How much flood risk does Maverick County actually carry?
Maverick County lands at the 73.1th percentile of FEMA's National Risk Index for flooding, "Relatively Moderate" territory — a middling flood hazard by national standards — with the hazard driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 1.6 times a year. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Maverick County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 819 homes FEMA counts inside Maverick County's mapped flood zone, 101 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 12.3% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Maverick County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.7% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Where Maverick County ranks
Maverick County sits at rank 885 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 906 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Maverick County, Texas covers 1,279.481 square miles and counts roughly 58,829 residents.
What to do next if you own or are buying in Maverick County
121 of Maverick County's 17,872 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 Maverick 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.