Heat Wave Risk in Georgia

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

Heat Wave risk — prolonged periods of extreme heat that threaten health and infrastructure — is rated for 159 of 159 Georgia counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Chatham County carries the state's highest heat wave score at 95.3, with $6M in expected annual heat wave losses.

No Georgia county reaches the High band for heat wave, and expected annual losses from heat wave total roughly $97M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Heat Wave

#CountyHeat Wave ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Chatham County
95.3
Medium 9.53 / yr $6M
2 Bibb County
94.2
Medium 6.95 / yr $4M
3 Gwinnett County
93.0
Medium 2.26 / yr $5M
4 DeKalb County
92.5
Medium 2.27 / yr $4M
5 Houston County
92.5
Medium 7.26 / yr $4M
6 Fulton County
92.4
Medium 2.26 / yr $5M
7 Richmond County
91.2
Medium 4.63 / yr $3M
8 Muscogee County
91.0
Medium 6.21 / yr $3M
9 Cobb County
89.0
Medium 2.16 / yr $4M
10 Clayton County
83.8
Medium 2.63 / yr $2M
11 Bulloch County
83.5
Medium 8.16 / yr $2M
12 Glynn County
81.1
Medium 4.81 / yr $1M
13 Laurens County
80.2
Medium 7.89 / yr $1M
14 Bleckley County
80.1
Medium 7.68 / yr $1M
15 Lowndes County
77.4
Low 4.84 / yr $1M
16 Henry County
76.7
Low 2.95 / yr $2M
17 Effingham County
76.6
Low 8.87 / yr $2M
18 Dougherty County
76.2
Low 4.53 / yr $889K
19 Columbia County
75.3
Low 3.95 / yr $2M
20 Liberty County
74.4
Low 8.97 / yr $2M
21 Elbert County
74.1
Low 3.16 / yr $763K
22 Carroll County
73.5
Low 2.26 / yr $1M
23 Baldwin County
73.3
Low 6.79 / yr $908K
24 Clarke County
73.1
Low 4.16 / yr $1M
25 Twiggs County
70.6
Low 7.26 / yr $587K
26 Coweta County
70.2
Low 2.68 / yr $1M
27 Dodge County
70.1
Low 7.89 / yr $645K
28 Troup County
69.3
Low 3.63 / yr $721K
29 Sumter County
68.9
Low 7.32 / yr $588K
30 Bryan County
67.1
Low 8.81 / yr $1M
31 Cherokee County
66.7
Low 1.90 / yr $1M
32 Peach County
66.7
Low 7.05 / yr $750K
33 Hall County
66.4
Low 1.89 / yr $844K
34 Emanuel County
65.9
Low 7.79 / yr $549K
35 Burke County
65.3
Low 4.84 / yr $587K
36 Jones County
64.6
Low 6.68 / yr $650K
37 Toombs County
64.3
Low 7.79 / yr $573K
38 Floyd County
63.7
Low 2.11 / yr $587K
39 Forsyth County
63.5
Low 1.79 / yr $1M
40 Tattnall County
63.3
Low 7.79 / yr $492K
41 Colquitt County
61.7
Low 4.58 / yr $424K
42 Screven County
61.3
Low 7.42 / yr $420K
43 Newton County
61.2
Low 3.42 / yr $843K
44 Walker County
61.0
Low 1.58 / yr $587K
45 Thomas County
61.0
Low 5.05 / yr $482K
46 Walton County
60.9
Low 3.32 / yr $711K
47 Washington County
60.7
Low 7.37 / yr $452K
48 Ware County
60.0
Low 4.80 / yr $439K
49 Camden County
59.0
Low 4.96 / yr $628K
50 Crisp County
58.8
Low 7.53 / yr $359K
51 Douglas County
58.7
Low 2.21 / yr $750K
52 Paulding County
58.5
Low 2.16 / yr $754K
53 Fayette County
56.9
Low 2.63 / yr $738K
54 Telfair County
56.8
Low 7.95 / yr $322K
55 Monroe County
56.8
Low 6.32 / yr $501K
56 Rockdale County
56.6
Low 2.84 / yr $587K
57 Putnam County
56.6
Low 6.11 / yr $349K
58 Spalding County
55.3
Low 3.42 / yr $515K
59 Pulaski County
55.1
Low 7.63 / yr $318K
60 Barrow County
54.8
Low 2.74 / yr $587K
61 Wayne County
54.7
Low 4.53 / yr $360K
62 Hart County
54.7
Low 2.00 / yr $381K
63 Coffee County
54.5
Low 3.68 / yr $334K
64 Jefferson County
53.9
Low 7.26 / yr $342K
65 Macon County
53.5
Low 7.32 / yr $252K
66 Tift County
52.3
Low 4.32 / yr $365K
67 Grady County
51.1
Low 5.37 / yr $300K
68 Greene County
50.9
Low 5.79 / yr $292K
69 Upson County
50.8
Low 5.26 / yr $358K
70 McIntosh County
49.8
Low 8.66 / yr $240K
71 Whitfield County
49.6
Low 1.53 / yr $306K
72 Decatur County
49.2
Low 5.47 / yr $231K
73 Johnson County
48.8
Low 7.79 / yr $217K
74 Mitchell County
48.4
Low 5.00 / yr $232K
75 Wheeler County
47.1
Low 7.95 / yr $200K
76 Bartow County
47.0
Low 2.05 / yr $427K
77 Candler County
47.0
Low 7.95 / yr $268K
78 Harris County
46.9
Low 4.74 / yr $361K
79 Evans County
46.7
Low 7.90 / yr $229K
80 Jackson County
46.5
Low 2.58 / yr $452K
81 Charlton County
46.1
Low 4.96 / yr $188K
82 McDuffie County
45.6
Low 3.95 / yr $221K
83 Wilkinson County
45.1
Low 7.32 / yr $272K
84 Wilcox County
45.0
Low 7.63 / yr $220K
85 Butts County
44.6
Low 4.21 / yr $235K
86 Jenkins County
44.5
Low 7.32 / yr $219K
87 Madison County
43.7
Low 3.37 / yr $226K
88 Worth County
43.6
Low 4.32 / yr $201K
89 Hancock County
43.5
Low 6.47 / yr $152K
90 Lee County
43.3
Low 4.26 / yr $343K
91 Long County
43.3
Low 8.38 / yr $354K
92 Wilkes County
43.1
Low 5.42 / yr $181K
93 Appling County
43.0
Low 4.05 / yr $202K
94 Brooks County
42.9
Low 5.05 / yr $167K
95 Montgomery County
42.9
Low 7.89 / yr $192K
96 Meriwether County
42.5
Low 3.63 / yr $176K
97 Dooly County
42.0
Low 7.53 / yr $258K
98 Catoosa County
41.9
Low 1.58 / yr $284K
99 Ben Hill County
41.8
Low 4.11 / yr $154K
100 Polk County
41.5
Low 2.16 / yr $159K
101 Berrien County
41.2
Low 4.58 / yr $172K
102 Taylor County
41.0
Low 6.89 / yr $142K
103 Jeff Davis County
40.9
Low 3.89 / yr $165K
104 Brantley County
39.7
Low 4.79 / yr $232K
105 Crawford County
39.6
Low 6.79 / yr $265K
106 Oconee County
39.5
Low 4.21 / yr $382K
107 Lamar County
39.0
Low 4.53 / yr $204K
108 Cook County
38.1
Very Low 4.63 / yr $162K
109 Pierce County
38.0
Very Low 4.47 / yr $228K
110 Jasper County
37.6
Very Low 5.74 / yr $178K
111 Franklin County
37.3
Very Low 1.95 / yr $155K
112 Gordon County
37.0
Very Low 1.68 / yr $208K
113 Morgan County
36.8
Very Low 5.21 / yr $224K
114 Early County
36.1
Very Low 5.00 / yr $116K
115 Pike County
35.4
Very Low 3.74 / yr $161K
116 Haralson County
35.2
Very Low 2.16 / yr $152K
117 Marion County
34.2
Very Low 6.53 / yr $107K
118 Treutlen County
33.7
Very Low 7.89 / yr $163K
119 Bacon County
33.4
Very Low 4.16 / yr $121K
120 Warren County
33.4
Very Low 6.37 / yr $96K
121 Oglethorpe County
32.2
Very Low 4.63 / yr $152K
122 Stewart County
31.6
Very Low 6.58 / yr $80K
123 Stephens County
30.9
Very Low 1.42 / yr $110K
124 Murray County
29.0
Very Low 1.53 / yr $121K
125 Terrell County
28.9
Very Low 4.32 / yr $93K
126 Turner County
28.4
Very Low 4.21 / yr $82K
127 Clinch County
28.3
Very Low 4.53 / yr $75K
128 Talbot County
28.2
Very Low 5.42 / yr $68K
129 Chattooga County
28.1
Very Low 1.68 / yr $84K
130 Lanier County
27.8
Very Low 4.79 / yr $103K
131 Heard County
27.7
Very Low 2.68 / yr $74K
132 Chattahoochee County
26.1
Very Low 6.37 / yr $139K
133 Banks County
26.0
Very Low 2.32 / yr $117K
134 Randolph County
25.8
Very Low 4.37 / yr $69K
135 Calhoun County
25.6
Very Low 4.63 / yr $62K
136 Irwin County
25.0
Very Low 4.16 / yr $97K
137 Dade County
24.6
Very Low 1.63 / yr $74K
138 Seminole County
23.7
Very Low 5.47 / yr $81K
139 Lincoln County
22.2
Very Low 3.32 / yr $65K
140 Glascock County
21.4
Very Low 6.79 / yr $56K
141 Atkinson County
21.2
Very Low 3.79 / yr $64K
142 Miller County
20.2
Very Low 5.00 / yr $45K
143 Schley County
19.5
Very Low 7.05 / yr $79K
144 Webster County
18.9
Very Low 6.63 / yr $38K
145 Clay County
18.8
Very Low 4.47 / yr $31K
146 Baker County
18.4
Very Low 4.95 / yr $32K
147 Pickens County
16.8
Very Low 0.63 / yr $45K
148 Taliaferro County
16.5
Very Low 5.58 / yr $26K
149 Quitman County
16.4
Very Low 4.37 / yr $24K
150 Lumpkin County
14.5
Very Low 0.42 / yr $31K
151 Dawson County
14.5
Very Low 0.68 / yr $40K
152 Echols County
14.2
Very Low 4.53 / yr $42K
153 White County
13.9
Very Low 0.42 / yr $30K
154 Habersham County
8.6
Very Low 0.11 / yr $13K
155 Gilmer County
7.0
Very Low 0.11 / yr $7K
156 Union County
6.6
Very Low 0.11 / yr $6K
157 Fannin County
6.0
Very Low 0.11 / yr $6K
158 Towns County
4.8
Very Low 0.11 / yr $3K
159 Rabun County
2.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Georgia county has the highest heat wave risk?

Chatham County has the highest FEMA heat wave risk score in Georgia at 95.3 (Medium), with $6M in expected annual losses and about 9.53 events per year.

How many Georgia counties face significant heat wave risk?

159 Georgia counties record measurable heat wave risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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