Is Hall County, NE in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Hall County's flood hazard at the 70.1th 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 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 Hall County
Out of 1,197 homes FEMA counts inside Hall County's mapped flood zone, 36 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 3% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Hall County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.2% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Where Hall County ranks
Hall County sits at rank 981 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 864 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 62,869 people live in Hall County, Nebraska, spread over 546.529 square miles.
Your street may differ from Hall County's average
Across all of Hall County's 22,467 residential structures, 51 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 Hall 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.