Bottineau County, ND Flood Zone & Flood Risk Data
Bottineau County, ND: flood risk, in FEMA's own numbers
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Bottineau County scores at the 11.6th 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. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Bottineau County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 49 homes FEMA counts inside Bottineau County's mapped flood zone, 7 carry the flood policy federal law requires there, 14.3% compliance, short of full coverage. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.2% of all residential structures in Bottineau County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise, relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Bottineau County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Bottineau County ranks 2799, 1 being the highest hazard nationally, and 2707 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 6,391 people live in Bottineau County, North Dakota, spread over 1,668.859 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Bottineau County
FEMA counts 4,706 residential structures in Bottineau County overall, 8 of them carrying some form of NFIP coverage, but a lender or insurer cares about one parcel, not that county total.
Where Bottineau 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.