A recent report and study by LawnStarter, the industry publication that studies landscaping and outdoor architecture, identified that four out of five of the most flood-prone counties in the U.S. are located in New Jersey. This study identified that Harris County, Texas came in number one and Bergen County, New Jersey came in number two, with Ocean County coming in as the third most prone to floods. In addition, Atlantic County and Cape May County also were identified as high-risk counties. The same study found that Monmouth County ranked only 20th on the same list.
Within the study, many of the high-risk counties found that their primary source of flooding was due to rivers, while most of the coastal counties included New Jersey and Florida.
According to a report, the study’s authors reviewed and investigated 940 counties with a moderate to high flood risk according to FEMA.
One piece of good news from the study was that Ocean County’s population was not determined to be highly vulnerable, which is defined by the number of mobile homes, senior citizens and children who live in the flood zones.
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