How much flood risk does Bledsoe County actually carry?
Bledsoe County lands at the 27.9th percentile of FEMA's National Risk Index for flooding, "Very Low" territory — among the lowest flood hazard in the country — with the hazard driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 1.4 times a year. That's a county-wide figure, not a per-address one — FEMA's parcel maps are a live lookup, not a bulk file.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Bledsoe County
10% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Bledsoe County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 3 policies against 30 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Across all residential structures in Bledsoe County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Bledsoe County against the rest of the country
Bledsoe County sits at rank 2317 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2063 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Bledsoe County, Tennessee is home to about 15,591 people across 406.555 square miles of land.
Checking a specific address in Bledsoe County
Across all of Bledsoe County's 6,724 residential structures, 3 carry an NFIP policy today — a county-wide count that still can't tell you one address's own mapped zone.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly which FEMA and Census tables feed Bledsoe County's numbers. The guide to what the Special Flood Hazard Area actually means explains why the mandatory-insurance rule exists and who it applies to.