How much flood risk does Randolph County actually carry?
Randolph County lands at the 9.8th percentile of FEMA's National Risk Index for flooding, "Very Low" territory — among the lowest flood hazard in the country — 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 7 years. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Randolph County
0% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Randolph County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 0 policies against 14 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Across all residential structures in Randolph County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
How Randolph County compares nationally
Randolph County sits at rank 2852 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2723 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 6,085 people live in Randolph County, Georgia, spread over 428.236 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Randolph County
Across all of Randolph County's 3,714 residential structures, 1 carry an NFIP policy today — a county-wide count that still can't tell you one address's own mapped zone.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly which FEMA and Census tables feed Randolph 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.