Crawford County, AR flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Crawford County sits at the 70.6th 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 3 times a year. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Who actually carries the flood insurance FEMA requires
Homes with a federally backed mortgage inside Crawford County's mapped high-risk flood zone (the Special Flood Hazard Area, or SFHA) are legally required to carry an NFIP flood policy. In practice, 16.5% of them do — 80 active policies against 486 structures FEMA counts in that zone, leaving a real compliance gap. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.4% of all residential structures in Crawford County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Crawford County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Crawford County ranks 963 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 867 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Crawford County, Arkansas covers 595.269 square miles and counts roughly 62,258 residents.
Your street may differ from Crawford County's average
FEMA counts 25,114 residential structures in Crawford County overall, 105 of them carrying some form of NFIP coverage — but a lender or insurer cares about one parcel, not that county total.
Where Crawford 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.