How much flood risk does Maury County actually carry?
Maury County lands at the 74.6th percentile of FEMA's National Risk Index for flooding, "Relatively Moderate" territory — a middling flood hazard by national standards — with the hazard driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 2 times a year. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Maury County
16.3% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Maury County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 90 policies against 552 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Across all residential structures in Maury County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.4% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Maury County against the rest of the country
Maury County sits at rank 833 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 562 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 113,411 people live in Maury County, Tennessee, spread over 613.083 square miles.
Your street may differ from Maury County's average
168 of Maury County's 38,151 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 Maury 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.