Dixie County, FL flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Dixie County sits at the 73.6th national percentile, a middling flood hazard by national standards; driven by coastal storm surge rather than inland rivers — FEMA's model puts a surge event here at about 3.7 times a year. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Dixie County
Out of 3,782 homes FEMA counts inside Dixie County's mapped flood zone, 538 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 14.2% compliance, short of full coverage. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 5.8% of all residential structures in Dixie County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Dixie County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Dixie County ranks 869 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 1951 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Dixie County, Florida is home to about 17,614 people across 705.035 square miles of land.
Checking a specific address in Dixie County
FEMA counts 9,564 residential structures in Dixie County overall, 556 of them carrying some form of NFIP coverage — but a lender or insurer cares about one parcel, not that county total.
Where Dixie County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Dixie County's coastal exposure is covered in the coastal vs. inland flood risk guide, including how storm surge risk differs from river flooding.