Hockley County, TX: flood risk, in FEMA's own numbers
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Hockley County scores at the 24.8th 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 1.5 times a year. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Hockley County's flood-insurance compliance gap
FEMA hasn't published a residential structure count for Hockley 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, 0.5% of all residential structures in Hockley County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
How Hockley County compares nationally
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Hockley County ranks 2408 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 1744 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Hockley County, Texas is home to about 21,505 people across 908.392 square miles of land.
What to do next if you own or are buying in Hockley County
FEMA counts 9,025 residential structures in Hockley County overall, 47 of them carrying some form of NFIP coverage — but a lender or insurer cares about one parcel, not that county total.
Where Hockley County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Hockley 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.