Crawford County, OH flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Crawford County sits at the 51.9th 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 1.1 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 144 homes FEMA counts inside Crawford County's mapped flood zone, 30 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 20.8% compliance, short of full coverage. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.2% 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.
Crawford County against the rest of the country
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Crawford County ranks 1577 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 1163 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Crawford County, Ohio is home to about 41,626 people across 401.786 square miles of land.
What to do next if you own or are buying in Crawford County
FEMA counts 19,816 residential structures in Crawford County overall, 46 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.