Hail Risk in Georgia

All Georgia counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hail score

Hail risk — ice stones from severe thunderstorms that damage property and crops — is rated for 159 of 159 Georgia counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. DeKalb County carries the state's highest hail score at 98.1, with $6M in expected annual hail losses.

4 Georgia counties are rated High or Very High for hail, and expected annual losses from hail total roughly $66M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hail

#CountyHail ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 DeKalb County
98.1
High 5.39 / yr $6M
2 Gwinnett County
98.0
High 5.34 / yr $7M
3 Cobb County
97.3
High 5.63 / yr $6M
4 Fulton County
95.9
High 5.60 / yr $4M
5 Clayton County
93.5
Medium 5.47 / yr $2M
6 Henry County
88.2
Medium 4.95 / yr $2M
7 Forsyth County
87.5
Medium 5.48 / yr $2M
8 Cherokee County
86.2
Medium 5.66 / yr $2M
9 Hall County
86.1
Medium 5.11 / yr $1M
10 Bibb County
82.7
Medium 2.74 / yr $862K
11 Muscogee County
81.2
Medium 2.68 / yr $827K
12 Richmond County
81.1
Medium 2.86 / yr $793K
13 McDuffie County
78.9
Medium 2.64 / yr $610K
14 Clarke County
78.8
Medium 4.64 / yr $910K
15 Fayette County
77.9
Medium 5.18 / yr $1M
16 Whitfield County
77.8
Medium 4.71 / yr $652K
17 Coweta County
77.0
Medium 5.12 / yr $958K
18 Douglas County
75.7
Medium 5.62 / yr $975K
19 Floyd County
74.9
Medium 5.36 / yr $592K
20 Rockdale County
74.3
Medium 5.19 / yr $786K
21 Carroll County
74.0
Medium 5.35 / yr $733K
22 Paulding County
72.6
Low 5.64 / yr $870K
23 Walton County
72.3
Low 4.78 / yr $735K
24 Newton County
71.2
Low 5.04 / yr $815K
25 Houston County
70.5
Low 2.35 / yr $648K
26 Bartow County
69.7
Low 5.68 / yr $720K
27 Macon County
69.3
Low 2.46 / yr $310K
28 Chatham County
69.1
Low 1.71 / yr $532K
29 Spalding County
66.9
Low 4.91 / yr $523K
30 Columbia County
65.5
Low 2.67 / yr $648K
31 Stephens County
64.5
Low 4.55 / yr $342K
32 Sumter County
64.0
Low 1.99 / yr $294K
33 Troup County
62.8
Low 3.95 / yr $342K
34 Colquitt County
62.5
Low 1.43 / yr $284K
35 Barrow County
61.0
Low 5.12 / yr $491K
36 Jackson County
60.3
Low 4.83 / yr $552K
37 Mitchell County
60.1
Low 1.35 / yr $256K
38 Franklin County
59.3
Low 4.56 / yr $284K
39 Bulloch County
59.1
Low 2.33 / yr $349K
40 Gordon County
58.8
Low 5.15 / yr $382K
41 Polk County
58.8
Low 5.46 / yr $234K
42 Gilmer County
58.0
Low 5.27 / yr $253K
43 Baldwin County
58.0
Low 3.04 / yr $302K
44 Hart County
57.4
Low 4.39 / yr $285K
45 Liberty County
56.8
Low 1.98 / yr $468K
46 Madison County
56.8
Low 4.53 / yr $282K
47 Putnam County
56.7
Low 3.61 / yr $235K
48 Elbert County
54.7
Low 4.08 / yr $220K
49 Laurens County
51.5
Low 2.21 / yr $233K
50 Union County
51.3
Low 4.16 / yr $186K
51 Dougherty County
51.2
Low 1.41 / yr $199K
52 Terrell County
50.8
Low 1.76 / yr $199K
53 Greene County
50.7
Low 3.43 / yr $202K
54 Habersham County
50.6
Low 4.55 / yr $262K
55 Murray County
48.5
Low 4.67 / yr $238K
56 Monroe County
47.5
Low 3.92 / yr $232K
57 Meriwether County
46.2
Low 4.29 / yr $154K
58 Pickens County
45.5
Low 5.33 / yr $223K
59 Upson County
45.2
Low 3.52 / yr $202K
60 Haralson County
45.1
Low 5.52 / yr $182K
61 Wilkes County
44.9
Low 3.48 / yr $148K
62 Oconee County
44.8
Low 4.40 / yr $367K
63 White County
44.6
Low 4.74 / yr $208K
64 Decatur County
44.3
Low 1.16 / yr $136K
65 Butts County
44.3
Low 4.77 / yr $173K
66 Glynn County
43.8
Low 1.63 / yr $162K
67 Fannin County
43.2
Low 4.35 / yr $154K
68 Lumpkin County
43.0
Low 4.89 / yr $186K
69 Burke County
42.5
Low 2.53 / yr $155K
70 Jones County
42.4
Low 3.31 / yr $176K
71 Crisp County
42.2
Low 1.88 / yr $126K
72 Walker County
42.0
Low 4.57 / yr $186K
73 Catoosa County
42.0
Low 4.25 / yr $216K
74 Peach County
42.0
Low 2.54 / yr $183K
75 Morgan County
41.0
Low 4.20 / yr $212K
76 Washington County
40.5
Low 2.45 / yr $137K
77 Oglethorpe County
39.8
Low 3.99 / yr $176K
78 Worth County
39.7
Low 1.55 / yr $130K
79 Lamar County
39.4
Low 4.34 / yr $162K
80 Harris County
39.0
Low 3.46 / yr $193K
81 Emanuel County
38.4
Low 2.33 / yr $121K
82 Tift County
38.0
Low 1.55 / yr $145K
83 Chattooga County
36.4
Low 4.79 / yr $108K
84 Toombs County
36.1
Low 2.23 / yr $125K
85 Hancock County
36.1
Low 2.78 / yr $86K
86 Tattnall County
35.9
Low 2.24 / yr $110K
87 Jefferson County
35.8
Low 2.28 / yr $115K
88 Rabun County
35.5
Low 4.13 / yr $104K
89 Calhoun County
35.5
Low 1.47 / yr $90K
90 Pike County
35.4
Low 4.54 / yr $131K
91 Dawson County
34.3
Low 5.20 / yr $171K
92 Effingham County
34.1
Low 2.34 / yr $170K
93 Coffee County
33.9
Low 1.78 / yr $101K
94 Dooly County
33.7
Very Low 2.13 / yr $140K
95 Banks County
33.7
Very Low 4.59 / yr $152K
96 Warren County
33.3
Very Low 2.78 / yr $81K
97 Heard County
33.2
Very Low 5.06 / yr $85K
98 Thomas County
33.0
Very Low 1.27 / yr $107K
99 Wilcox County
32.6
Very Low 1.99 / yr $101K
100 Lee County
31.2
Very Low 1.81 / yr $163K
101 Jasper County
30.7
Very Low 3.83 / yr $107K
102 Turner County
30.5
Very Low 1.80 / yr $81K
103 Brooks County
29.3
Very Low 1.39 / yr $73K
104 Dodge County
28.9
Very Low 2.15 / yr $79K
105 Grady County
28.4
Very Low 1.18 / yr $84K
106 Pulaski County
28.2
Very Low 2.21 / yr $73K
107 Randolph County
28.1
Very Low 1.68 / yr $72K
108 Taylor County
27.8
Very Low 2.79 / yr $64K
109 Towns County
27.3
Very Low 3.81 / yr $67K
110 Lincoln County
26.9
Very Low 3.40 / yr $89K
111 Early County
26.4
Very Low 1.43 / yr $62K
112 Screven County
26.1
Very Low 2.61 / yr $67K
113 Crawford County
25.9
Very Low 3.30 / yr $113K
114 Appling County
25.6
Very Low 2.22 / yr $73K
115 Wayne County
24.8
Very Low 2.07 / yr $71K
116 Ben Hill County
24.4
Very Low 2.01 / yr $55K
117 Baker County
24.1
Very Low 1.37 / yr $54K
118 Cook County
23.9
Very Low 1.58 / yr $68K
119 Lowndes County
23.6
Very Low 1.47 / yr $82K
120 Jeff Davis County
23.0
Very Low 1.95 / yr $58K
121 Marion County
21.2
Very Low 2.62 / yr $48K
122 Johnson County
20.8
Very Low 2.24 / yr $45K
123 Twiggs County
19.9
Very Low 2.60 / yr $44K
124 Evans County
19.8
Very Low 2.21 / yr $51K
125 Camden County
19.4
Very Low 1.70 / yr $78K
126 Bleckley County
19.1
Very Low 2.20 / yr $52K
127 Telfair County
19.0
Very Low 2.01 / yr $43K
128 Irwin County
19.0
Very Low 1.80 / yr $68K
129 Talbot County
18.8
Very Low 3.46 / yr $37K
130 McIntosh County
18.7
Very Low 1.77 / yr $43K
131 Bryan County
18.6
Very Low 2.00 / yr $84K
132 Dade County
17.4
Very Low 4.33 / yr $48K
133 Webster County
17.3
Very Low 1.93 / yr $41K
134 Jenkins County
17.2
Very Low 2.48 / yr $46K
135 Miller County
17.1
Very Low 1.34 / yr $43K
136 Candler County
16.6
Very Low 2.38 / yr $48K
137 Quitman County
16.4
Very Low 1.86 / yr $31K
138 Berrien County
16.3
Very Low 1.62 / yr $40K
139 Wilkinson County
15.6
Very Low 2.31 / yr $49K
140 Seminole County
14.5
Very Low 1.27 / yr $45K
141 Bacon County
14.5
Very Low 2.01 / yr $36K
142 Montgomery County
13.5
Very Low 2.18 / yr $32K
143 Clinch County
13.3
Very Low 1.68 / yr $27K
144 Taliaferro County
12.9
Very Low 3.01 / yr $25K
145 Long County
12.5
Very Low 2.08 / yr $54K
146 Ware County
11.9
Very Low 1.90 / yr $30K
147 Wheeler County
11.7
Very Low 2.16 / yr $23K
148 Glascock County
11.5
Very Low 2.31 / yr $29K
149 Pierce County
10.8
Very Low 1.86 / yr $38K
150 Clay County
10.7
Very Low 1.51 / yr $19K
151 Stewart County
10.5
Very Low 1.92 / yr $18K
152 Chattahoochee County
9.7
Very Low 2.71 / yr $39K
153 Brantley County
9.1
Very Low 1.78 / yr $28K
154 Schley County
9.1
Very Low 2.49 / yr $37K
155 Treutlen County
9.0
Very Low 2.21 / yr $26K
156 Charlton County
7.3
Very Low 1.97 / yr $13K
157 Atkinson County
6.4
Very Low 1.66 / yr $17K
158 Lanier County
4.1
Very Low 1.54 / yr $8K
159 Echols County
3.9
Very Low 1.46 / yr $11K

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Georgia county has the highest hail risk?

DeKalb County has the highest FEMA hail risk score in Georgia at 98.1 (High), with $6M in expected annual losses and about 5.39 events per year.

How many Georgia counties face significant hail risk?

159 Georgia counties record measurable hail risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 4 of them are rated High or Very High.

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