Hickory County, MO: flood risk, in FEMA's own numbers
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Hickory County scores at the 32.4th 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 2.4 times a year. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Who actually carries the flood insurance FEMA requires
FEMA hasn't published a residential structure count for Hickory 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 Hickory County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Hickory County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Hickory County ranks 2186 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 2509 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Hickory County, Missouri is home to about 8,766 people across 398.808 square miles of land.
Checking a specific address in Hickory County
0 of Hickory County's 7,047 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Hickory County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Hickory 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.