How much flood risk does Colfax County actually carry?
Colfax County lands at the 31.8th percentile of FEMA's National Risk Index for flooding, "Very Low" territory — among the lowest flood hazard in the country — with the hazard driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about once every 1 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 Colfax County
20.5% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Colfax County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 241 policies against 1,175 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Across all residential structures in Colfax County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 3.9% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Colfax County against the rest of the country
Colfax County sits at rank 2203 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2356 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Colfax County, Nebraska is home to about 10,826 people across 411.46 square miles of land.
Checking a specific address in Colfax County
245 of Colfax County's 6,221 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 Colfax 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.