 24,470 | 5 | $2.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Crisp County | 19,790 | 2 | $2.4M | Relatively High |
| Ware County | 35,976 | 3 | $2.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Towns County | 12,913 | 2 | $2.3M | Very High |
| Baldwin County | 43,642 | 1 | $2.3M | Relatively Low |
| Worth County | 20,451 | 3 | $2.3M | Relatively High |
| McDuffie County | 21,718 | 0 | $2.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Hart County | 26,939 | 4 | $2.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Elbert County | 19,849 | 2 | $2.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Emanuel County | 23,026 | 5 | $2.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Stephens County | 27,012 | 3 | $2.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Appling County | 18,493 | 5 | $2.0M | Relatively High |
| Sumter County | 29,061 | 3 | $1.9M | Relatively High |
| Butts County | 26,496 | 5 | $1.8M | Relatively Moderate |
| Irwin County | 9,285 | 4 | $1.8M | Relatively High |
| Banks County | 19,264 | 6 | $1.8M | Relatively Moderate |
| Haralson County | 31,285 | 2 | $1.8M | Relatively Moderate |
| Pierce County | 20,202 | 4 | $1.8M | Relatively Moderate |
| Franklin County | 24,234 | 8 | $1.8M | Relatively Moderate |
| Ben Hill County | 17,089 | 3 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate |
| Berrien County | 18,352 | 5 | $1.7M | Relatively High |
| Early County | 10,603 | 5 | $1.7M | Relatively High |
| Monroe County | 29,664 | 3 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate |
| Cook County | 17,532 | 2 | $1.6M | Relatively High |
| Bleckley County | 12,430 | 1 | $1.6M | Relatively High |
| Screven County | 14,130 | 3 | $1.6M | Relatively High |
| Brantley County | 18,315 | 3 | $1.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Jones County | 28,673 | 2 | $1.6M | Relatively Low |
| Harris County | 36,086 | 7 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate |
| Jefferson County | 15,341 | 3 | $1.5M | Relatively High |
| Turner County | 8,939 | 3 | $1.5M | Relatively High |
| Peach County | 28,560 | 5 | $1.5M | Relatively Low |
| Jeff Davis County | 14,924 | 3 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate |
| Dodge County | 19,805 | 4 | $1.5M | Relatively High |
| Upson County | 28,029 | 8 | $1.4M | Relatively Low |
| Long County | 18,374 | 0 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| McIntosh County | 11,312 | 3 | $1.3M | Very High |
| Putnam County | 22,855 | 2 | $1.3M | Relatively High |
| Chattahoochee County | 8,887 | 1 | $1.3M | Very Low |
| Washington County | 19,849 | 6 | $1.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Seminole County | 9,156 | 6 | $1.2M | Very High |
| Telfair County | 11,831 | 6 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Greene County | 20,109 | 5 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Terrell County | 8,850 | 4 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Candler County | 11,043 | 1 | $1.1M | Relatively High |
| Wilcox County | 8,798 | 4 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Randolph County | 6,196 | 4 | $1.1M | Very High |
| Morgan County | 21,078 | 3 | $1.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Evans County | 10,757 | 2 | $984.8K | Relatively High |
| Oglethorpe County | 15,509 | 7 | $977.2K | Relatively Low |
| Meriwether County | 20,929 | 6 | $961.1K | Relatively Low |
| Jenkins County | 8,711 | 2 | $945.6K | Relatively High |
| Wilkes County | 9,549 | 2 | $903.2K | Relatively Moderate |
| Lincoln County | 7,854 | 3 | $878.6K | Relatively High |
| Lamar County | 19,571 | 1 | $861.0K | Relatively Moderate |
| Lanier County | 10,221 | 1 | $829.6K | Relatively Moderate |
| Wilkinson County | 8,747 | 4 | $820.6K | Relatively Low |
| Twiggs County | 7,803 | 4 | $806.8K | Relatively Moderate |
| Heard County | 11,773 | 3 | $787.2K | Relatively High |
| Bacon County | 11,109 | 3 | $777.6K | Relatively High |
| Crawford County | 12,225 | 1 | $767.7K | Relatively Low |
| Charlton County | 12,818 | 6 | $758.9K | Relatively High |
| Dooly County | 10,984 | 5 | $748.8K | Relatively High |
| Miller County | 5,850 | 1 | $748.1K | Relatively High |
| Macon County | 11,864 | 2 | $736.8K | Relatively High |
| Montgomery County | 8,640 | 5 | $728.7K | Relatively Moderate |
| Jasper County | 15,929 | 2 | $709.7K | Relatively Low |
| Pulaski County | 9,939 | 2 | $700.7K | Relatively Moderate |
| Calhoun County | 5,498 | 0 | $694.9K | Very High |
| Stewart County | 4,869 | 4 | $691.5K | Relatively Moderate |
| Pike County | 19,903 | 7 | $681.9K | Relatively Low |
| Wheeler County | 7,335 | 5 | $653.9K | Relatively High |
| Johnson County | 9,190 | 1 | $622.3K | Relatively Low |
| Atkinson County | 8,337 | 3 | $614.3K | Relatively Moderate |
| Treutlen County | 6,376 | 3 | $566.6K | Relatively Moderate |
| Hancock County | 8,650 | 1 | $541.9K | Relatively High |
| Marion County | 7,509 | 2 | $518.3K | Relatively Moderate |
| Clinch County | 6,759 | 2 | $507.9K | Very High |
| Taylor County | 7,786 | 2 | $477.2K | Relatively Low |
| Warren County | 5,170 | 1 | $469.0K | Relatively Moderate |
| Clay County | 2,850 | 5 | $347.6K | Very High |
| Baker County | 2,790 | 1 | $341.9K | Relatively High |
| Talbot County | 5,742 | 8 | $311.8K | Very Low |
| Glascock County | 2,932 | 0 | $292.1K | Relatively Moderate |
| Echols County | 3,709 | 2 | $278.4K | Very Low |
| Quitman County | 2,264 | 4 | $277.2K | Very High |
| Schley County | 4,513 | 2 | $246.0K | Very Low |
| Webster County | 2,381 | 2 | $143.8K | Relatively Low |
| Taliaferro County | 1,558 | 2 | $114.6K | Relatively Low |
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Risk Snapshot
13.4%
Poverty Rate
15.0%
Age 65+
13.1%
Disability Rate
12.4%
Uninsured
31.5%
Pre-1980 Housing
7.8%
Mobile Homes
10.3%
Vacancy Rate
0.5%
Wood Heat
$85,244
Median HH Income
FEMA Disaster Declarations
1412
Last 10 Years
1960
Last 25 Years
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