Faulkner County, AR: flood risk, in FEMA's own numbers
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Faulkner County scores at the 77th percentile for flood hazard, rated "Relatively Moderate" — a middling flood hazard by national standards. The hazard here is driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 2.2 times a year. That's a county-wide figure, not a per-address one — FEMA's parcel maps are a live lookup, not a bulk file.
Faulkner County's flood-insurance compliance gap
17.9% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Faulkner County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 311 policies against 1,736 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 1% of all residential structures in Faulkner County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Faulkner County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Faulkner County ranks 754 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 502 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 131,611 people live in Faulkner County, Arkansas, spread over 647.247 square miles.
What to do next if you own or are buying in Faulkner County
FEMA counts 42,962 residential structures in Faulkner County overall, 420 of them carrying some form of NFIP coverage — but a lender or insurer cares about one parcel, not that county total.
Where Faulkner County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. If you're unsure why any of this insurance requirement exists at all, the SFHA explainer covers it from first principles.