Is Nye County, NV in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Nye County's flood hazard at the 81.9th percentile nationally — 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 1.8 times a year. That's a county-wide figure, not a per-address one — FEMA's parcel maps are a live lookup, not a bulk file.
Nye County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 8,124 homes FEMA counts inside Nye County's mapped flood zone, 3,324 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 40.9% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Nye County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 13.3% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Where Nye County ranks
Nye County sits at rank 595 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 935 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Nye County, Nevada is home to about 55,990 people across 18,181.914 square miles of land.
Your street may differ from Nye County's average
Across all of Nye County's 25,453 residential structures, 3,377 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 Nye 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.