Quitman County, GA flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Quitman County sits at the 4.7th 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 every 14 years. That's a county-wide figure, not a per-address one — FEMA's parcel maps are a live lookup, not a bulk file.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Quitman County
Out of 41 homes FEMA counts inside Quitman County's mapped flood zone, 0 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 0% compliance, short of full coverage. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.1% of all residential structures in Quitman County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
How Quitman County compares nationally
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Quitman County ranks 3003 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 3014 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Quitman County, Georgia covers 151.242 square miles and counts roughly 2,323 residents.
Your street may differ from Quitman County's average
FEMA counts 1,962 residential structures in Quitman County overall, 1 of them carrying some form of NFIP coverage — but a lender or insurer cares about one parcel, not that county total.
Where Quitman 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.