How much flood risk does Eastland County actually carry?
Eastland County lands at the 43.2th 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 times a year. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Eastland County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 69 homes FEMA counts inside Eastland County's mapped flood zone, 55 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 79.7% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Eastland County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.9% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
How Eastland County compares nationally
Eastland County sits at rank 1847 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 1917 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 18,290 people live in Eastland County, Texas, spread over 926.508 square miles.
Your street may differ from Eastland County's average
FEMA counts 8,381 residential structures in Eastland County overall, 71 of them carrying some form of NFIP coverage — but a lender or insurer cares about one parcel, not that county total.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly which FEMA and Census tables feed Eastland 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.