Sagadahoc County, ME flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Sagadahoc County sits at the 74.8th national percentile, a middling flood hazard by national standards; driven by coastal storm surge rather than inland rivers — FEMA's model puts a surge event here at about 8.6 times a year. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Sagadahoc County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 258 homes FEMA counts inside Sagadahoc County's mapped flood zone, 75 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 29.1% compliance, short of full coverage. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 1% of all residential structures in Sagadahoc County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
How Sagadahoc County compares nationally
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Sagadahoc County ranks 829 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 1250 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Sagadahoc County, Maine covers 253.979 square miles and counts roughly 37,582 residents.
Your street may differ from Sagadahoc County's average
FEMA counts 15,465 residential structures in Sagadahoc County overall, 147 of them carrying some form of NFIP coverage — but a lender or insurer cares about one parcel, not that county total.
Where Sagadahoc County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Sagadahoc County's coastal exposure is covered in the coastal vs. inland flood risk guide, including how storm surge risk differs from river flooding.