Meigs County, TN Flood Zone & Flood Risk Data
Meigs County, TN flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Meigs County sits at the 21.3th national percentile, among the lowest flood hazard in the country; driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast, FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about once a year. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Who actually carries the flood insurance FEMA requires
Out of 74 homes FEMA counts inside Meigs County's mapped flood zone, 2 carry the flood policy federal law requires there, 2.7% compliance, short of full coverage. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.1% of all residential structures in Meigs County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise, relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Meigs County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Meigs County ranks 2515, 1 being the highest hazard nationally, and 2165 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Meigs County, Tennessee covers 195.135 square miles and counts roughly 13,937 residents.
Your street may differ from Meigs County's average
6 of Meigs County's 6,690 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count, useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Meigs 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.