How much flood risk does Burnet County actually carry?
Burnet County lands at the 82.3th percentile of FEMA's National Risk Index for flooding, "Relatively Moderate" territory — a middling flood hazard by national standards — with the hazard driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 2.4 times a year. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Burnet County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 1,829 homes FEMA counts inside Burnet County's mapped flood zone, 971 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 53.1% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Burnet County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 5% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Where Burnet County ranks
Burnet County sits at rank 581 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 938 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 55,722 people live in Burnet County, Texas, spread over 994.845 square miles.
Your street may differ from Burnet County's average
1,202 of Burnet County's 23,877 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly which FEMA and Census tables feed Burnet 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.