How much flood risk does Evangeline Parish actually carry?
Evangeline Parish lands at the 62.3th 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 once every 1 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 Evangeline Parish
18.1% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Evangeline Parish — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 337 policies against 1,861 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Across all residential structures in Evangeline Parish, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 3.9% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Evangeline Parish against the rest of the country
Evangeline Parish sits at rank 1236 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 1396 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Evangeline Parish, Louisiana covers 662.431 square miles and counts roughly 31,745 residents.
Your street may differ from Evangeline Parish's average
FEMA counts 12,005 residential structures in Evangeline Parish overall, 472 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 Evangeline Parish'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.