Menard County, TX: flood risk, in FEMA's own numbers
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Menard County scores at the 12th 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 once every 1 years. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Menard County's flood-insurance compliance gap
FEMA hasn't published a residential structure count for Menard 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, 5.9% of all residential structures in Menard County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Menard County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Menard County ranks 2790 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 3045 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 1,911 people live in Menard County, Texas, spread over 902.027 square miles.
What to do next if you own or are buying in Menard County
70 of Menard County's 1,194 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Menard County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Menard 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.