How much flood risk does Pulaski County actually carry?
Pulaski County lands at the 18.4th 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 7 years. That's a county-wide figure, not a per-address one — FEMA's parcel maps are a live lookup, not a bulk file.
Who actually carries the flood insurance FEMA requires
13.7% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Pulaski County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 47 policies against 344 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Across all residential structures in Pulaski County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.7% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Where Pulaski County ranks
Pulaski County sits at rank 2604 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2258 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Pulaski County, Indiana is home to about 12,421 people across 433.678 square miles of land.
Your street may differ from Pulaski County's average
51 of Pulaski County's 7,091 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 Pulaski 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.