How much flood risk does Frontier County actually carry?
Frontier County lands at the 7.4th 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 1 years. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Frontier County
Out of 32 homes FEMA counts inside Frontier County's mapped flood zone, 0 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 0% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Frontier County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Frontier County against the rest of the country
Frontier County sits at rank 2926 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2992 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Frontier County, Nebraska is home to about 2,536 people across 974.655 square miles of land.
Your street may differ from Frontier County's average
Across all of Frontier County's 2,499 residential structures, 0 carry an NFIP policy today — a county-wide count that still can't tell you one address's own mapped zone.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly which FEMA and Census tables feed Frontier 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.