Georgia winter weather risk
159 counties scored 0 rated Very High
Whitfield County has the highest winter weather risk in Georgia, scoring 85 out of 100 — rated "Relatively Moderate" by FEMA's National Risk Index. NOAA has recorded 60 winter weather events across Georgia over the past decade.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitfield County | 85 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 2 | Cobb County | 75.4 | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| 3 | Fulton County | 72.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 4 | Gwinnett County | 71 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 5 | Walker County | 68.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 6 | Chatham County | 67.9 | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| 7 | Catoosa County | 67.1 | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| 8 | DeKalb County | 65.4 | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| 9 | Richmond County | 59.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 10 | Bartow County | 58.1 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 11 | Gordon County | 51.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 12 | Dade County | 50.4 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 13 | Cherokee County | 47.9 | Relatively Low | 2 |
| 14 | Dougherty County | 47.7 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 15 | Lowndes County | 41.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 16 | Columbia County | 34.9 | Relatively Low | 2 |
| 17 | Hall County | 34.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 18 | Colquitt County | 33.8 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 19 | Clayton County | 30.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 20 | Gilmer County | 30.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 21 | Tift County | 30.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 22 | Chattooga County | 29.9 | Relatively Low | 2 |
| 23 | Bulloch County | 29.7 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 24 | Thomas County | 27.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 25 | Forsyth County | 27.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 26 | Muscogee County | 27 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 27 | Fannin County | 26.8 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 28 | Henry County | 25.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 29 | Effingham County | 23.9 | Very Low | 1 |
| 30 | Bibb County | 23.7 | Very Low | 1 |
| 31 | Glynn County | 23.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 32 | Decatur County | 23.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 33 | Liberty County | 23 | Very Low | 0 |
| 34 | Floyd County | 22.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 35 | Mitchell County | 20.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 36 | Paulding County | 20 | Very Low | 0 |
| 37 | Ware County | 19.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 38 | Murray County | 18.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 39 | Pickens County | 18.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 40 | Houston County | 18.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 41 | Bryan County | 17.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 42 | Clarke County | 17.8 | Very Low | 2 |
| 43 | Carroll County | 17.4 | Very Low | 1 |
| 44 | Burke County | 16.8 | Very Low | 2 |
| 45 | Coweta County | 16.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 46 | Douglas County | 16.3 | Very Low | 1 |
| 47 | Union County | 16.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 48 | Dawson County | 16.2 | Very Low | 1 |
| 49 | Grady County | 15.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 50 | Habersham County | 15.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 51 | Worth County | 15.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 52 | Sumter County | 15.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 53 | Rockdale County | 15 | Very Low | 0 |
| 54 | Lumpkin County | 14.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 55 | Tattnall County | 14.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 56 | Walton County | 14.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 57 | Troup County | 14 | Very Low | 0 |
| 58 | Fayette County | 13.9 | Very Low | 1 |
| 59 | Berrien County | 13.8 | Very Low | 1 |
| 60 | Cook County | 12.9 | Very Low | 1 |
| 61 | Laurens County | 12.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 62 | Brooks County | 12.8 | Very Low | 1 |
| 63 | Newton County | 12.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 64 | Lee County | 12.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 65 | White County | 12.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 66 | McDuffie County | 11.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 67 | Polk County | 11.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 68 | Screven County | 11.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 69 | Camden County | 11.3 | Very Low | 1 |
| 70 | Franklin County | 11.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 71 | Hart County | 11.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 72 | Baldwin County | 10.8 | Very Low | 1 |
| 73 | Rabun County | 10.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 74 | Spalding County | 10.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 75 | Stephens County | 10.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 76 | Barrow County | 10.4 | Very Low | 1 |
| 77 | Jackson County | 10.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 78 | Ben Hill County | 10 | Very Low | 0 |
| 79 | Emanuel County | 9.8 | Very Low | 1 |
| 80 | Elbert County | 9.7 | Very Low | 1 |
| 81 | Toombs County | 9.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 82 | Early County | 9.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 83 | Coffee County | 9.4 | Very Low | 1 |
| 84 | Putnam County | 9.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 85 | Towns County | 8.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 86 | McIntosh County | 8.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 87 | Haralson County | 8.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 88 | Greene County | 8.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 89 | Evans County | 7.5 | Very Low | 1 |
| 90 | Washington County | 7.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 91 | Jefferson County | 7.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 92 | Candler County | 7 | Very Low | 1 |
| 93 | Brantley County | 6.9 | Very Low | 2 |
| 94 | Madison County | 6.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 95 | Terrell County | 6.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 96 | Wayne County | 6.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 97 | Banks County | 6.4 | Very Low | 1 |
| 98 | Miller County | 6.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 99 | Morgan County | 6.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 100 | Oconee County | 6.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 101 | Taylor County | 6.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 102 | Crisp County | 6 | Very Low | 1 |
| 103 | Meriwether County | 6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 104 | Jenkins County | 5.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 105 | Upson County | 5.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 106 | Long County | 5.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 107 | Dodge County | 5.4 | Very Low | 1 |
| 108 | Telfair County | 5.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 109 | Calhoun County | 5.2 | Very Low | 2 |
| 110 | Seminole County | 5.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 111 | Randolph County | 5.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 112 | Butts County | 5 | Very Low | 2 |
| 113 | Lanier County | 5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 114 | Clinch County | 4.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 115 | Harris County | 4.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 116 | Monroe County | 4.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 117 | Wilkes County | 4.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 118 | Turner County | 4.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 119 | Charlton County | 4.2 | Very Low | 2 |
| 120 | Lamar County | 4.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 121 | Peach County | 4.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 122 | Irwin County | 4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 123 | Jeff Davis County | 3.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 124 | Oglethorpe County | 3.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 125 | Jones County | 3.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 126 | Pike County | 3.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 127 | Appling County | 3.7 | Very Low | 1 |
| 128 | Heard County | 3.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 129 | Pierce County | 3.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 130 | Johnson County | 3.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 131 | Macon County | 3.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 132 | Jasper County | 3.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 133 | Hancock County | 3.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 134 | Lincoln County | 3.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 135 | Clay County | 3.2 | Very Low | 1 |
| 136 | Bleckley County | 3.1 | Very Low | 1 |
| 137 | Warren County | 3.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 138 | Atkinson County | 3 | Very Low | 1 |
| 139 | Baker County | 3 | Very Low | 1 |
| 140 | Montgomery County | 3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 141 | Bacon County | 2.8 | Very Low | 1 |
| 142 | Pulaski County | 2.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 143 | Twiggs County | 2.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 144 | Wilcox County | 2.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 145 | Wheeler County | 2.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 146 | Talbot County | 2.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 147 | Dooly County | 2.2 | Very Low | 1 |
| 148 | Marion County | 2.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 149 | Wilkinson County | 2.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 150 | Schley County | 2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 151 | Treutlen County | 2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 152 | Webster County | 2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 153 | Stewart County | 1.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 154 | Crawford County | 1.8 | Very Low | 1 |
| 155 | Glascock County | 1.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 156 | Taliaferro County | 1.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 157 | Chattahoochee County | 1.7 | Very Low | 2 |
| 158 | Quitman County | 1.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 159 | Echols County | 1.5 | Very Low | 0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the highest winter weather risk county in Georgia?
Whitfield County, GA has the highest winter weather risk in Georgia, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 85 out of 100 (rated "Relatively Moderate").
What causes winter weather risk in Georgia?
Winter weather risk captures expected losses from heavy snow, blizzards, and mixed precipitation. Highest scores appear in the Great Lakes snowbelt, northern Rockies, and interior Northeast, where lake-effect and orographic snowfall is frequent. Winter weather impacts transportation networks, utilities, agriculture, and population health.