Lincoln County, GA: flood risk, in FEMA's own numbers
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Lincoln County scores at the 12.7th percentile for flood hazard, rated "Very Low" — among the lowest flood hazard in the country. The hazard here is driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about once every 9 years. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Lincoln County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Homes with a federally backed mortgage inside Lincoln County's mapped high-risk flood zone (the Special Flood Hazard Area, or SFHA) are legally required to carry an NFIP flood policy. In practice, 10% of them do — 1 active policies against 10 structures FEMA counts in that zone, leaving a real compliance gap. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.1% of all residential structures in Lincoln County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Lincoln County against the rest of the country
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Lincoln County ranks 2768 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 2570 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Lincoln County, Georgia covers 210.381 square miles and counts roughly 8,049 residents.
Checking a specific address in Lincoln County
3 of Lincoln County's 5,065 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Lincoln 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.