Berrien County, GA: flood risk, in FEMA's own numbers
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Berrien County scores at the 30.1th percentile for flood hazard, rated "Very Low" — among the lowest flood hazard in the country. The hazard here is driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about once every 4 years. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Berrien County's flood-insurance compliance gap
7.5% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Berrien County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 22 policies against 293 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.3% of all residential structures in Berrien County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Berrien County against the rest of the country
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Berrien County ranks 2256 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 1895 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 18,666 people live in Berrien County, Georgia, spread over 453.376 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Berrien County
30 of Berrien County's 8,725 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Berrien County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. If you're unsure why any of this insurance requirement exists at all, the SFHA explainer covers it from first principles.