Is Crawford County, MI in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Crawford County's flood hazard at the 35.5th 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 once every 28 years. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Who actually carries the flood insurance FEMA requires
Out of 483 homes FEMA counts inside Crawford County's mapped flood zone, 15 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 3.1% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Crawford County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.2% 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 2090 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2181 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 13,599 people live in Crawford County, Michigan, spread over 556.418 square miles.
Your street may differ from Crawford County's average
23 of Crawford County's 10,019 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 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.