Schuyler County, MO flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Schuyler County sits at the 6.1th national percentile, 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 2 years. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Who actually carries the flood insurance FEMA requires
FEMA hasn't published a residential structure count for Schuyler County's mapped flood zone, so a reliable mandatory-compliance percentage can't be computed here — see the data quality guide for why this gap exists for roughly a quarter of US counties. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0% of all residential structures in Schuyler County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Schuyler County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Schuyler County ranks 2962 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 2879 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 4,069 people live in Schuyler County, Missouri, spread over 307.305 square miles.
Your street may differ from Schuyler County's average
FEMA counts 2,527 residential structures in Schuyler County overall, 0 of them carrying some form of NFIP coverage — but a lender or insurer cares about one parcel, not that county total.
Where Schuyler County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Schuyler County's compliance figure is one of the ones affected by FEMA's incomplete denominator data — the data quality guide explains what that means and how many counties it touches.