Gove County, KS: flood risk, in FEMA's own numbers
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Gove County scores at the 5.2th percentile for flood hazard, rated "Very Low" — among the lowest flood hazard in the country. 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 1.1 times a year. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Gove County's flood-insurance compliance gap
FEMA hasn't published a residential structure count for Gove County's mapped flood zone, so a reliable mandatory-compliance percentage can't be computed here — see the data quality guide for why this gap exists for roughly a quarter of US counties. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0% of all residential structures in Gove County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Gove County against the rest of the country
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Gove County ranks 2990 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 2985 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Gove County, Kansas covers 1,071.666 square miles and counts roughly 2,658 residents.
What to do next if you own or are buying in Gove County
0 of Gove County's 1,296 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Gove County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Gove County's compliance figure is one of the ones affected by FEMA's incomplete denominator data — the data quality guide explains what that means and how many counties it touches.