How much flood risk does Hot Spring County actually carry?
Hot Spring County lands at the 58.6th percentile of FEMA's National Risk Index for flooding, "Relatively Low" territory — below the national norm for flood hazard — with the hazard driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 1.8 times a year. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Hot Spring County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 361 homes FEMA counts inside Hot Spring County's mapped flood zone, 48 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 13.3% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Hot Spring County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.4% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Hot Spring County against the rest of the country
Hot Spring County sits at rank 1362 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 1361 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Hot Spring County, Arkansas is home to about 33,313 people across 614.944 square miles of land.
Checking a specific address in Hot Spring County
53 of Hot Spring County's 13,455 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly which FEMA and Census tables feed Hot Spring 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.