Wyoming County, WV flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Wyoming County sits at the 82.7th national percentile, a middling flood hazard by national standards; driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 1.1 times a year. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Wyoming County's flood-insurance compliance gap
17.9% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Wyoming County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 233 policies against 1,304 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 2.9% of all residential structures in Wyoming County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Wyoming County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Wyoming County ranks 569 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 1830 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 19,964 people live in Wyoming County, West Virginia, spread over 499.47 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Wyoming County
293 of Wyoming County's 10,017 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Wyoming County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. If you're unsure why any of this insurance requirement exists at all, the SFHA explainer covers it from first principles.