Raleigh County, WV Flood Zone & Flood Risk Data
Raleigh County, WV: flood risk, in FEMA's own numbers
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Raleigh County scores at the 80.9th percentile for flood hazard, rated "Relatively Moderate", a middling flood hazard by national standards. The hazard here is driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast, FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 1.7 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.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Raleigh County
5.4% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Raleigh County, those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area, actually have a policy in force: 87 policies against 1,624 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.4% of all residential structures in Raleigh County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise, relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Raleigh County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Raleigh County ranks 629, 1 being the highest hazard nationally, and 767 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 72,379 people live in Raleigh County, West Virginia, spread over 604.97 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Raleigh County
106 of Raleigh County's 30,660 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count, useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Raleigh 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.