Is Routt County, CO in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Routt County's flood hazard at the 57.5th percentile nationally — below the national norm for flood 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.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Routt County
Out of 480 homes FEMA counts inside Routt County's mapped flood zone, 129 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 26.9% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Routt County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 1.1% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Where Routt County ranks
Routt County sits at rank 1401 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 1615 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Routt County, Colorado covers 2,362.02 square miles and counts roughly 25,243 residents.
Checking a specific address in Routt County
151 of Routt County's 13,933 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 Routt 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.