Greeley County, KS flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Greeley County sits at the 1.2th national percentile, among the lowest flood hazard in the country; driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about once every 2 years. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Greeley County's flood-insurance compliance gap
FEMA hasn't published a residential structure count for Greeley 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 Greeley County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Greeley County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Greeley County ranks 3110 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 3101 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Greeley County, Kansas covers 778.404 square miles and counts roughly 1,152 residents.
What to do next if you own or are buying in Greeley County
0 of Greeley County's 944 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Greeley County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Greeley 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.