How much flood risk does Butts County actually carry?
Butts County lands at the 32.1th 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 once every 5 years. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Butts County
31.6% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Butts County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 83 policies against 263 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Across all residential structures in Butts County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 1.1% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Butts County against the rest of the country
Butts County sits at rank 2193 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 1538 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 27,127 people live in Butts County, Georgia, spread over 183.685 square miles.
Your street may differ from Butts County's average
Across all of Butts County's 9,253 residential structures, 102 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 Butts 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.