How much flood risk does Lee County actually carry?
Lee County lands at the 35.1th percentile of FEMA's National Risk Index for flooding, "Relatively Low" territory — below the national norm for flood hazard — 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 2 years. That's a county-wide figure, not a per-address one — FEMA's parcel maps are a live lookup, not a bulk file.
Lee County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 271 homes FEMA counts inside Lee County's mapped flood zone, 121 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 44.7% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Lee County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 1.9% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Lee County against the rest of the country
Lee County sits at rank 2101 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 1335 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Lee County, Georgia is home to about 34,073 people across 355.912 square miles of land.
Your street may differ from Lee County's average
218 of Lee County's 11,264 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly which FEMA and Census tables feed Lee 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.