Is Leon County, TX in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Leon County's flood hazard at the 39.4th percentile nationally — below the national norm for flood hazard — driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about once every 1 years. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Leon County's flood-insurance compliance gap
7.2% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Leon County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 19 policies against 264 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Across all residential structures in Leon 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.
How Leon County compares nationally
Leon County sits at rank 1966 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 1992 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Leon County, Texas is home to about 16,698 people across 1,073.156 square miles of land.
Your street may differ from Leon County's average
FEMA counts 8,841 residential structures in Leon County overall, 34 of them carrying some form of NFIP coverage — but a lender or insurer cares about one parcel, not that county total.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly which FEMA and Census tables feed Leon 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.