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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Polk County Disaster Risk

Polk County, Georgia

FEMA Risk Rating

Relatively Low

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

64.1

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#39

of 159, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

66.0

higher coastal/inland value

Hazard Risk Breakdown

Five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18. Values are FEMA NRI v1.20 scores on a 0–100 relative scale.

Tornado

86.3 / 100

Earthquake

74.8 / 100

Wildfire

71.5 / 100

Flood

66.0 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (Not available) and Inland Flooding (66.0) NRI scores.

Hurricane

61.7 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Polk County

Among the five hazard categories displayed by RiskByCounty, tornado has the highest NRI score for this county.

Tornado
86.3
Earthquake
74.8
Wildfire
71.5
Flood
66.0
Hurricane
61.7

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
66.0
Coastal Flooding
Not available
Inland Flooding
66.0

These five categories are a selected subset of FEMA's 18 natural hazards. FEMA's composite score and official rating are separate fields in the National Risk Index dataset.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many Georgia county records are included?
RiskByCounty includes 159 Georgia county records from FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025).
Which FEMA county ratings appear in Georgia?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) county rating counts for Georgia: Very Low: 90; Relatively Low: 53; Relatively Moderate: 12; Relatively High: 4; Very High: 0; Not available: 0.
How complete are the five selected hazard fields for Georgia?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) availability among 159 county records: Flood: 159 of 159; Wildfire: 159 of 159; Tornado: 159 of 159; Earthquake: 159 of 159; Hurricane: 159 of 159. RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18.
What FEMA NRI information is available for Polk County, GA?
Polk County has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Relatively Low and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 64.1. RiskByCounty ranks it 39th of 159 Georgia county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Polk County?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Polk County, Tornado: 86.3; Earthquake: 74.8; Wildfire: 71.5; Flood: 66.0; Hurricane: 61.7.
How is flood displayed for Polk County?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Polk County, Coastal Flooding is Not available, Inland Flooding is 66.0, and the displayed flood score is 66.0.

Counties with Similar Risk

Catoosa County

Georgia

+0.6

Relatively Low

NRI score 64.6

Mitchell County

Georgia

-1.0

Relatively Low

NRI score 63.0

Bartow County

Georgia

+1.2

Relatively Low

NRI score 65.3

Published by RiskByCounty

County summaries are deterministic transformations of frozen FEMA county fields. No external subject-matter reviewer is credited.

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Data Source

County data sourced from FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, released December 2025. Values are labeled NRI score (0–100 relative scale). RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18; flood is the higher of the Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding source scores.

RiskByCounty presents county-level source fields and deterministic arithmetic summaries.

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