Tillamook County, OR flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Tillamook County sits at the 76.3th national percentile, a middling flood hazard by national standards; split between inland river flooding (about 1.3 times a year) and coastal storm surge (about 3.8 times a year). 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
Out of 1,611 homes FEMA counts inside Tillamook County's mapped flood zone, 483 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 30% compliance, short of full coverage. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 5.7% of all residential structures in Tillamook County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Tillamook County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Tillamook County ranks 779 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 1533 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 27,264 people live in Tillamook County, Oregon, spread over 1,103.185 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Tillamook County
1,087 of Tillamook County's 18,963 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Tillamook County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Tillamook County's coastal exposure is covered in the coastal vs. inland flood risk guide, including how storm surge risk differs from river flooding.