Counties in Georgia by social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index), 2025

Clay County had the highest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index) of 159 counties in 2025, at 99.3. Schley County had the lowest, at 10.6. The median was 63.7. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Highest99.3Clay County
Lowest10.6Schley County
Median63.7159 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Appling County: 74 indexAtkinson County: 47.3 indexBacon County: 74.2 indexBaker County: 92.7 indexBaldwin County: 60 indexBanks County: 24.8 indexBarrow County: 14.1 indexBartow County: 11.4 indexBen Hill County: 92.6 indexBerrien County: 80.4 indexBibb County: 63.5 indexBleckley County: 74.3 indexBrantley County: 34.2 indexBrooks County: 90.5 indexBryan County: 13.4 indexBulloch County: 44.6 indexBurke County: 70.8 indexButts County: 65.1 indexCalhoun County: 94.9 indexCamden County: 23.2 indexCandler County: 59.9 indexCarroll County: 27.1 indexCatoosa County: 23 indexCharlton County: 90.3 indexChatham County: 42.1 indexChattahoochee County: 10.6 indexChattooga County: 83 indexCherokee County: 10.6 indexClarke County: 25.9 indexClay County: 99.3 indexClayton County: 42.4 indexClinch County: 97.5 indexCobb County: 11.4 indexCoffee County: 78.3 indexColquitt County: 81.9 indexColumbia County: 10.6 indexCook County: 69.3 indexCoweta County: 13.6 indexCrawford County: 18.2 indexCrisp County: 89.7 indexDade County: 66 indexDawson County: 17.8 indexDecatur County: 89 indexDeKalb County: 37.7 indexDodge County: 81.2 indexDooly County: 34.8 indexDougherty County: 82.7 indexDouglas County: 10.6 indexEarly County: 96.6 indexEchols County: 10.6 indexEffingham County: 17.5 indexElbert County: 83.6 indexEmanuel County: 78.3 indexEvans County: 80.3 indexFannin County: 73.7 indexFayette County: 10.6 indexFloyd County: 60 indexForsyth County: 10.6 indexFranklin County: 72 indexFulton County: 19.7 indexGilmer County: 78.7 indexGlascock County: 68.6 indexGlynn County: 77 indexGordon County: 30.6 indexGrady County: 71 indexGreene County: 76.3 indexGwinnett County: 21 indexHabersham County: 39.2 indexHall County: 27.1 indexHancock County: 98.3 indexHaralson County: 60.8 indexHarris County: 23.8 indexHart County: 63.7 indexHeard County: 90.7 indexHenry County: 14.4 indexHouston County: 22.4 indexIrwin County: 38 indexJackson County: 10.6 indexJasper County: 56.3 indexJeff Davis County: 83.5 indexJefferson County: 73.8 indexJenkins County: 70.6 indexJohnson County: 92.7 indexJones County: 50.6 indexLamar County: 47.3 indexLanier County: 54.7 indexLaurens County: 61.9 indexLee County: 13.4 indexLiberty County: 10.6 indexLincoln County: 53.9 indexLong County: 10.6 indexLowndes County: 45.7 indexLumpkin County: 48.3 indexMcDuffie County: 76.3 indexMcIntosh County: 92.6 indexMacon County: 97 indexMadison County: 61.5 indexMarion County: 90.4 indexMeriwether County: 85.2 indexMiller County: 78.4 indexMitchell County: 86.3 indexMonroe County: 40.7 indexMontgomery County: 77.4 indexMorgan County: 22.7 indexMurray County: 40.8 indexMuscogee County: 58.2 indexNewton County: 10.6 indexOconee County: 10.6 indexOglethorpe County: 37.2 indexPaulding County: 10.6 indexPeach County: 43.8 indexPickens County: 36.8 indexPierce County: 26.6 indexPike County: 56.7 indexPolk County: 91.5 indexPulaski County: 88.1 indexPutnam County: 83.5 indexQuitman County: 91.7 indexRabun County: 82.2 indexRandolph County: 87 indexRichmond County: 61.6 indexRockdale County: 20.2 indexSchley County: 10.6 indexScreven County: 85.6 indexSeminole County: 47.8 indexSpalding County: 29.5 indexStephens County: 71.8 indexStewart County: 99.2 indexSumter County: 88.7 indexTalbot County: 97.8 indexTaliaferro County: 95.3 indexTattnall County: 76 indexTaylor County: 94.6 indexTelfair County: 87.9 indexTerrell County: 77.1 indexThomas County: 70.4 indexTift County: 56.7 indexToombs County: 65.5 indexTowns County: 96.8 indexTreutlen County: 39.1 indexTroup County: 65.6 indexTurner County: 89.9 indexTwiggs County: 96.1 indexUnion County: 85.5 indexUpson County: 48 indexWalker County: 40.7 indexWalton County: 18.9 indexWare County: 78.1 indexWarren County: 97.7 indexWashington County: 73.7 indexWayne County: 72.3 indexWebster County: 81.8 indexWheeler County: 90.4 indexWhite County: 40.2 indexWhitfield County: 59 indexWilcox County: 72.8 indexWilkes County: 82.4 indexWilkinson County: 47.1 indexWorth County: 74.8 index
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index, 2025. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

Clay County: 99.3 indexClay County99.3Stewart County: 99.2 indexStewart County99.2Hancock County: 98.3 indexHancock County98.3Talbot County: 97.8 indexTalbot County97.8Warren County: 97.7 indexWarren County97.7Clinch County: 97.5 indexClinch County97.5Macon County: 97 indexMacon County97Towns County: 96.8 indexTowns County96.8Early County: 96.6 indexEarly County96.6Twiggs County: 96.1 indexTwiggs County96.1Taliaferro County: 95.3 indexTaliaferro County95.3Calhoun County: 94.9 indexCalhoun County94.9Taylor County: 94.6 indexTaylor County94.6Johnson County: 92.7 indexJohnson County92.7Baker County: 92.7 indexBaker County92.7Ben Hill County: 92.6 indexBen Hill County92.6McIntosh County: 92.6 indexMcIntosh County92.6Quitman County: 91.7 indexQuitman County91.7Polk County: 91.5 indexPolk County91.5Heard County: 90.7 indexHeard County90.7Brooks County: 90.5 indexBrooks County90.5Marion County: 90.4 indexMarion County90.4Wheeler County: 90.4 indexWheeler County90.4Charlton County: 90.3 indexCharlton County90.3Turner County: 89.9 indexTurner County89.9Crisp County: 89.7 indexCrisp County89.7Decatur County: 89 indexDecatur County89Sumter County: 88.7 indexSumter County88.7Pulaski County: 88.1 indexPulaski County88.1Telfair County: 87.9 indexTelfair County87.9Randolph County: 87 indexRandolph County87Mitchell County: 86.3 indexMitchell County86.3Screven County: 85.6 indexScreven County85.6Union County: 85.5 indexUnion County85.5Meriwether County: 85.2 indexMeriwether County85.2Elbert County: 83.6 indexElbert County83.6Jeff Davis County: 83.5 indexJeff Davis County83.5Putnam County: 83.5 indexPutnam County83.5Chattooga County: 83 indexChattooga County83Dougherty County: 82.7 indexDougherty County82.7Clay County: 99.3 indexClay County99.3Stewart County: 99.2 indexStewart County99.2Hancock County: 98.3 indexHancock County98.3Talbot County: 97.8 indexTalbot County97.8Warren County: 97.7 indexWarren County97.7Clinch County: 97.5 indexClinch County97.5Macon County: 97 indexMacon County97Towns County: 96.8 indexTowns County96.8Early County: 96.6 indexEarly County96.6Twiggs County: 96.1 indexTwiggs County96.1Taliaferro County: 95.3 indexTaliaferro County95.3Calhoun County: 94.9 indexCalhoun County94.9Taylor County: 94.6 indexTaylor County94.6Johnson County: 92.7 indexJohnson County92.7Baker County: 92.7 indexBaker County92.7Ben Hill County: 92.6 indexBen Hill County92.6McIntosh County: 92.6 indexMcIntosh County92.6Quitman County: 91.7 indexQuitman County91.7Polk County: 91.5 indexPolk County91.5Heard County: 90.7 indexHeard County90.7Brooks County: 90.5 indexBrooks County90.5Marion County: 90.4 indexMarion County90.4Wheeler County: 90.4 indexWheeler County90.4Charlton County: 90.3 indexCharlton County90.3Turner County: 89.9 indexTurner County89.9Crisp County: 89.7 indexCrisp County89.7Decatur County: 89 indexDecatur County89Sumter County: 88.7 indexSumter County88.7Pulaski County: 88.1 indexPulaski County88.1Telfair County: 87.9 indexTelfair County87.9Randolph County: 87 indexRandolph County87Mitchell County: 86.3 indexMitchell County86.3Screven County: 85.6 indexScreven County85.6Union County: 85.5 indexUnion County85.5Meriwether County: 85.2 indexMeriwether County85.2Elbert County: 83.6 indexElbert County83.6Jeff Davis County: 83.5 indexJeff Davis County83.5Putnam County: 83.5 indexPutnam County83.5Chattooga County: 83 indexChattooga County83Dougherty County: 82.7 indexDougherty County82.7
index. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
index
1Clay County99.3
2Stewart County99.2
3Hancock County98.3
4Talbot County97.8
5Warren County97.7
6Clinch County97.5
7Macon County97
8Towns County96.8
9Early County96.6
10Twiggs County96.1
11Taliaferro County95.3
12Calhoun County94.9
13Taylor County94.6
14Johnson County92.7
15Baker County92.7
16Ben Hill County92.6
16McIntosh County92.6
18Quitman County91.7
19Polk County91.5
20Heard County90.7
21Brooks County90.5
22Marion County90.4
22Wheeler County90.4
24Charlton County90.3
25Turner County89.9
26Crisp County89.7
27Decatur County89
28Sumter County88.7
29Pulaski County88.1
30Telfair County87.9
31Randolph County87
32Mitchell County86.3
33Screven County85.6
34Union County85.5
35Meriwether County85.2
36Elbert County83.6
37Jeff Davis County83.5
37Putnam County83.5
39Chattooga County83
40Dougherty County82.7
41Wilkes County82.4
42Rabun County82.2
43Colquitt County81.9
44Webster County81.8
45Dodge County81.2
46Berrien County80.4
47Evans County80.3
48Gilmer County78.7
49Miller County78.4
50Coffee County78.3
50Emanuel County78.3
52Ware County78.1
53Montgomery County77.4
54Terrell County77.1
55Glynn County77
56Greene County76.3
56McDuffie County76.3
58Tattnall County76
59Worth County74.8
60Bleckley County74.3
61Bacon County74.2
62Appling County74
63Jefferson County73.8
64Fannin County73.7
64Washington County73.7
66Wilcox County72.8
67Wayne County72.3
68Franklin County72
69Stephens County71.8
70Grady County71
71Burke County70.8
72Jenkins County70.6
73Thomas County70.4
74Cook County69.3
75Glascock County68.6
76Dade County66
77Troup County65.6
78Toombs County65.5
79Butts County65.1
80Hart County63.7
81Bibb County63.5
82Laurens County61.9
83Richmond County61.6
84Madison County61.5
85Haralson County60.8
86Floyd County60
87Baldwin County60
88Candler County59.9
89Whitfield County59
90Muscogee County58.2
91Pike County56.7
91Tift County56.7
93Jasper County56.3
94Lanier County54.7
95Lincoln County53.9
96Jones County50.6
97Lumpkin County48.3
98Upson County48
99Seminole County47.8
100Atkinson County47.3
100Lamar County47.3
102Wilkinson County47.1
103Lowndes County45.7
104Bulloch County44.6
105Peach County43.8
106Clayton County42.4
107Chatham County42.1
108Murray County40.8
109Monroe County40.7
109Walker County40.7
111White County40.2
112Habersham County39.2
113Treutlen County39.1
114Irwin County38
115DeKalb County37.7
116Oglethorpe County37.2
117Pickens County36.8
118Dooly County34.8
119Brantley County34.2
120Gordon County30.6
121Spalding County29.5
122Carroll County27.1
122Hall County27.1
124Pierce County26.6
125Clarke County25.9
126Banks County24.8
127Harris County23.8
128Camden County23.2
129Catoosa County23
130Morgan County22.7
131Houston County22.4
132Gwinnett County21
133Rockdale County20.2
134Fulton County19.7
135Walton County18.9
136Crawford County18.2
137Dawson County17.8
138Effingham County17.5
139Henry County14.4
140Barrow County14.1
141Coweta County13.6
142Bryan County13.4
142Lee County13.4
144Bartow County11.4
144Cobb County11.4
146Chattahoochee County10.6
146Cherokee County10.6
146Columbia County10.6
146Douglas County10.6
146Echols County10.6
146Fayette County10.6
146Forsyth County10.6
146Jackson County10.6
146Liberty County10.6
146Long County10.6
146Newton County10.6
146Oconee County10.6
146Paulding County10.6
146Schley County10.6

About this ranking

Social vulnerability of a US county as used in FEMA's National Risk Index, from 0 to 100: the county's national percentile rank among all counties, based on the Census Bureau's Community Resilience Estimates, which count residents with social and economic risk factors such as low income, age, disability and household conditions. Higher means more vulnerable.

The period is the year of the National Risk Index edition (the December 2025 edition is 2025), not a year of events. FEMA rebuilds the index with new data and methods in each edition, so values from different editions are not a time series. The index is meant for nationwide comparison and planning, not as a local risk assessment.

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Which county has the highest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index)?

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Schley County, with 10.6 in 2025.

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