How much flood risk does Mineral County actually carry?
Mineral County lands at the 12.9th percentile of FEMA's National Risk Index for flooding, "Very Low" territory — among the lowest flood hazard in the country — with the hazard driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about once every 2 years. That's a county-wide figure, not a per-address one — FEMA's parcel maps are a live lookup, not a bulk file.
Mineral County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 1,215 homes FEMA counts inside Mineral County's mapped flood zone, 113 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 9.3% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Mineral County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 4.2% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Where Mineral County ranks
Mineral County sits at rank 2764 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2858 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Mineral County, Nevada covers 3,751.283 square miles and counts roughly 4,475 residents.
Checking a specific address in Mineral County
Across all of Mineral County's 2,765 residential structures, 116 carry an NFIP policy today — a county-wide count that still can't tell you one address's own mapped zone.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly which FEMA and Census tables feed Mineral 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.