Bent County, CO: flood risk, in FEMA's own numbers
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Bent County scores at the 7.6th percentile for flood hazard, rated "Very Low" — among the lowest flood hazard in the country. The hazard here is driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about once every 2 years. That's a county-wide figure, not a per-address one — FEMA's parcel maps are a live lookup, not a bulk file.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Bent County
FEMA hasn't published a residential structure count for Bent County's mapped flood zone, so a reliable mandatory-compliance percentage can't be computed here — see the data quality guide for why this gap exists for roughly a quarter of US counties. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.1% of all residential structures in Bent County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Bent County against the rest of the country
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Bent County ranks 2919 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 2752 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 5,779 people live in Bent County, Colorado, spread over 1,512.847 square miles.
What to do next if you own or are buying in Bent County
FEMA counts 2,012 residential structures in Bent County overall, 2 of them carrying some form of NFIP coverage — but a lender or insurer cares about one parcel, not that county total.
Where Bent County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Bent County's compliance figure is one of the ones affected by FEMA's incomplete denominator data — the data quality guide explains what that means and how many counties it touches.