Autauga County, AL Flood Zone & Flood Risk Data
Autauga County, AL flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Autauga County sits at the 65.5th national percentile, below the national norm for flood hazard; driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast, FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about once a year. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Autauga County
Homes with a federally backed mortgage inside Autauga County's mapped high-risk flood zone (the Special Flood Hazard Area, or SFHA) are legally required to carry an NFIP flood policy. In practice, 22% of them do, 138 active policies against 628 structures FEMA counts in that zone, leaving a real compliance gap. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.9% of all residential structures in Autauga County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise, relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Autauga County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Autauga County ranks 1134, 1 being the highest hazard nationally, and 877 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 61,464 people live in Autauga County, Alabama, spread over 594.455 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Autauga County
185 of Autauga County's 20,789 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count, useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Autauga 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.