Dooly County, GA flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Dooly County sits at the 15.6th 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 2 years. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Dooly County's flood-insurance compliance gap
9.1% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Dooly County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 19 policies against 208 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.6% of all residential structures in Dooly County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Dooly County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Dooly County ranks 2683 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 2329 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 11,186 people live in Dooly County, Georgia, spread over 392.631 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Dooly County
FEMA counts 4,197 residential structures in Dooly County overall, 24 of them carrying some form of NFIP coverage — but a lender or insurer cares about one parcel, not that county total.
Where Dooly 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.