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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. Chatham County tops the list with 217 events. The data includes river floods, flash floods, coastal flooding, and hurricane-related flooding.

RankCountyTotal EventsRiver FloodsFlash Floods
1Chatham County217293
2Fulton County15519103
3Lowndes County108885
4DeKalb County891155
5Dougherty County771848
6Chattooga County73747
7Cobb County701538
8Worth County693522
9Bartow County661236
10White County66347
11Pike County65838
12Floyd County631235
13Gwinnett County621431
14Glynn County61154
15Thomas County61641
16Whitfield County61936
17Upson County541324
18Gordon County53630
19McIntosh County5306
20Coweta County521121
21Camden County51115
22Forsyth County501122
23Mitchell County50730
24Laurens County491612
25Crisp County481514
26Douglas County48622
27Union County48922
28Carroll County47921
29Gilmer County47229
30Hall County47819
31Muscogee County471021
32Polk County47625
33Cherokee County461218
34Columbia County46439
35Habersham County462123
36Paulding County45919
37Lee County441124
38Walton County44520
39Liberty County42113
40Turner County41257
41Fayette County401014
42Bibb County39147
43Clayton County39516
44Dodge County3969
45Fannin County39122
46Brooks County38617
47Dawson County38317
48Houston County38614
49Putnam County38516
50Berrien County38025
51Dade County37219
52Murray County37616
53Walker County37515
54Bryan County36015
55Pickens County36416
56Catoosa County35612
57Telfair County3596
58Richmond County35032
59Irwin County34177
60Jones County34710
61Morgan County34314
62Tift County34139
63Rabun County341418
64Toombs County3456
65Troup County34215
66Harris County33610
67Spalding County3379
68Bulloch County33220
69Talbot County33411
70Banks County32312
71Jackson County32116
72Lumpkin County32113
73Baldwin County3286
74Dooly County32115
75Crawford County3177
76Haralson County31105
77Sumter County3177
78Colquitt County31314
79Decatur County31610
80Monroe County3076
81Pulaski County3086
82Tattnall County30221
83Emanuel County2934
84Heard County2967
85Lamar County2957
86Meriwether County2938
87Montgomery County2964
88Barrow County2867
89Burke County28420
90Newton County2848
91Rockdale County2857
92Wheeler County2861
93Peach County2884
94Wilkes County2864
95Elbert County271016
96Henry County2755
97Washington County2747
98Clarke County2647
99Greene County2617
100Taylor County2664
101Grady County2619
102Miller County26211
103Macon County2545
104Wilcox County2545
105Ben Hill County24410
106Bleckley County2443
107Marion County2443
108Taliaferro County2424
109Cook County2329
110Jasper County2316
111Johnson County2344
112Towns County2307
113Treutlen County2360
114Wilkinson County2352
115Early County2339
116Appling County2286
117Baker County2274
118Butts County2233
119Chattahoochee County2224
120Oglethorpe County2223
121Seminole County2246
122Webster County2251
123Effingham County2256
124Hancock County2222
125Madison County2215
126Wayne County2274
127Jefferson County2122
128Oconee County2114
129Coffee County2076
130Lanier County1905
131Schley County1930
132Stewart County1921
133Brantley County1963
134Twiggs County1931
135Hart County1879
136Glascock County1811
137Warren County1811
138Terrell County1728
139Bacon County1644
140Ware County1666
141Stephens County16510
142Jeff Davis County1554
143Long County1506
144Candler County1517
145Franklin County1558
146Screven County1546
147Atkinson County1453
148Calhoun County1433
149Clinch County1331
150Evans County1317
151Pierce County1333
152Jenkins County1216
153Randolph County1213
154Quitman County1112
155Charlton County1125
156Clay County1010
157Echols County932
158Lincoln County907
159McDuffie County604

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

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