Bullock County, AL flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Bullock County sits at the 20.2th national percentile, among the lowest flood hazard in the country; driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about once every 3 years. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Who actually carries the flood insurance FEMA requires
1.3% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Bullock County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 2 policies against 151 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.1% of all residential structures in Bullock County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Bullock County against the rest of the country
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Bullock County ranks 2552 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 2412 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Bullock County, Alabama covers 622.815 square miles and counts roughly 9,901 residents.
Checking a specific address in Bullock County
Across all of Bullock County's 3,986 residential structures, 3 carry an NFIP policy today — a county-wide count that still can't tell you one address's own mapped zone.
Where Bullock 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.