Is Ringgold County, IA in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Ringgold County's flood hazard at the 5th percentile nationally — among the lowest flood hazard in the country — 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.
Ringgold County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 9 homes FEMA counts inside Ringgold 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 Ringgold 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 Ringgold County ranks
Ringgold County sits at rank 2995 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2847 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 4,608 people live in Ringgold County, Iowa, spread over 535.494 square miles.
Your street may differ from Ringgold County's average
Across all of Ringgold County's 3,645 residential structures, 0 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 Ringgold 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.