Is Geary County, KS in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Geary County's flood hazard at the 40.8th percentile nationally — below the national norm for flood hazard — driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 1.1 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.
Geary County's flood-insurance compliance gap
5.7% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Geary County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 22 policies against 384 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Across all residential structures in Geary County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.4% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
How Geary County compares nationally
Geary County sits at rank 1920 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 1306 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 35,459 people live in Geary County, Kansas, spread over 384.652 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Geary County
38 of Geary County's 10,972 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 Geary 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.