How much flood risk does Stark County actually carry?
Stark County lands at the 91.7th percentile of FEMA's National Risk Index for flooding, "Relatively Moderate" territory — a middling flood hazard by national standards — with the hazard driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 2.2 times a year. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Stark County
25.8% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Stark County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 211 policies against 818 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Across all residential structures in Stark County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.2% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
How Stark County compares nationally
Stark County sits at rank 277 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 206 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Stark County, Ohio covers 574.94 square miles and counts roughly 374,091 residents.
Checking a specific address in Stark County
Across all of Stark County's 149,327 residential structures, 337 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 Stark 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.