Kit Carson County, CO flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Kit Carson County sits at the 20.3th national percentile, among the lowest flood hazard in the country; driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 1.4 times a year. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Kit Carson County
FEMA hasn't published a residential structure count for Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Kit Carson County against the rest of the country
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Kit Carson County ranks 2547 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 2653 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Kit Carson County, Colorado covers 2,160.822 square miles and counts roughly 7,080 residents.
What to do next if you own or are buying in Kit Carson County
0 of Kit Carson County's 3,662 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Kit Carson County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Kit Carson 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.