Chapter ED Intelligence · Chapter Report
ARC of South Central Georgia
Southeast and Caribbean Division · Georgia Region
GA · 25 counties · HQ Valdosta, GA · FEMA Region IV
608,902
People
230,023
Households
53.2%
Households below the ALICE survival threshold
25
Counties · 10,876 sq mi
Nearly 53% of households across this chapter live below the ALICE survival threshold — the working families one disaster away from crisis.
In this report · Economic vulnerability · Who lives here · Home fire mission (FLARE) · mission delivery & the bespoke relationship strategy to follow
Sources: American Red Cross geography + 2023 demographics reference table; United Way ALICE + poverty (latest county year).
Geography & Footprint
The chapter's footprint.
25
Counties
10,876
Square miles
608,902
People
Georgia Region
Southeast and Caribbean Division
| County | People | Sq mi | % of chapter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowndes | 121,793 | 511 | 20.0% |
| Laurens | 50,212 | 818 | 8.2% |
| Colquitt | 46,277 | 557 | 7.6% |
| Thomas | 46,059 | 552 | 7.6% |
| Coffee | 43,378 | 603 | 7.1% |
| Tift | 42,080 | 269 | 6.9% |
| Ware | 36,182 | 908 | 5.9% |
| Pierce | 20,178 | 343 | 3.3% |
| Dodge | 19,530 | 503 | 3.2% |
| Berrien | 18,002 | 458 | 3.0% |
| Cook | 17,237 | 233 | 2.8% |
| Ben Hill | 17,215 | 254 | 2.8% |
| Brooks | 16,215 | 498 | 2.7% |
| Jeff Davis | 14,795 | 335 | 2.4% |
| Bleckley | 12,546 | 219 | 2.1% |
| Telfair | 12,080 | 444 | 2.0% |
| Bacon | 11,140 | 286 | 1.8% |
| Lanier | 9,832 | 200 | 1.6% |
| Irwin | 9,697 | 363 | 1.6% |
| Pulaski | 9,585 | 251 | 1.6% |
| Wilcox | 8,720 | 382 | 1.4% |
| Atkinson | 8,327 | 344 | 1.4% |
| Wheeler | 7,415 | 300 | 1.2% |
| Clinch | 6,747 | 824 | 1.1% |
| Echols | 3,660 | 421 | 0.6% |
HQ: Valdosta, GA · FEMA Region IV. Counties sorted by population.
Who Lives Here
The people of this chapter.
38
Median age
$45,351
Median household income
15.5%
Age 65+
35.3%
Renter households
Age distribution
Race & ethnicity
Hispanic / Latino (any race): 8.5% of residents.
Source: American Red Cross 2023 demographics reference table. Chapter figures aggregate the 25 counties; median age and income are population-weighted.
Economic Vulnerability
Where the need is greatest.
| County | People | Median HH income | ALICE | Poverty | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler | 7,415 | $31,233 | 51.6% | 30.9% | 82.5% |
| Atkinson | 8,327 | $37,518 | 38.4% | 22.7% | 61.1% |
| Lanier | 9,832 | $36,410 | 37.0% | 23.6% | 60.6% |
| Telfair | 12,080 | $36,909 | 34.2% | 25.6% | 59.7% |
| Ware | 36,182 | $40,398 | 34.9% | 24.8% | 59.6% |
| Jeff Davis | 14,795 | $40,402 | 32.5% | 26.9% | 59.3% |
| Brooks | 16,215 | $41,022 | 36.5% | 22.7% | 59.2% |
| Ben Hill | 17,215 | $35,266 | 31.8% | 26.9% | 58.7% |
| Wilcox | 8,720 | $41,384 | 34.7% | 23.7% | 58.3% |
| Dodge | 19,530 | $41,504 | 36.0% | 22.0% | 58.0% |
| Cook | 17,237 | $43,249 | 38.0% | 19.8% | 57.8% |
| Pulaski | 9,585 | $50,098 | 35.6% | 21.1% | 56.7% |
| Coffee | 43,378 | $45,636 | 34.5% | 21.7% | 56.1% |
| Laurens | 50,212 | $45,602 | 30.5% | 23.6% | 54.1% |
| + 11 more counties — full table in the county appendix | |||||
Combined = households in poverty plus ALICE households (above poverty, below the cost of basics), as a share of all county households. Source: United Way ALICE, latest county year.
Risk & Disaster History
What this chapter is up against.
$229.4M
Expected annual loss, all hazards
Lowndes
Highest-risk county
83.4%
Avg social vulnerability (SVI)
6
FEMA declarations, 5 yr (top county)
| County | NRI risk | Exp. annual loss | SVI %ile | FEMA 5yr | FEMA all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowndes | Relatively Low | $29.8M | 87.0% | 5 | 18 |
| Thomas | Relatively Low | $20.2M | 81.6% | 5 | 20 |
| Colquitt | Relatively Low | $19.9M | 98.5% | 5 | 20 |
| Tift | Relatively Low | $16.3M | 87.6% | 5 | 20 |
| Coffee | Relatively Low | $15.2M | 96.1% | 5 | 21 |
| Laurens | Relatively Low | $13.8M | 90.1% | 4 | 19 |
| Ware | Relatively Low | $12.1M | 96.0% | 5 | 24 |
| Dodge | Relatively Low | $10.0M | 85.6% | 4 | 17 |
| Pierce | Very Low | $8.7M | 30.5% | 5 | 19 |
| Berrien | Very Low | $8.6M | 67.5% | 5 | 20 |
| Cook | Very Low | $8.6M | 93.4% | 5 | 18 |
| Brooks | Very Low | $8.5M | 92.8% | 5 | 20 |
| Bleckley | Very Low | $6.6M | 70.6% | 3 | 16 |
| Jeff Davis | Very Low | $6.4M | 87.8% | 5 | 20 |
| + 11 more counties — full table in the county appendix | |||||
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index 2025 (risk rating, expected annual loss), CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022 (social-vulnerability percentile), FEMA disaster declarations — via the Red Cross national county database.
Disaster History
A chapter shaped by disaster.
40
Federal disaster declarations
11
Hurricanes
Hurricane
Most common type
2026
Most recent
By incident type
Most recent declarations
| FY | Disaster | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pineland Road Fire | Fire |
| 2026 | Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm |
| 2024 | Hurricane Helene | Hurricane |
| 2024 | Hurricane Helene | Tropical Storm |
| 2024 | Tropical Storm Debby | Tropical Storm |
| 2024 | Hurricane Debby | Tropical Storm |
| 2023 | Hurricane Idalia | Hurricane |
| 2020 | Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological |
| 2020 | Covid-19 | Biological |
| 2019 | Hurricane Dorian | Hurricane |
Source: FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 — county-level, deduplicated to unique disasters.
Home Fire Mission · FLARE 2024
Every home fire is a Red Cross moment.
411
Home fires (2024)
59.1%
Red Cross care rate
113
Fires with no Red Cross notification
6.7
Fires per 10,000 residents
Red Cross cared for 59% of home fires — but 113 (28%) happened with no Red Cross notification: the prevention, smoke-alarm, and response opportunity, county by county.
Source: FLARE Fire Incidents 2024 (American Red Cross, public layer). “With care” = Red Cross provided assistance; “no notification” = the Red Cross was never alerted to the fire.
Home Fire · Respond & Prevent
Red Cross shows up — and prevents.
4,634
Home-fire calls answered (RC response)
4,376
Single-family fire responses
2,890
Free smoke alarms installed
254
Multi-family fire responses
Red Cross answered 4,634 home-fire calls and installed 2,890 free smoke alarms across the chapter — response and prevention, county by county.
Sources: DRO National 800-RedCross Calls by County (RC fire responses); Smoke Alarm Installs FY15–FY24 (American Red Cross).
Blood & BioMed
The blood mission's local footprint.
28,623
Blood units collected (FY22–26)
1,336
Blood drives held
215
Drives in FY2026
19
Counties with drives
Blood drives are active in 19 of the chapter's 25 counties — every county without one is an employer or civic opening: a host site, a sponsored drive, a standing partnership.
Source: BioMed Collections FY22–FY26 (American Red Cross). Drives = collection events; units = products collected.
Red Cross Facilities
The chapter's physical footprint.
3
Red Cross facilities
0
Owned
3
Leased / licensed
0
BioMed sites
By type / function
BioMed facilities
No BioMed fixed sites in this chapter.
Sources: Red Cross real-estate portfolio (reintel.jbf.com) + BioMed facilities (biomed.jbf.com).
Locations, types and functions only — no cost, square footage, or lease terms are disclosed.
Red Cross Philanthropy · Major Donors
Who gives here.
Major-donor giving across the chapter — three fiscal years. Internal planning data.
$205,450
Total giving, 3-year
9
Major donors
$15,000
Current FY · ▼ 86% vs prior FY
$94,975
Top: Lowndes
| County | Major donors | Total giving, 3-year |
|---|---|---|
| Lowndes | 2 | $94,975 |
| Thomas | 3 | $80,000 |
| Tift | 2 | $15,000 |
| Colquitt | 1 | $8,500 |
| Berrien | 1 | $6,975 |
Source: Red Cross major-donor giving by county, three fiscal years.
Internal / executive-director planning use — not donor-facing.
County Deep Dive
Lowndes County
121,793
People
$44,325
Median HH income
47.8%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age32.8
ALICE households12,515
Poverty households10,600
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$29.8M
Social vulnerability (SVI)87.0%
FEMA declarations (all time)18
Home fires, CY202460
Fires, no RC notification19
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$94,975
Lowndes County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Laurens County
50,212
People
$45,602
Median HH income
54.1%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age40.5
ALICE households5,535
Poverty households4,272
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$13.8M
Social vulnerability (SVI)90.1%
FEMA declarations (all time)19
Home fires, CY202432
Fires, no RC notification5
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Laurens County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Colquitt County
46,277
People
$45,628
Median HH income
53.9%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age36.7
ALICE households5,616
Poverty households3,446
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$19.9M
Social vulnerability (SVI)98.5%
FEMA declarations (all time)20
Home fires, CY202439
Fires, no RC notification18
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$8,500
Colquitt County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Thomas County
46,059
People
$57,628
Median HH income
47.7%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age41.7
ALICE households5,616
Poverty households3,139
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$20.2M
Social vulnerability (SVI)81.6%
FEMA declarations (all time)20
Home fires, CY202436
Fires, no RC notification14
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$80,000
Thomas County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Coffee County
43,378
People
$45,636
Median HH income
56.1%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age37.2
ALICE households5,279
Poverty households3,320
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$15.2M
Social vulnerability (SVI)96.1%
FEMA declarations (all time)21
Home fires, CY202431
Fires, no RC notification14
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Coffee County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Tift County
42,080
People
$50,752
Median HH income
50.5%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age37.5
ALICE households4,938
Poverty households2,916
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$16.3M
Social vulnerability (SVI)87.6%
FEMA declarations (all time)20
Home fires, CY202425
Fires, no RC notification5
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$15,000
Tift County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Ware County
36,182
People
$40,398
Median HH income
59.6%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age40.4
ALICE households4,484
Poverty households3,185
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$12.1M
Social vulnerability (SVI)96.0%
FEMA declarations (all time)24
Home fires, CY202424
Fires, no RC notification5
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Ware County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Pierce County
20,178
People
$51,318
Median HH income
49.5%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age41
ALICE households2,768
Poverty households946
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$8.7M
Social vulnerability (SVI)30.5%
FEMA declarations (all time)19
Home fires, CY202410
Fires, no RC notification3
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Pierce County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Dodge County
19,530
People
$41,504
Median HH income
58.0%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age40.1
ALICE households2,396
Poverty households1,466
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$10.0M
Social vulnerability (SVI)85.6%
FEMA declarations (all time)17
Home fires, CY202415
Fires, no RC notification1
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Dodge County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Berrien County
18,002
People
$50,790
Median HH income
51.9%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age40.2
ALICE households2,020
Poverty households1,552
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$8.6M
Social vulnerability (SVI)67.5%
FEMA declarations (all time)20
Home fires, CY202421
Fires, no RC notification7
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$6,975
Berrien County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Cook County
17,237
People
$43,249
Median HH income
57.8%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age38
ALICE households2,402
Poverty households1,253
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$8.6M
Social vulnerability (SVI)93.4%
FEMA declarations (all time)18
Home fires, CY202415
Fires, no RC notification2
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Cook County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Ben Hill County
17,215
People
$35,266
Median HH income
58.7%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age39.4
ALICE households2,275
Poverty households1,928
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$5.2M
Social vulnerability (SVI)92.7%
FEMA declarations (all time)15
Home fires, CY202413
Fires, no RC notification6
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Ben Hill County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Brooks County
16,215
People
$41,022
Median HH income
59.2%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age42.9
ALICE households2,186
Poverty households1,361
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$8.5M
Social vulnerability (SVI)92.8%
FEMA declarations (all time)20
Home fires, CY20244
Fires, no RC notification1
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Brooks County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Jeff Davis County
14,795
People
$40,402
Median HH income
59.3%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age37.9
ALICE households1,743
Poverty households1,442
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$6.4M
Social vulnerability (SVI)87.8%
FEMA declarations (all time)20
Home fires, CY202416
Fires, no RC notification2
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Jeff Davis County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Bleckley County
12,546
People
$50,322
Median HH income
50.0%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age38.5
ALICE households1,198
Poverty households945
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$6.6M
Social vulnerability (SVI)70.6%
FEMA declarations (all time)16
Home fires, CY20248
Fires, no RC notification1
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Bleckley County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Telfair County
12,080
People
$36,909
Median HH income
59.7%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age39.2
ALICE households1,067
Poverty households798
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$5.1M
Social vulnerability (SVI)97.7%
FEMA declarations (all time)18
Home fires, CY202415
Fires, no RC notification2
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Telfair County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Bacon County
11,140
People
$47,139
Median HH income
54.0%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age39.9
ALICE households1,261
Poverty households905
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$5.5M
Social vulnerability (SVI)88.9%
FEMA declarations (all time)19
Home fires, CY202411
Fires, no RC notification4
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Bacon County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Lanier County
9,832
People
$36,410
Median HH income
60.6%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age35.7
ALICE households1,273
Poverty households813
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$3.2M
Social vulnerability (SVI)80.1%
FEMA declarations (all time)17
Home fires, CY20242
Fires, no RC notification0
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Lanier County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Irwin County
9,697
People
$46,505
Median HH income
48.2%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age40.7
ALICE households1,197
Poverty households597
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$5.6M
Social vulnerability (SVI)82.8%
FEMA declarations (all time)14
Home fires, CY20246
Fires, no RC notification3
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Irwin County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Pulaski County
9,585
People
$50,098
Median HH income
56.7%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age42
ALICE households1,169
Poverty households693
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$4.6M
Social vulnerability (SVI)93.8%
FEMA declarations (all time)16
Home fires, CY20249
Fires, no RC notification1
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Pulaski County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Wilcox County
8,720
People
$41,384
Median HH income
58.3%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age39.8
ALICE households868
Poverty households593
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$4.2M
Social vulnerability (SVI)82.1%
FEMA declarations (all time)18
Home fires, CY20244
Fires, no RC notification0
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Wilcox County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Atkinson County
8,327
People
$37,518
Median HH income
61.1%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age35.8
ALICE households1,225
Poverty households723
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$3.6M
Social vulnerability (SVI)84.4%
FEMA declarations (all time)19
Home fires, CY20247
Fires, no RC notification0
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Atkinson County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Wheeler County
7,415
People
$31,233
Median HH income
82.5%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age37.9
ALICE households797
Poverty households478
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$2.2M
Social vulnerability (SVI)77.2%
FEMA declarations (all time)18
Home fires, CY20241
Fires, no RC notification0
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Wheeler County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Clinch County
6,747
People
$37,513
Median HH income
50.9%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age39.1
ALICE households674
Poverty households582
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$4.6M
Social vulnerability (SVI)93.5%
FEMA declarations (all time)20
Home fires, CY20246
Fires, no RC notification0
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Clinch County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Echols County
3,660
People
$43,147
Median HH income
52.9%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age34
ALICE households451
Poverty households188
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$1.1M
Social vulnerability (SVI)46.2%
FEMA declarations (all time)19
Home fires, CY20241
Fires, no RC notification0
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Echols County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
Your Live Tools
The chapter's Experience Builder apps & federal tools.
Red Cross Intelligence Briefing
Chapter risk, hardship, hazards & county drilldowns
experience.arcgis.com
Disaster Response Intelligence
Spatial disaster-response intelligence
Experience Builder app
Red Cross Real Estate
Facilities & market intelligence
experience.arcgis.com
Service Area Planning
Service-area geography & planning
Experience Builder app
Community Mobilization V
Local resource & mobilization map
experience.arcgis.com
Biomed
Blood & BioMed footprint
experience.arcgis.com
FEMA RAPT
Resilience analysis & planning
www.fema.gov
Census Community Resilience
People & resilience context
www.census.gov
Red Cross Experience Builder apps give the live, drill-down companion to this report; federal tools add official context.
Sources & Methodology
Every number, traceable.
Tools produce facts; humans own decisions. Each figure in this report traces to a named source and vintage.
| Metric | Source | Vintage |
|---|---|---|
| geography + 2023 demographics | ALICE master / Red Cross reference table | 2023 |
| ALICE + poverty households | MASTER counties ALICE+demographics | 2023 |
| flare | flare_fire_incidents (public AGOL, CY24) | CY2024 |
| smoke_alarms | GIS_MAP_FY15_to_FY24 (AGOL item b09f21d9…) | FY15–24 |
| lives_saved | Lives_Saved_Map_30_Apr_2026 (AGOL item ff313330…) | 2026 |
| blood | Biomed Collections 22-26 by chapter/county | FY22–26 |
| risk + disaster history | FEMA NRI 2025 · CDC SVI 2022 · FEMA declarations (red-cross-data county master) | FEMA NRI 2025 · SVI 2022 |
| fema disaster history | FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 | 2026 |
| facilities / real estate (no costs) | Red Cross facilities portfolio — reintel.jbf.com (locations, types & ownership only; no cost/lease terms) | FY25 |
| home-fire RC responses (SFF/MFF) | DRO National 800-RedCross Calls by County (org AGOL) | FY24–26 |
Geography: American Red Cross chapter↔county reference. The full machine-readable source ledger ships with the data bundle.
Appendix · County Data
Full county table.
| County | Pop | Households | Hardship | NRI risk | Exp. annual loss | Fires '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowndes | 121,793 | 45,836 | 47.8% | Relatively Low | $29.8M | 60 |
| Laurens | 50,212 | 19,863 | 54.1% | Relatively Low | $13.8M | 32 |
| Colquitt | 46,277 | 17,401 | 53.9% | Relatively Low | $19.9M | 39 |
| Thomas | 46,059 | 18,674 | 47.7% | Relatively Low | $20.2M | 36 |
| Coffee | 43,378 | 15,482 | 56.1% | Relatively Low | $15.2M | 31 |
| Tift | 42,080 | 16,313 | 50.5% | Relatively Low | $16.3M | 25 |
| Ware | 36,182 | 13,676 | 59.6% | Relatively Low | $12.1M | 24 |
| Pierce | 20,178 | 7,724 | 49.5% | Very Low | $8.7M | 10 |
| Dodge | 19,530 | 7,381 | 58.0% | Relatively Low | $10.0M | 15 |
| Berrien | 18,002 | 7,091 | 51.9% | Very Low | $8.6M | 21 |
| Cook | 17,237 | 6,452 | 57.8% | Very Low | $8.6M | 15 |
| Ben Hill | 17,215 | 7,136 | 58.7% | Very Low | $5.2M | 13 |
| Brooks | 16,215 | 6,363 | 59.2% | Very Low | $8.5M | 4 |
| Jeff Davis | 14,795 | 5,587 | 59.3% | Very Low | $6.4M | 16 |
| Bleckley | 12,546 | 4,542 | 50.0% | Very Low | $6.6M | 8 |
| Telfair | 12,080 | 3,672 | 59.7% | Very Low | $5.1M | 15 |
| Bacon | 11,140 | 4,272 | 54.0% | Very Low | $5.5M | 11 |
| Lanier | 9,832 | 3,572 | 60.6% | Very Low | $3.2M | 2 |
| Irwin | 9,697 | 3,657 | 48.2% | Very Low | $5.6M | 6 |
| Pulaski | 9,585 | 3,499 | 56.7% | Very Low | $4.6M | 9 |
| Wilcox | 8,720 | 2,809 | 58.3% | Very Low | $4.2M | 4 |
| Atkinson | 8,327 | 3,097 | 61.1% | Very Low | $3.6M | 7 |
| Wheeler | 7,415 | 2,043 | 82.5% | Very Low | $2.2M | 1 |
| Clinch | 6,747 | 2,600 | 50.9% | Very Low | $4.6M | 6 |
| Echols | 3,660 | 1,281 | 52.9% | Very Low | $1.1M | 1 |
One row per county. Combined hardship = poverty + ALICE households. Fires = FLARE CY2024.