Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Cooling Demand in Georgia
Cooling degree days are the mirror of heating degree days: how far and how long the temperature sits above 65°F. In the counties at the top of this list, cooling is the largest single line on the summer electricity bill. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
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Georgia ranked
| # | County | Cooling degree days | Summer high | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlton County | 3,048 | 94.4°F | $1,119 |
| 2 | Glynn County | 2,698 | 90.3°F | $2,158 |
| 3 | Dougherty County | 2,692 | 93.2°F | $1,246 |
| 4 | Lee County | 2,692 | 93.2°F | $1,931 |
| 5 | Terrell County | 2,692 | 93.2°F | $1,081 |
| 6 | Turner County | 2,692 | 93.2°F | $961 |
| 7 | Worth County | 2,692 | 93.2°F | $1,087 |
| 8 | McIntosh County | 2,690 | 91.3°F | $1,501 |
| 9 | Bryan County | 2,596 | 92.3°F | $2,546 |
| 10 | Chatham County | 2,596 | 92.3°F | $2,253 |
| 11 | Effingham County | 2,596 | 92.3°F | $2,059 |
| 12 | Liberty County | 2,575 | 91.6°F | $1,591 |
| 13 | Long County | 2,575 | 91.6°F | $1,704 |
| 14 | Pierce County | 2,568 | 94.1°F | $1,216 |
| 15 | Ware County | 2,568 | 94.1°F | $1,036 |
| 16 | Atkinson County | 2,542 | 93.2°F | $803 |
| 17 | Bacon County | 2,542 | 93.2°F | $1,019 |
| 18 | Brantley County | 2,542 | 93.2°F | $935 |
| 19 | Coffee County | 2,542 | 93.2°F | $1,158 |
| 20 | Toombs County | 2,542 | 93.2°F | $1,184 |
| 21 | Wayne County | 2,542 | 93.2°F | $1,332 |
| 22 | Seminole County | 2,536 | 91.3°F | $1,093 |
| 23 | Chattahoochee County | 2,534 | 92.9°F | $984 |
| 24 | Harris County | 2,534 | 92.9°F | $2,290 |
| 25 | Marion County | 2,534 | 92.9°F | $1,121 |
| 26 | Muscogee County | 2,534 | 92.9°F | $1,574 |
| 27 | Candler County | 2,475 | 92.3°F | $1,256 |
| 28 | Bulloch County | 2,412 | 92.8°F | $1,633 |
| 29 | Berrien County | 2,409 | 92.1°F | $1,099 |
| 30 | Brooks County | 2,409 | 92.1°F | $1,149 |
| 31 | Cook County | 2,409 | 92.1°F | $1,139 |
| 32 | Echols County | 2,409 | 92.1°F | $1,079 |
| 33 | Lanier County | 2,409 | 92.1°F | $1,444 |
| 34 | Lowndes County | 2,409 | 92.1°F | $1,687 |
| 35 | Crisp County | 2,393 | 93.0°F | $1,157 |
| 36 | Dooly County | 2,393 | 93.0°F | $979 |
| 37 | Wilcox County | 2,393 | 93.0°F | $776 |
| 38 | Ben Hill County | 2,387 | 92.4°F | $1,101 |
| 39 | Irwin County | 2,387 | 92.4°F | $1,036 |
| 40 | Jeff Davis County | 2,366 | 92.4°F | $1,049 |
| 41 | Montgomery County | 2,366 | 92.4°F | $1,119 |
| 42 | Wheeler County | 2,366 | 92.4°F | $782 |
| 43 | Decatur County | 2,363 | 90.9°F | $1,321 |
| 44 | Miller County | 2,363 | 90.9°F | $1,161 |
| 45 | Columbia County | 2,361 | 94.1°F | $2,344 |
| 46 | Glascock County | 2,361 | 94.1°F | $1,155 |
| 47 | McDuffie County | 2,361 | 94.1°F | $1,377 |
| 48 | Richmond County | 2,361 | 94.1°F | $1,442 |
| 49 | Warren County | 2,361 | 94.1°F | $825 |
| 50 | Evans County | 2,351 | 92.3°F | $1,286 |
| 51 | Tattnall County | 2,351 | 92.3°F | $1,155 |
| 52 | Grady County | 2,327 | 90.3°F | $1,256 |
| 53 | Thomas County | 2,327 | 90.3°F | $1,594 |
| 54 | Bibb County | 2,326 | 93.5°F | $1,490 |
| 55 | Bleckley County | 2,326 | 93.5°F | $1,241 |
| 56 | Crawford County | 2,326 | 93.5°F | $1,301 |
| 57 | Houston County | 2,326 | 93.5°F | $1,748 |
| 58 | Jones County | 2,326 | 93.5°F | $1,536 |
| 59 | Macon County | 2,326 | 93.5°F | $902 |
| 60 | Monroe County | 2,326 | 93.5°F | $1,988 |
| 61 | Peach County | 2,326 | 93.5°F | $1,646 |
| 62 | Taylor County | 2,326 | 93.5°F | $852 |
| 63 | Twiggs County | 2,326 | 93.5°F | $1,005 |
| 64 | Mitchell County | 2,304 | 90.4°F | $1,052 |
| 65 | Appling County | 2,299 | 92.0°F | $838 |
| 66 | Clinch County | 2,299 | 92.1°F | $913 |
| 67 | Colquitt County | 2,286 | 90.2°F | $1,132 |
| 68 | Dodge County | 2,285 | 91.1°F | $1,047 |
| 69 | Laurens County | 2,267 | 94.0°F | $1,238 |
| 70 | Camden County | 2,257 | 90.9°F | $1,971 |
| 71 | Baker County | 2,255 | 91.5°F | $1,123 |
| 72 | Calhoun County | 2,255 | 91.5°F | $865 |
| 73 | Early County | 2,255 | 91.5°F | $1,191 |
| 74 | Telfair County | 2,205 | 91.7°F | $1,056 |
| 75 | Wilkinson County | 2,182 | 92.0°F | $909 |
| 76 | Pulaski County | 2,151 | 92.4°F | $1,306 |
| 77 | Clay County | 2,120 | 91.5°F | $934 |
| 78 | Quitman County | 2,120 | 91.5°F | $996 |
| 79 | Randolph County | 2,120 | 91.5°F | $910 |
| 80 | Screven County | 2,120 | 91.5°F | $1,171 |
| 81 | Baldwin County | 2,103 | 93.2°F | $1,433 |
| 82 | Hancock County | 2,103 | 93.2°F | $893 |
| 83 | Jenkins County | 2,085 | 91.8°F | $843 |
| 84 | Tift County | 2,083 | 90.0°F | $1,300 |
| 85 | Emanuel County | 2,081 | 92.7°F | $897 |
| 86 | Johnson County | 2,081 | 92.7°F | $915 |
| 87 | Treutlen County | 2,081 | 92.7°F | $971 |
| 88 | Burke County | 2,066 | 91.9°F | $1,036 |
| 89 | Schley County | 2,063 | 90.4°F | $1,366 |
| 90 | Webster County | 2,063 | 90.4°F | $930 |
| 91 | Clayton County | 2,051 | 90.1°F | $1,672 |
| 92 | Washington County | 2,045 | 91.6°F | $1,112 |
| 93 | Stewart County | 2,038 | 92.0°F | $668 |
| 94 | Sumter County | 2,036 | 90.8°F | $1,185 |
| 95 | Jefferson County | 2,007 | 91.2°F | $935 |
| 96 | Clarke County | 1,955 | 92.0°F | $2,243 |
| 97 | Lincoln County | 1,954 | 92.3°F | $1,444 |
| 98 | Coweta County | 1,945 | 91.0°F | $2,576 |
| 99 | Fayette County | 1,945 | 91.0°F | $3,186 |
| 100 | Meriwether County | 1,945 | 91.0°F | $1,384 |
| 101 | Pike County | 1,945 | 91.0°F | $2,203 |
| 102 | Upson County | 1,935 | 90.9°F | $1,341 |
| 103 | Polk County | 1,926 | 91.0°F | $1,432 |
| 104 | Catoosa County | 1,921 | 90.5°F | $1,781 |
| 105 | Whitfield County | 1,921 | 90.5°F | $1,668 |
| 106 | Butts County | 1,844 | 91.8°F | $1,905 |
| 107 | Henry County | 1,844 | 91.8°F | $2,288 |
| 108 | Newton County | 1,840 | 89.4°F | $1,962 |
| 109 | Floyd County | 1,838 | 91.2°F | $1,655 |
| 110 | Gordon County | 1,838 | 91.2°F | $1,722 |
| 111 | Cobb County | 1,826 | 90.0°F | $2,925 |
| 112 | Douglas County | 1,826 | 90.0°F | $2,148 |
| 113 | Fulton County | 1,826 | 90.0°F | $3,412 |
| 114 | Lamar County | 1,805 | 89.8°F | $1,732 |
| 115 | Spalding County | 1,805 | 89.8°F | $1,700 |
| 116 | Wilkes County | 1,793 | 89.8°F | $1,036 |
| 117 | Jasper County | 1,778 | 92.3°F | $1,857 |
| 118 | Greene County | 1,764 | 91.2°F | $2,699 |
| 119 | Taliaferro County | 1,764 | 91.2°F | $802 |
| 120 | Oglethorpe County | 1,744 | 90.8°F | $1,688 |
| 121 | Walker County | 1,733 | 88.9°F | $1,504 |
| 122 | DeKalb County | 1,728 | 89.4°F | $2,686 |
| 123 | Gwinnett County | 1,728 | 89.4°F | $2,808 |
| 124 | Rockdale County | 1,728 | 89.4°F | $2,091 |
| 125 | Stephens County | 1,700 | 89.3°F | $1,470 |
| 126 | Morgan County | 1,694 | 89.5°F | $2,577 |
| 127 | Oconee County | 1,694 | 89.5°F | $3,306 |
| 128 | Putnam County | 1,694 | 89.5°F | $1,843 |
| 129 | Walton County | 1,694 | 89.5°F | $2,430 |
| 130 | Carroll County | 1,688 | 89.6°F | $1,864 |
| 131 | Hart County | 1,688 | 88.9°F | $1,700 |
| 132 | Heard County | 1,670 | 88.8°F | $1,392 |
| 133 | Troup County | 1,670 | 88.8°F | $1,635 |
| 134 | Franklin County | 1,666 | 88.7°F | $1,406 |
| 135 | Dawson County | 1,632 | 88.1°F | $2,753 |
| 136 | Hall County | 1,632 | 88.1°F | $2,513 |
| 137 | Jackson County | 1,632 | 88.1°F | $2,539 |
| 138 | Lumpkin County | 1,632 | 88.1°F | $2,233 |
| 139 | Bartow County | 1,627 | 89.6°F | $2,133 |
| 140 | Cherokee County | 1,627 | 89.6°F | $3,045 |
| 141 | Haralson County | 1,627 | 89.6°F | $1,782 |
| 142 | Paulding County | 1,627 | 89.6°F | $2,356 |
| 143 | Banks County | 1,617 | 89.1°F | $2,038 |
| 144 | Barrow County | 1,592 | 89.4°F | $2,106 |
| 145 | Talbot County | 1,588 | 88.8°F | $1,198 |
| 146 | Madison County | 1,573 | 89.3°F | $1,690 |
| 147 | Murray County | 1,566 | 89.2°F | $1,480 |
| 148 | Elbert County | 1,557 | 89.2°F | $1,094 |
| 149 | Chattooga County | 1,527 | 89.9°F | $965 |
| 150 | Forsyth County | 1,481 | 88.8°F | $3,817 |
| 151 | Dade County | 1,300 | 86.9°F | $1,430 |
| 152 | Habersham County | 1,295 | 88.2°F | $1,754 |
| 153 | Gilmer County | 1,166 | 84.5°F | $2,174 |
| 154 | Pickens County | 1,166 | 84.5°F | $2,315 |
| 155 | Rabun County | 1,077 | 85.4°F | $2,166 |
| 156 | Fannin County | 849 | 84.8°F | $2,137 |
| 157 | Towns County | 849 | 84.8°F | $2,398 |
| 158 | Union County | 849 | 84.8°F | $2,158 |
| 159 | White County | 800 | 81.5°F | $2,119 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Cooling Demand across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Georgia