Winter Weather Risk in Georgia

All Georgia counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index winter weather score

Winter Weather risk — heavy snow, blizzards, and hazardous winter conditions — is rated for 159 of 159 Georgia counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Whitfield County carries the state's highest winter weather score at 85.0, with $231K in expected annual winter weather losses.

No Georgia county reaches the High band for winter weather, and expected annual losses from winter weather total roughly $3M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Winter Weather

#CountyWinter Weather ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Whitfield County
85.0
Medium 5.63 / yr $231K
2 Cobb County
75.4
Medium 2.79 / yr $224K
3 Fulton County
72.4
Medium 2.52 / yr $171K
4 Gwinnett County
71.0
Medium 2.95 / yr $154K
5 Walker County
68.9
Medium 5.53 / yr $121K
6 Chatham County
67.9
Medium 0.61 / yr $120K
7 Catoosa County
67.1
Medium 5.47 / yr $132K
8 DeKalb County
65.4
Medium 2.63 / yr $109K
9 Richmond County
59.5
Low 1.58 / yr $75K
10 Bartow County
58.1
Low 3.74 / yr $113K
11 Gordon County
51.1
Low 4.68 / yr $69K
12 Dade County
50.4
Low 5.53 / yr $51K
13 Cherokee County
47.9
Low 3.84 / yr $83K
14 Dougherty County
47.7
Low 0.47 / yr $43K
15 Lowndes County
41.6
Low 0.32 / yr $45K
16 Columbia County
34.9
Low 1.68 / yr $51K
17 Hall County
34.2
Low 3.63 / yr $39K
18 Colquitt County
33.8
Low 0.42 / yr $24K
19 Clayton County
30.9
Low 1.58 / yr $29K
20 Gilmer County
30.6
Low 7.53 / yr $22K
21 Tift County
30.3
Low 0.53 / yr $26K
22 Chattooga County
29.9
Low 4.74 / yr $20K
23 Bulloch County
29.7
Low 0.74 / yr $28K
24 Thomas County
27.9
Low 0.32 / yr $22K
25 Forsyth County
27.8
Low 3.47 / yr $40K
26 Muscogee County
27.0
Low 0.63 / yr $22K
27 Fannin County
26.8
Low 7.74 / yr $19K
28 Henry County
25.5
Low 1.37 / yr $30K
29 Effingham County
23.9
Very Low 0.79 / yr $26K
30 Bibb County
23.7
Very Low 0.63 / yr $18K
31 Glynn County
23.6
Very Low 0.25 / yr $17K
32 Decatur County
23.3
Very Low 0.37 / yr $14K
33 Liberty County
23.0
Very Low 0.56 / yr $29K
34 Floyd County
22.6
Very Low 4.00 / yr $17K
35 Mitchell County
20.2
Very Low 0.47 / yr $12K
36 Paulding County
20.0
Very Low 2.74 / yr $24K
37 Ware County
19.7
Very Low 0.32 / yr $13K
38 Murray County
18.7
Very Low 6.79 / yr $16K
39 Pickens County
18.6
Very Low 6.05 / yr $16K
40 Houston County
18.1
Very Low 0.53 / yr $18K
41 Clarke County
17.8
Very Low 2.21 / yr $17K
42 Bryan County
17.8
Very Low 0.66 / yr $20K
43 Carroll County
17.4
Very Low 2.47 / yr $16K
44 Burke County
16.8
Very Low 1.21 / yr $11K
45 Coweta County
16.4
Very Low 1.58 / yr $17K
46 Douglas County
16.3
Very Low 2.47 / yr $18K
47 Union County
16.3
Very Low 7.79 / yr $9K
48 Dawson County
16.2
Very Low 6.47 / yr $16K
49 Grady County
15.8
Very Low 0.32 / yr $10K
50 Habersham County
15.3
Very Low 5.48 / yr $12K
51 Worth County
15.3
Very Low 0.53 / yr $9K
52 Sumter County
15.1
Very Low 0.32 / yr $8K
53 Rockdale County
15.0
Very Low 1.68 / yr $14K
54 Lumpkin County
14.8
Very Low 7.37 / yr $11K
55 Tattnall County
14.6
Very Low 0.63 / yr $9K
56 Walton County
14.2
Very Low 2.16 / yr $14K
57 Troup County
14.0
Very Low 1.21 / yr $9K
58 Fayette County
13.9
Very Low 1.58 / yr $16K
59 Berrien County
13.8
Very Low 0.37 / yr $8K
60 Laurens County
12.9
Very Low 0.53 / yr $9K
61 Cook County
12.9
Very Low 0.37 / yr $8K
62 Brooks County
12.8
Very Low 0.32 / yr $7K
63 Newton County
12.7
Very Low 1.63 / yr $14K
64 White County
12.3
Very Low 7.37 / yr $10K
65 Lee County
12.3
Very Low 0.47 / yr $13K
66 McDuffie County
11.9
Very Low 1.63 / yr $7K
67 Polk County
11.6
Very Low 3.00 / yr $6K
68 Screven County
11.6
Very Low 1.00 / yr $6K
69 Camden County
11.3
Very Low 0.26 / yr $10K
70 Franklin County
11.2
Very Low 3.38 / yr $7K
71 Hart County
11.1
Very Low 3.21 / yr $7K
72 Baldwin County
10.8
Very Low 0.84 / yr $7K
73 Rabun County
10.7
Very Low 7.40 / yr $6K
74 Spalding County
10.7
Very Low 1.21 / yr $9K
75 Stephens County
10.6
Very Low 3.88 / yr $6K
76 Barrow County
10.4
Very Low 2.79 / yr $10K
77 Jackson County
10.2
Very Low 3.11 / yr $11K
78 Ben Hill County
10.0
Very Low 0.58 / yr $5K
79 Emanuel County
9.8
Very Low 0.53 / yr $5K
80 Elbert County
9.7
Very Low 2.74 / yr $5K
81 Toombs County
9.6
Very Low 0.37 / yr $6K
82 Early County
9.5
Very Low 0.37 / yr $4K
83 Coffee County
9.4
Very Low 0.21 / yr $5K
84 Putnam County
9.2
Very Low 1.26 / yr $5K
85 Towns County
8.9
Very Low 7.79 / yr $4K
86 McIntosh County
8.8
Very Low 0.41 / yr $4K
87 Haralson County
8.3
Very Low 2.68 / yr $5K
88 Greene County
8.2
Very Low 1.47 / yr $5K
89 Washington County
7.5
Very Low 0.79 / yr $4K
90 Evans County
7.5
Very Low 0.63 / yr $4K
91 Jefferson County
7.1
Very Low 0.74 / yr $4K
92 Candler County
7.0
Very Low 0.79 / yr $4K
93 Brantley County
6.9
Very Low 0.26 / yr $5K
94 Madison County
6.6
Very Low 2.58 / yr $4K
95 Wayne County
6.5
Very Low 0.26 / yr $4K
96 Terrell County
6.5
Very Low 0.42 / yr $3K
97 Banks County
6.4
Very Low 3.53 / yr $5K
98 Miller County
6.3
Very Low 0.42 / yr $3K
99 Morgan County
6.3
Very Low 1.63 / yr $5K
100 Oconee County
6.2
Very Low 2.16 / yr $8K
101 Taylor County
6.2
Very Low 0.47 / yr $3K
102 Crisp County
6.0
Very Low 0.32 / yr $3K
103 Meriwether County
6.0
Very Low 1.21 / yr $3K
104 Jenkins County
5.9
Very Low 0.95 / yr $3K
105 Upson County
5.8
Very Low 0.89 / yr $4K
106 Long County
5.5
Very Low 0.53 / yr $5K
107 Dodge County
5.4
Very Low 0.42 / yr $3K
108 Telfair County
5.4
Very Low 0.37 / yr $2K
109 Seminole County
5.2
Very Low 0.32 / yr $3K
110 Calhoun County
5.2
Very Low 0.42 / yr $2K
111 Randolph County
5.1
Very Low 0.42 / yr $2K
112 Butts County
5.0
Very Low 1.11 / yr $3K
113 Lanier County
5.0
Very Low 0.32 / yr $3K
114 Clinch County
4.8
Very Low 0.26 / yr $2K
115 Harris County
4.6
Very Low 0.79 / yr $4K
116 Monroe County
4.6
Very Low 0.89 / yr $3K
117 Wilkes County
4.5
Very Low 1.58 / yr $2K
118 Turner County
4.4
Very Low 0.53 / yr $2K
119 Charlton County
4.2
Very Low 0.26 / yr $2K
120 Peach County
4.1
Very Low 0.47 / yr $3K
121 Lamar County
4.1
Very Low 1.00 / yr $3K
122 Irwin County
4.0
Very Low 0.58 / yr $3K
123 Jeff Davis County
3.9
Very Low 0.21 / yr $2K
124 Oglethorpe County
3.9
Very Low 2.05 / yr $3K
125 Jones County
3.8
Very Low 0.74 / yr $2K
126 Pike County
3.8
Very Low 1.11 / yr $2K
127 Appling County
3.7
Very Low 0.21 / yr $2K
128 Pierce County
3.7
Very Low 0.26 / yr $3K
129 Heard County
3.7
Very Low 1.68 / yr $2K
130 Macon County
3.6
Very Low 0.42 / yr $1K
131 Johnson County
3.6
Very Low 0.58 / yr $1K
132 Jasper County
3.5
Very Low 1.21 / yr $2K
133 Hancock County
3.3
Very Low 1.00 / yr $1K
134 Lincoln County
3.3
Very Low 1.84 / yr $2K
135 Clay County
3.2
Very Low 0.42 / yr $1K
136 Bleckley County
3.1
Very Low 0.47 / yr $2K
137 Warren County
3.1
Very Low 1.00 / yr $1K
138 Baker County
3.0
Very Low 0.42 / yr $1K
139 Montgomery County
3.0
Very Low 0.37 / yr $1K
140 Atkinson County
3.0
Very Low 0.21 / yr $2K
141 Bacon County
2.8
Very Low 0.21 / yr $1K
142 Pulaski County
2.7
Very Low 0.37 / yr $1K
143 Wilcox County
2.5
Very Low 0.42 / yr $1K
144 Twiggs County
2.5
Very Low 0.58 / yr $996
145 Wheeler County
2.4
Very Low 0.37 / yr $829
146 Talbot County
2.3
Very Low 0.74 / yr $713
147 Dooly County
2.2
Very Low 0.32 / yr $1K
148 Marion County
2.2
Very Low 0.42 / yr $770
149 Wilkinson County
2.2
Very Low 0.63 / yr $1K
150 Webster County
2.0
Very Low 0.32 / yr $708
151 Treutlen County
2.0
Very Low 0.47 / yr $1K
152 Schley County
2.0
Very Low 0.42 / yr $1K
153 Stewart County
1.9
Very Low 0.32 / yr $490
154 Crawford County
1.8
Very Low 0.58 / yr $998
155 Glascock County
1.8
Very Low 0.84 / yr $635
156 Taliaferro County
1.8
Very Low 1.47 / yr $418
157 Quitman County
1.7
Very Low 0.42 / yr $318
158 Chattahoochee County
1.7
Very Low 0.42 / yr $802
159 Echols County
1.5
Very Low 0.26 / yr $487

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Georgia county has the highest winter weather risk?

Whitfield County has the highest FEMA winter weather risk score in Georgia at 85.0 (Medium), with $231K in expected annual losses and about 5.63 events per year.

How many Georgia counties face significant winter weather risk?

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

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