Is Worth County, MO in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Worth County's flood hazard at the 4.6th percentile nationally — 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 14 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 Worth County
0% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Worth County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 0 policies against 21 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Across all residential structures in Worth County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Where Worth County ranks
Worth County sits at rank 3007 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 3051 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Worth County, Missouri covers 266.629 square miles and counts roughly 1,872 residents.
Your street may differ from Worth County's average
Across all of Worth County's 1,174 residential structures, 0 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 Worth 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.