Is Young County, TX in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Young County's flood hazard at the 34.9th 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 1.1 times a year. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Young County
Out of 537 homes FEMA counts inside Young County's mapped flood zone, 51 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 9.5% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Young County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.7% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
How Young County compares nationally
Young County sits at rank 2110 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 1920 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 18,236 people live in Young County, Texas, spread over 914.498 square miles.
Your street may differ from Young County's average
Across all of Young County's 8,045 residential structures, 56 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 Young 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.