Butler County, AL Flood Zone & Flood Risk Data
Butler County, AL flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Butler County sits at the 36.1th 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 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.
Who actually carries the flood insurance FEMA requires
Out of 75 homes FEMA counts inside Butler County's mapped flood zone, 2 carry the flood policy federal law requires there, 2.7% compliance, short of full coverage. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0% of all residential structures in Butler County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise, relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Butler County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Butler County ranks 2072, 1 being the highest hazard nationally, and 1918 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Butler County, Alabama is home to about 18,256 people across 776.839 square miles of land.
Checking a specific address in Butler County
3 of Butler County's 8,411 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count, useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Butler 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.