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Resilience Dossier

Screven CountyGeorgia · GA

52
/ 100fair
Composite scale0 ─ 100
52
CriticalExcellent
State rank
#114GA
National rank
#1,942/ 3,436
Population
13,9748.4/km²
FIPS 13251│AREA 1,673 km²│LAT 32.7448 · LON -81.6176
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Geospatial

32.74°N, 81.62°W
Map of Screven County, GA
Target ▸ Screven County
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Analyst Brief

Voice ▸ Stratfor

▌Screven County is a county in Georgia, with a population of 13,974, covering 1,673 square kilometers. Population density is 8.4 people per square kilometer. On the Scout composite resilience index, Screven County scores 52 out of 100, ranked #114 in GA and #1,942 of 3,436 regions. The five-year average temperature anomaly versus the 20th-century baseline is 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit. Counties above 2.6 degrees fall inside the climate tipping-point band. The FEMA National Risk Index composite hazard score is 68 out of 100. Annual precipitation averages 46.7 inches. Net IRS migration in the most recent tax year was +0.1 per 1,000 residents. USDA classifies the county as Rural-Urban Continuum Code 8 (1 = metropolitan core, 9 = completely rural).

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Assessment Matrix

6 Dimensions
D-0134

Climate Stability

Natural hazard exposure, temperature anomaly vs. 20th-century baseline, drought, wildfire, and flood risk.

D-0258

Water & Food

Groundwater reliability, precipitation normals, growing season length, and cropland availability.

D-0345

Social Stability

Net migration, social vulnerability, and crime rates.

D-0450

Infrastructure

Solar energy potential, off-grid power viability, and proximity to nuclear facilities.

D-0556

Self-Sufficiency

Rural-urban classification, agricultural diversity, and land availability.

D-0691

Affordability

Median home value and rental costs relative to the national range. Lower cost counties score higher.

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Source Telemetry

14 Inputs
S-01Climate
FEMA NRI hazard score
67.99 /100
Temperature anomaly
2.23 °F
S-02Water
Annual precipitation
46.7 in
Soil saturation depth
2.0 ft
Growing season
285 days
S-03Social
Net migration
+0.1 /1k
Social vulnerability
0.699 /1
Crime index
28.5 /100
S-04Infrastructure
Solar irradiance
4.7 kWh/m²/d
Distance to nuclear facility
28.5 mi
S-05Self-Sufficiency
Cropland share
22.1 %
Rural-urban code
8 /9
S-06Affordability
Median home value
$107,800
Median rent
$632 /mo

Inputs marked “— —” are pending pipeline integration and currently use neutral defaults in the composite. They do not skew rankings.

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Cross-Reference

REF-A

Screven County on the Scout map

See this county in spatial context. Compare with neighbors. Tune the composite weights to your priorities.

REF-B

Top counties in Georgia

State rollup ranking the highest- and lowest-scoring counties for resilience by composite Scout score.

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Citations

Full methodology ▸
  • FEMA-NRIFEMA National Risk Index, county composite hazard score
  • NOAA-TMPNOAA nClimDiv county temperature anomaly, 2020-2024 vs. 1901-2000 baseline
  • NOAA-PCPNOAA county precipitation normals, 1991-2020
  • IRS-MIGIRS county-to-county migration, tax year 2021-2022
  • CDC-SVICDC Social Vulnerability Index, 2022 release (RPL_THEMES)
  • USDA-RUCCUSDA Economic Research Service Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  • NASA-PWRNASA POWER climatology, annual global horizontal irradiance (kWh/m²/day)
  • USDA-NASSUSDA NASS Census of Agriculture 2022, county cropland and total land area
  • USDA-SDMUSDA NRCS Soil Data Mart, average seasonal soil saturation depth (cm)
  • ACS-2022U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates 2022, median home value and gross rent