How much flood risk does Edwards County actually carry?
Edwards County lands at the 10.5th percentile of FEMA's National Risk Index for flooding, "Very Low" territory — among the lowest flood hazard in the country — with the hazard driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about once every 3 years. 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 Edwards County
Out of 684 homes FEMA counts inside Edwards County's mapped flood zone, 45 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 6.6% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Edwards County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 2.3% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
How Edwards County compares nationally
Edwards County sits at rank 2834 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2982 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 2,731 people live in Edwards County, Kansas, spread over 621.894 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Edwards County
45 of Edwards County's 2,000 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 Edwards 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.