Newton County, MO flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Newton County sits at the 80th national percentile, a middling flood hazard by national standards; driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 5.4 times a year. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Newton County's flood-insurance compliance gap
13.7% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Newton County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 111 policies against 812 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.6% of all residential structures in Newton County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Newton County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Newton County ranks 658 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 876 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 61,519 people live in Newton County, Missouri, spread over 624.753 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Newton County
Across all of Newton County's 23,399 residential structures, 143 carry an NFIP policy today — a county-wide count that still can't tell you one address's own mapped zone.
Where Newton County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. If you're unsure why any of this insurance requirement exists at all, the SFHA explainer covers it from first principles.