Is Crawford County, KS in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Crawford County's flood hazard at the 68.9th percentile nationally — 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. 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 Crawford County
Out of 593 homes FEMA counts inside Crawford County's mapped flood zone, 51 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 8.6% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Crawford County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.4% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Crawford County against the rest of the country
Crawford County sits at rank 1020 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 1209 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 38,904 people live in Crawford County, Kansas, spread over 589.771 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Crawford County
FEMA counts 16,958 residential structures in Crawford County overall, 69 of them carrying some form of NFIP coverage — but a lender or insurer cares about one parcel, not that county total.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly which FEMA and Census tables feed Crawford 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.