How much flood risk does Jenkins County actually carry?
Jenkins County lands at the 15th 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 7 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
7.4% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Jenkins County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 19 policies against 257 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Across all residential structures in Jenkins County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.5% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
How Jenkins County compares nationally
Jenkins County sits at rank 2702 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2503 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Jenkins County, Georgia is home to about 8,836 people across 347.378 square miles of land.
Checking a specific address in Jenkins County
Across all of Jenkins County's 4,311 residential structures, 21 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 Jenkins 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.