FloodZoneCheck

Wichita County, KS: flood risk, in FEMA's own numbers

On FEMA's National Risk Index, Wichita County scores at the 4.4th percentile for flood hazard, rated "Very Low" — among the lowest flood hazard in the country. The hazard here is 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.

Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Wichita County

FEMA hasn't published a residential structure count for Wichita 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 Wichita County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.

Wichita County against the rest of the country

Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Wichita County ranks 3013 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 3036 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 2,072 people live in Wichita County, Kansas, spread over 718.566 square miles.

Checking a specific address in Wichita County

0 of Wichita County's 1,313 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.

Look up the exact zone for your parcel

Where Wichita County's figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Wichita 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.