Fulton County, OH flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Fulton County sits at the 41.7th national percentile, below the national norm for flood hazard; 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. That's a county-wide figure, not a per-address one — FEMA's parcel maps are a live lookup, not a bulk file.
Fulton County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 144 homes FEMA counts inside Fulton County's mapped flood zone, 44 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 30.6% compliance, short of full coverage. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.3% of all residential structures in Fulton County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Fulton County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Fulton County ranks 1893 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 1152 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 42,028 people live in Fulton County, Ohio, spread over 405.45 square miles.
Your street may differ from Fulton County's average
53 of Fulton County's 15,550 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Fulton 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.