Cold Wave Risk in Georgia

All Georgia counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index cold wave score

Cold Wave risk — prolonged spells of dangerously low temperatures — is rated for 159 of 159 Georgia counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Cobb County carries the state's highest cold wave score at 96.8, with $20M in expected annual cold wave losses.

6 Georgia counties are rated High or Very High for cold wave, and expected annual losses from cold wave total roughly $213M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Cold Wave

#CountyCold Wave ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Cobb County
96.8
High 1.11 / yr $20M
2 Gwinnett County
93.5
High 0.84 / yr $11M
3 DeKalb County
93.0
High 0.84 / yr $9M
4 Whitfield County
92.2
High 1.53 / yr $7M
5 Fulton County
89.8
High 0.89 / yr $8M
6 Clayton County
89.7
High 0.84 / yr $6M
7 Hall County
87.4
Medium 0.95 / yr $6M
8 Walker County
87.2
Medium 1.58 / yr $6M
9 Dodge County
86.1
Medium 0.26 / yr $4M
10 Cherokee County
85.5
Medium 1.37 / yr $7M
11 Catoosa County
84.4
Medium 1.53 / yr $5M
12 Floyd County
84.3
Medium 1.37 / yr $4M
13 Union County
81.1
Medium 2.42 / yr $3M
14 White County
81.0
Medium 2.37 / yr $4M
15 Gilmer County
80.7
Medium 2.42 / yr $3M
16 Forsyth County
79.8
Medium 1.11 / yr $5M
17 Chatham County
79.7
Medium 0.61 / yr $4M
18 Murray County
78.2
Medium 2.16 / yr $3M
19 Glynn County
76.9
Medium 1.33 / yr $2M
20 Paulding County
76.5
Medium 1.11 / yr $4M
21 Rabun County
75.7
Medium 1.16 / yr $2M
22 Gordon County
74.8
Medium 1.42 / yr $3M
23 Henry County
74.4
Medium 0.63 / yr $3M
24 Towns County
74.4
Medium 2.42 / yr $2M
25 Fannin County
74.3
Medium 2.42 / yr $2M
26 Decatur County
74.2
Medium 1.68 / yr $2M
27 Richmond County
73.7
Medium 0.21 / yr $2M
28 Thomas County
72.8
Medium 1.63 / yr $2M
29 Bleckley County
72.5
Medium 0.26 / yr $2M
30 Carroll County
71.8
Medium 1.00 / yr $3M
31 Habersham County
71.6
Medium 0.53 / yr $2M
32 Bartow County
71.1
Medium 1.37 / yr $3M
33 Douglas County
69.4
Medium 1.00 / yr $3M
34 Colquitt County
69.0
Medium 1.74 / yr $1M
35 Polk County
69.0
Medium 1.16 / yr $1M
36 Lowndes County
68.5
Medium 1.42 / yr $2M
37 Grady County
68.0
Medium 1.68 / yr $1M
38 Dougherty County
67.5
Medium 1.89 / yr $1M
39 Coweta County
67.5
Medium 0.84 / yr $2M
40 Clarke County
66.3
Medium 0.37 / yr $2M
41 Chattooga County
66.1
Medium 1.47 / yr $1M
42 Dade County
65.7
Medium 1.58 / yr $1M
43 Mitchell County
61.9
Low 1.84 / yr $1M
44 Pickens County
61.1
Low 2.26 / yr $1M
45 Lumpkin County
60.1
Low 2.37 / yr $1M
46 Tift County
60.0
Low 1.79 / yr $1M
47 Appling County
58.8
Low 1.26 / yr $1M
48 Worth County
58.8
Low 1.84 / yr $993K
49 Troup County
57.9
Low 0.58 / yr $1M
50 Jackson County
57.7
Low 0.42 / yr $2M
51 Franklin County
57.6
Low 0.21 / yr $980K
52 Bulloch County
56.5
Low 0.58 / yr $1M
53 Brooks County
55.8
Low 1.42 / yr $754K
54 Columbia County
55.3
Low 0.21 / yr $2M
55 Rockdale County
54.0
Low 0.63 / yr $1M
56 Wayne County
52.2
Low 1.26 / yr $801K
57 Madison County
51.1
Low 0.37 / yr $826K
58 Berrien County
50.6
Low 1.58 / yr $688K
59 Stephens County
49.7
Low 0.21 / yr $725K
60 Haralson County
49.1
Low 1.16 / yr $769K
61 Hart County
48.9
Low 0.21 / yr $742K
62 Early County
48.8
Low 2.21 / yr $556K
63 Dawson County
48.3
Low 2.21 / yr $1M
64 Cook County
47.8
Low 1.58 / yr $676K
65 Turner County
47.0
Low 1.84 / yr $567K
66 Elbert County
45.9
Low 0.21 / yr $557K
67 Houston County
44.8
Low 0.26 / yr $892K
68 Calhoun County
43.2
Low 2.16 / yr $448K
69 Clay County
42.7
Low 2.21 / yr $405K
70 Quitman County
42.6
Low 2.21 / yr $397K
71 Miller County
41.6
Low 1.84 / yr $507K
72 Baker County
41.6
Low 1.89 / yr $425K
73 Irwin County
41.5
Low 1.79 / yr $696K
74 Seminole County
41.3
Low 1.74 / yr $642K
75 Terrell County
40.5
Low 2.21 / yr $494K
76 Randolph County
40.4
Low 2.21 / yr $442K
77 Ben Hill County
40.3
Low 1.79 / yr $410K
78 Effingham County
39.8
Low 0.58 / yr $791K
79 Jeff Davis County
38.9
Low 1.26 / yr $435K
80 Tattnall County
38.8
Low 0.53 / yr $463K
81 Banks County
38.1
Low 0.47 / yr $676K
82 Baldwin County
37.9
Low 0.26 / yr $516K
83 Newton County
37.8
Low 0.37 / yr $831K
84 Lee County
37.3
Low 2.05 / yr $753K
85 Lanier County
35.7
Low 1.42 / yr $472K
86 Wilkes County
35.4
Low 0.32 / yr $368K
87 Coffee County
35.0
Low 1.26 / yr $381K
88 Liberty County
33.9
Low 0.52 / yr $690K
89 Barrow County
33.7
Low 0.42 / yr $626K
90 Greene County
33.2
Low 0.37 / yr $369K
91 Pierce County
33.1
Low 1.21 / yr $536K
92 Brantley County
32.7
Low 1.26 / yr $489K
93 Bibb County
30.1
Low 0.26 / yr $355K
94 Putnam County
29.9
Low 0.37 / yr $286K
95 Oglethorpe County
29.6
Low 0.37 / yr $403K
96 Walton County
29.4
Low 0.37 / yr $470K
97 Oconee County
29.2
Low 0.37 / yr $672K
98 Bryan County
27.9
Low 0.52 / yr $478K
99 Laurens County
27.9
Low 0.26 / yr $312K
100 Screven County
27.5
Low 0.58 / yr $254K
101 Heard County
26.8
Low 0.84 / yr $226K
102 Burke County
24.9
Low 0.21 / yr $253K
103 Jefferson County
23.2
Very Low 0.26 / yr $216K
104 McDuffie County
23.0
Very Low 0.21 / yr $206K
105 Washington County
22.2
Very Low 0.26 / yr $198K
106 Macon County
21.2
Very Low 0.26 / yr $142K
107 Fayette County
20.1
Very Low 0.84 / yr $323K
108 Toombs County
20.0
Very Low 0.26 / yr $179K
109 Jenkins County
19.2
Very Low 0.58 / yr $162K
110 Ware County
19.1
Very Low 1.21 / yr $158K
111 Evans County
18.4
Very Low 0.53 / yr $142K
112 Butts County
18.2
Very Low 0.37 / yr $159K
113 Emanuel County
17.6
Very Low 0.26 / yr $133K
114 Candler County
17.4
Very Low 0.53 / yr $150K
115 Peach County
17.1
Very Low 0.26 / yr $170K
116 McIntosh County
16.1
Very Low 0.50 / yr $108K
117 Hancock County
16.0
Very Low 0.26 / yr $91K
118 Atkinson County
15.6
Very Low 1.21 / yr $147K
119 Bacon County
15.3
Very Low 1.26 / yr $116K
120 Clinch County
15.2
Very Low 1.21 / yr $95K
121 Morgan County
14.9
Very Low 0.37 / yr $172K
122 Jones County
14.9
Very Low 0.26 / yr $137K
123 Warren County
14.3
Very Low 0.26 / yr $84K
124 Lincoln County
14.2
Very Low 0.21 / yr $123K
125 Muscogee County
13.6
Very Low 0.32 / yr $114K
126 Long County
13.5
Very Low 0.53 / yr $173K
127 Spalding County
13.0
Very Low 0.63 / yr $131K
128 Monroe County
12.8
Very Low 0.32 / yr $117K
129 Jasper County
11.9
Very Low 0.37 / yr $93K
130 Pulaski County
11.3
Very Low 0.26 / yr $64K
131 Johnson County
11.0
Very Low 0.26 / yr $54K
132 Taylor County
10.8
Very Low 0.26 / yr $50K
133 Sumter County
10.5
Very Low 0.26 / yr $55K
134 Montgomery County
10.0
Very Low 0.26 / yr $54K
135 Crawford County
9.7
Very Low 0.26 / yr $83K
136 Charlton County
9.5
Very Low 1.27 / yr $42K
137 Wheeler County
9.5
Very Low 0.26 / yr $42K
138 Taliaferro County
9.4
Very Low 0.32 / yr $40K
139 Camden County
8.5
Very Low 1.36 / yr $65K
140 Meriwether County
8.3
Very Low 0.58 / yr $39K
141 Upson County
8.0
Very Low 0.32 / yr $50K
142 Lamar County
8.0
Very Low 0.32 / yr $49K
143 Wilkinson County
7.6
Very Low 0.26 / yr $46K
144 Crisp County
7.5
Very Low 0.26 / yr $30K
145 Glascock County
7.5
Very Low 0.26 / yr $37K
146 Echols County
7.4
Very Low 1.21 / yr $59K
147 Wilcox County
7.3
Very Low 0.26 / yr $33K
148 Treutlen County
7.3
Very Low 0.26 / yr $42K
149 Pike County
7.2
Very Low 0.58 / yr $37K
150 Dooly County
6.4
Very Low 0.26 / yr $34K
151 Twiggs County
6.1
Very Low 0.26 / yr $20K
152 Harris County
5.9
Very Low 0.42 / yr $32K
153 Telfair County
5.0
Very Low 0.26 / yr $10K
154 Marion County
4.9
Very Low 0.26 / yr $10K
155 Stewart County
4.5
Very Low 0.26 / yr $5K
156 Webster County
4.5
Very Low 0.26 / yr $8K
157 Talbot County
4.2
Very Low 0.32 / yr $4K
158 Schley County
3.8
Very Low 0.26 / yr $7K
159 Chattahoochee County
3.6
Very Low 0.26 / yr $5K

159 Georgia counties with measurable cold wave risk. See the national cold wave ranking or all Georgia counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Georgia county has the highest cold wave risk?

Cobb County has the highest FEMA cold wave risk score in Georgia at 96.8 (High), with $20M in expected annual losses and about 1.11 events per year.

How many Georgia counties face significant cold wave risk?

159 Georgia counties record measurable cold wave risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 6 of them are rated High or Very High.

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