How much flood risk does Crawford County actually carry?
Crawford County lands at the 47.6th percentile of FEMA's National Risk Index for flooding, "Relatively Low" territory — below the national norm for flood hazard — with the hazard driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 1.3 times a year. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Crawford County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 256 homes FEMA counts inside Crawford County's mapped flood zone, 18 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 7% 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.
How Crawford County compares nationally
Crawford County sits at rank 1709 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 1691 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 22,808 people live in Crawford County, Missouri, spread over 742.477 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Crawford County
Across all of Crawford County's 12,164 residential structures, 21 carry an NFIP policy today — a county-wide count that still can't tell you one address's own mapped zone.
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.