Is Dickinson County, KS in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Dickinson County's flood hazard at the 48.6th 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 1.3 times a year. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Dickinson County
76.7% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Dickinson County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 46 policies against 60 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Across all residential structures in Dickinson County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.5% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Dickinson County against the rest of the country
Dickinson County sits at rank 1678 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 1897 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 18,621 people live in Dickinson County, Kansas, spread over 847.068 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Dickinson County
57 of Dickinson County's 11,039 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 Dickinson 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.