How much flood risk does Renville County actually carry?
Renville County lands at the 39.4th percentile of FEMA's National Risk Index for flooding, "Relatively Low" territory — below the national norm for flood hazard — 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 1 years. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Who actually carries the flood insurance FEMA requires
Homes with a federally backed mortgage inside Renville County's mapped high-risk flood zone (the Special Flood Hazard Area, or SFHA) are legally required to carry an NFIP flood policy. In practice, 0% of them do — 0 active policies against 6 structures FEMA counts in that zone, leaving a real compliance gap. Across all residential structures in Renville 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.
Where Renville County ranks
Renville County sits at rank 1968 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2123 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 14,453 people live in Renville County, Minnesota, spread over 982.896 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Renville County
3 of Renville County's 13,267 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 Renville 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.