How much flood risk does Pershing County actually carry?
Pershing County lands at the 7.5th 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 6 years. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Pershing County
Out of 7 homes FEMA counts inside Pershing County's mapped flood zone, 0 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 0% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Pershing County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.2% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Where Pershing County ranks
Pershing County sits at rank 2922 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2700 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 6,536 people live in Pershing County, Nevada, spread over 6,036.589 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Pershing County
Across all of Pershing County's 2,037 residential structures, 3 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 Pershing 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.