Hitchcock County, NE: flood risk, in FEMA's own numbers
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Hitchcock County scores at the 5.7th 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 once every 2 years. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Hitchcock County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 58 homes FEMA counts inside Hitchcock County's mapped flood zone, 0 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 0% compliance, short of full coverage. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0% of all residential structures in Hitchcock County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Hitchcock County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Hitchcock County ranks 2974 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 2999 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 2,460 people live in Hitchcock County, Nebraska, spread over 709.951 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Hitchcock County
Across all of Hitchcock County's 2,448 residential structures, 0 carry an NFIP policy today — a county-wide count that still can't tell you one address's own mapped zone.
Where Hitchcock County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. If you're unsure why any of this insurance requirement exists at all, the SFHA explainer covers it from first principles.