How much flood risk does Turner County actually carry?
Turner County lands at the 8.3th 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 5 years. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Who actually carries the flood insurance FEMA requires
22.6% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Turner County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 7 policies against 31 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Across all residential structures in Turner County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.3% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
How Turner County compares nationally
Turner County sits at rank 2897 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2492 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Turner County, Georgia is home to about 9,023 people across 285.441 square miles of land.
Your street may differ from Turner County's average
FEMA counts 3,053 residential structures in Turner County overall, 8 of them carrying some form of NFIP coverage — but a lender or insurer cares about one parcel, not that county total.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly which FEMA and Census tables feed Turner 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.