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Most Flood-Prone Counties in Georgia

Based on NOAA Storm Events Database records from 1996 to 2025, these are the Georgia counties with the most recorded flood events. Fulton County tops the list with 116 events. The data includes river floods, flash floods, coastal flooding, and hurricane-related flooding.

RankCountyTotal EventsRiver FloodsFlash Floods
1Fulton County11613103
2Chatham County95293
3Lowndes County90585
4Dougherty County651748
5DeKalb County64955
6Worth County553322
7Chattooga County53647
8White County49247
9Cobb County47938
10Thomas County46541
11Floyd County461135
12Columbia County43439
13Gwinnett County431231
14Bartow County43736
15Whitfield County42636
16Pike County40238
17Mitchell County36630
18Habersham County351322
19Lee County341024
20Gordon County33330
21Turner County32257
22Richmond County32032
23Union County31922
24Gilmer County30129
25Polk County30525
26Forsyth County29722
27Upson County28424
28Hall County26719
29Cherokee County25718
30Berrien County25025
31Coweta County25421
32Rabun County25718
33Burke County24420
34Carroll County24321
35Douglas County24222
36Irwin County24177
37Muscogee County24321
38Paulding County24519
39Elbert County23716
40Laurens County231112
41Walton County23320
42Crisp County22814
43Fannin County22022
44Tift County22139
45Bulloch County22220
46Brooks County21417
47Tattnall County21021
48Dade County20119
49Murray County20416
50Pickens County19316
51Walker County19415
52Catoosa County18612
53Clayton County18216
54Dawson County18117
55Fayette County18414
56Putnam County18216
57Jackson County17116
58Glynn County16124
59Houston County16214
60Morgan County16214
61Colquitt County16214
62Bryan County15015
63Decatur County15510
64Troup County15015
65Banks County14212
66Bibb County1477
67Liberty County14113
68Lumpkin County14113
69Appling County1376
70Jones County13310
71Spalding County1349
72Ben Hill County12210
73Camden County1275
74Coffee County1266
75Harris County12210
76Ware County1266
77Miller County12111
78Talbot County12111
79Clarke County1147
80Dooly County1165
81Stephens County11110
82Barrow County1037
83Cook County1019
84Dodge County1019
85Haralson County1055
86Hart County1019
87Newton County1028
88Telfair County1046
89Washington County1037
90Baldwin County1046
91Early County1019
92Franklin County1028
93Grady County1019
94Monroe County1046
95Baker County954
96Crawford County927
97Heard County927
98Lamar County927
99Rockdale County927
100Sumter County927
101Terrell County918
102Toombs County936
103Wayne County954
104Jeff Davis County844
105Meriwether County808
106Seminole County826
107Candler County817
108Effingham County826
109Evans County817
110Pulaski County826
111Wilkes County844
112Bacon County734
113Emanuel County734
114Greene County707
115Johnson County734
116Lincoln County707
117Towns County707
118Charlton County725
119Peach County734
120Screven County716
121Atkinson County633
122Henry County615
123Jasper County606
124Jenkins County606
125Long County606
126McIntosh County606
127Macon County615
128Taylor County624
129Brantley County633
130Chattahoochee County514
131Lanier County505
132Montgomery County514
133Taliaferro County514
134Wilcox County505
135Calhoun County523
136Madison County505
137Oconee County514
138Pierce County523
139Butts County413
140Echols County422
141Jefferson County422
142Marion County413
143Randolph County413
144Wilkinson County422
145Hancock County422
146McDuffie County404
147Bleckley County303
148Oglethorpe County303
149Quitman County312
150Webster County321
151Wheeler County321
152Clinch County321
153Stewart County211
154Treutlen County220
155Glascock County211
156Warren County211
157Schley County110
158Twiggs County101

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025).

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