Strong Wind Risk in Georgia

All Georgia counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index strong wind score

Strong Wind risk — damaging straight-line winds outside of tornadoes and hurricanes — is rated for 159 of 159 Georgia counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Richmond County carries the state's highest strong wind score at 97.7, with $4M in expected annual strong wind losses.

6 Georgia counties are rated High or Very High for strong wind, and expected annual losses from strong wind total roughly $80M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Strong Wind

#CountyStrong Wind ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Richmond County
97.7
High 4.16 / yr $4M
2 DeKalb County
95.3
High 2.61 / yr $3M
3 Fulton County
93.6
High 2.75 / yr $3M
4 Gwinnett County
92.8
High 2.54 / yr $3M
5 Floyd County
91.5
High 3.59 / yr $2M
6 Clayton County
89.4
High 2.67 / yr $2M
7 Cobb County
83.6
Medium 2.78 / yr $2M
8 Bibb County
80.7
Medium 1.51 / yr $1M
9 Chatham County
80.5
Medium 1.12 / yr $1M
10 Butts County
78.0
Medium 2.47 / yr $995K
11 Whitfield County
77.4
Medium 4.05 / yr $1M
12 White County
77.4
Medium 2.55 / yr $1M
13 Muscogee County
75.5
Medium 1.47 / yr $975K
14 Gordon County
75.4
Medium 3.88 / yr $1M
15 Polk County
74.9
Medium 3.21 / yr $717K
16 Cherokee County
74.1
Medium 2.82 / yr $2M
17 Coweta County
73.5
Medium 2.49 / yr $1M
18 Columbia County
72.0
Medium 3.15 / yr $1M
19 Dougherty County
71.6
Medium 1.42 / yr $736K
20 Forsyth County
71.0
Medium 2.64 / yr $1M
21 Hall County
70.6
Medium 2.53 / yr $1M
22 Rockdale County
70.2
Medium 2.49 / yr $1M
23 Turner County
69.7
Medium 1.46 / yr $650K
24 Douglas County
67.7
Medium 2.85 / yr $1M
25 Spalding County
67.4
Medium 2.49 / yr $967K
26 Walton County
66.9
Medium 2.38 / yr $1M
27 Houston County
66.7
Medium 1.50 / yr $1M
28 Troup County
66.7
Medium 1.93 / yr $720K
29 Newton County
66.7
Medium 2.45 / yr $1M
30 Walker County
66.6
Medium 4.56 / yr $855K
31 Pulaski County
66.6
Medium 1.47 / yr $585K
32 Catoosa County
65.3
Medium 4.35 / yr $949K
33 Peach County
63.4
Medium 1.52 / yr $765K
34 Barrow County
63.1
Medium 2.46 / yr $997K
35 Colquitt County
62.9
Medium 1.58 / yr $541K
36 Murray County
60.3
Medium 4.04 / yr $708K
37 Bartow County
59.3
Medium 3.35 / yr $947K
38 Henry County
59.2
Medium 2.48 / yr $900K
39 Gilmer County
59.0
Medium 3.43 / yr $509K
40 Glynn County
58.7
Medium 0.82 / yr $547K
41 Crisp County
58.7
Medium 1.46 / yr $458K
42 Tift County
57.7
Medium 1.37 / yr $596K
43 Clarke County
57.1
Medium 2.30 / yr $743K
44 Sumter County
56.6
Medium 1.44 / yr $444K
45 Fayette County
54.8
Medium 2.52 / yr $910K
46 Carroll County
53.6
Medium 2.73 / yr $671K
47 Fannin County
53.0
Medium 3.65 / yr $458K
48 Dade County
52.8
Medium 4.71 / yr $475K
49 Irwin County
52.6
Medium 1.39 / yr $598K
50 Laurens County
50.6
Low 1.50 / yr $468K
51 Union County
48.5
Low 2.91 / yr $356K
52 Early County
48.2
Low 1.68 / yr $323K
53 Pickens County
48.0
Low 3.39 / yr $527K
54 Jackson County
47.8
Low 2.37 / yr $745K
55 Mitchell County
47.6
Low 1.62 / yr $342K
56 Dawson County
45.8
Low 3.05 / yr $583K
57 Appling County
44.8
Low 1.24 / yr $364K
58 Monroe County
42.6
Low 2.10 / yr $435K
59 McDuffie County
40.8
Low 2.99 / yr $313K
60 Putnam County
40.5
Low 2.12 / yr $291K
61 Madison County
40.5
Low 2.38 / yr $347K
62 Banks County
40.4
Low 2.26 / yr $464K
63 Chattooga County
39.8
Low 4.13 / yr $286K
64 Habersham County
39.5
Low 2.36 / yr $404K
65 Jefferson County
38.2
Low 2.46 / yr $299K
66 Ben Hill County
37.8
Low 1.48 / yr $237K
67 Wilkinson County
37.7
Low 1.55 / yr $356K
68 Randolph County
37.6
Low 1.47 / yr $252K
69 Baldwin County
37.3
Low 2.18 / yr $321K
70 Lowndes County
36.8
Low 1.37 / yr $352K
71 Wilcox County
36.6
Low 1.47 / yr $280K
72 Lumpkin County
35.8
Low 2.62 / yr $332K
73 Meriwether County
35.8
Low 2.14 / yr $243K
74 Paulding County
35.5
Low 3.06 / yr $491K
75 Elbert County
35.5
Low 2.71 / yr $244K
76 Greene County
35.4
Low 2.35 / yr $267K
77 Decatur County
35.2
Low 1.63 / yr $227K
78 McIntosh County
35.0
Low 0.94 / yr $229K
79 Stephens County
34.7
Low 2.22 / yr $270K
80 Burke County
34.6
Low 3.03 / yr $274K
81 Hart County
33.9
Low 2.37 / yr $276K
82 Thomas County
33.4
Low 1.60 / yr $263K
83 Morgan County
33.3
Low 2.24 / yr $376K
84 Upson County
33.3
Low 1.88 / yr $306K
85 Camden County
33.1
Low 0.82 / yr $372K
86 Ware County
31.9
Low 1.08 / yr $239K
87 Liberty County
31.4
Low 1.14 / yr $419K
88 Franklin County
31.3
Low 2.23 / yr $234K
89 Lamar County
31.2
Low 2.28 / yr $282K
90 Bulloch County
30.6
Low 1.86 / yr $284K
91 Toombs County
30.2
Low 1.40 / yr $238K
92 Dodge County
29.8
Low 1.41 / yr $204K
93 Grady County
29.5
Low 1.60 / yr $220K
94 Emanuel County
29.4
Low 1.94 / yr $207K
95 Macon County
29.1
Low 1.56 / yr $162K
96 Haralson County
28.7
Low 3.01 / yr $234K
97 Worth County
28.6
Low 1.44 / yr $206K
98 Towns County
28.1
Low 2.88 / yr $171K
99 Jones County
28.1
Low 1.90 / yr $245K
100 Cook County
27.6
Low 1.39 / yr $207K
101 Coffee County
27.3
Low 1.15 / yr $189K
102 Oconee County
27.2
Low 2.27 / yr $446K
103 Taylor County
26.9
Low 1.66 / yr $151K
104 Wayne County
26.7
Low 1.09 / yr $198K
105 Washington County
26.7
Low 2.17 / yr $192K
106 Pike County
26.3
Low 2.29 / yr $222K
107 Berrien County
26.2
Low 1.33 / yr $177K
108 Tattnall County
25.8
Low 1.39 / yr $180K
109 Jasper County
25.5
Low 2.16 / yr $212K
110 Screven County
24.9
Low 2.67 / yr $162K
111 Rabun County
24.1
Low 2.24 / yr $157K
112 Lee County
23.4
Low 1.43 / yr $278K
113 Wilkes County
21.6
Low 2.71 / yr $136K
114 Dooly County
21.3
Low 1.49 / yr $196K
115 Oglethorpe County
21.0
Low 2.55 / yr $190K
116 Effingham County
20.9
Low 1.84 / yr $230K
117 Telfair County
20.7
Low 1.34 / yr $120K
118 Johnson County
20.6
Low 1.78 / yr $115K
119 Heard County
20.3
Low 2.47 / yr $116K
120 Bleckley County
19.8
Low 1.43 / yr $135K
121 Brooks County
19.6
Low 1.46 / yr $111K
122 Harris County
19.6
Low 1.74 / yr $197K
123 Jeff Davis County
19.3
Low 1.18 / yr $116K
124 Candler County
19.1
Low 1.90 / yr $139K
125 Jenkins County
19.1
Low 2.61 / yr $130K
126 Hancock County
19.0
Low 2.29 / yr $94K
127 Twiggs County
18.8
Low 1.50 / yr $104K
128 Charlton County
17.8
Low 1.04 / yr $94K
129 Lincoln County
16.9
Very Low 3.56 / yr $128K
130 Bryan County
16.2
Very Low 1.25 / yr $178K
131 Calhoun County
15.9
Very Low 1.52 / yr $82K
132 Crawford County
15.6
Very Low 1.81 / yr $154K
133 Warren County
14.9
Very Low 2.69 / yr $72K
134 Terrell County
14.5
Very Low 1.42 / yr $87K
135 Bacon County
14.4
Very Low 1.16 / yr $88K
136 Seminole County
13.8
Very Low 1.77 / yr $104K
137 Pierce County
13.7
Very Low 1.02 / yr $123K
138 Montgomery County
13.5
Very Low 1.37 / yr $81K
139 Wheeler County
13.4
Very Low 1.35 / yr $68K
140 Evans County
12.6
Very Low 1.38 / yr $71K
141 Miller County
12.3
Very Low 1.77 / yr $69K
142 Brantley County
12.3
Very Low 0.92 / yr $99K
143 Talbot County
11.7
Very Low 1.81 / yr $50K
144 Marion County
11.6
Very Low 1.51 / yr $55K
145 Clinch County
11.1
Very Low 1.04 / yr $51K
146 Long County
10.7
Very Low 1.10 / yr $103K
147 Lanier County
10.6
Very Low 1.16 / yr $68K
148 Glascock County
10.2
Very Low 2.51 / yr $59K
149 Webster County
9.1
Very Low 1.38 / yr $45K
150 Atkinson County
9.0
Very Low 1.09 / yr $60K
151 Clay County
8.5
Very Low 1.57 / yr $34K
152 Baker County
8.1
Very Low 1.54 / yr $36K
153 Treutlen County
8.0
Very Low 1.56 / yr $57K
154 Stewart County
7.9
Very Low 1.37 / yr $31K
155 Quitman County
7.3
Very Low 1.41 / yr $28K
156 Schley County
6.5
Very Low 1.56 / yr $59K
157 Chattahoochee County
5.3
Very Low 1.51 / yr $47K
158 Taliaferro County
4.7
Very Low 2.41 / yr $19K
159 Echols County
2.4
Very Low 0.98 / yr $15K

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Georgia county has the highest strong wind risk?

Richmond County has the highest FEMA strong wind risk score in Georgia at 97.7 (High), with $4M in expected annual losses and about 4.16 events per year.

How many Georgia counties face significant strong wind risk?

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

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