How much flood risk does Pocahontas County actually carry?
Pocahontas County lands at the 18.1th 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 1.5 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.
Pocahontas County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 54 homes FEMA counts inside Pocahontas County's mapped flood zone, 1 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 1.9% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Pocahontas County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Pocahontas County against the rest of the country
Pocahontas County sits at rank 2613 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2660 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Pocahontas County, Iowa covers 577.241 square miles and counts roughly 7,006 residents.
Checking a specific address in Pocahontas County
1 of Pocahontas County's 6,328 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly which FEMA and Census tables feed Pocahontas 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.