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Bullock County, Alabama: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Bullock County — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Bullock County yet — not gathered, never hidden.

9,901 people (2024 Census estimate, −3.2% since 2020)
623 square miles of land · 16 people per square mile

How Bullock County compares — against the other counties in Alabama

“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Bullock County

3 active community water systems list Bullock County in the area they serve, reporting 13,806 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

SOUTH BULLOCK COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
groundwater · local government · AL0000117
8,931 served
UNION SPRINGS (UTLTY BD OF THE CITY OF)
groundwater · local government · AL0000118
4,008 served
MIDWAY WATER WORKS
groundwater · local government · AL0000116
867 served

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.

The jail — people held in the county jail

About 16 people were held in Bullock County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2019), or 232 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2014 it was about 26.

Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

1 school district has its office in Bullock County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

BULLOCK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT1,397 students

Spent $27.9 million — $21.3 million to run schools, about $15,234 per student, plus $6.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.6 million local (mostly property tax), $14.8 million state, $10.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $5.5 million.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.

Health, money and internet at home — Bullock County beside Alabama

Life expectancy71.0 years · Alabama 73.3 years
Adults under 65 without health insurance11.4% · Alabama 10.5%
Children in poverty39.8% · Alabama 21.3%
Households without enough food (food insecurity)16.9% · Alabama 17.4%
Households with broadband internet65.0% · Alabama 85.6%
Households with severe housing problems12.7% · Alabama 13.1%
Residents per primary care doctor5,160 · Alabama 1,571
Residents per mental health provider4,949 · Alabama 684
Unemployment2.4% · Alabama 2.5%
Median household income$36,204 · Alabama $62,248

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Bullock County about $5.1 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Very High.

The costliest hazards here

River and inland flooding$1.5 million a year · Very Low
Drought$1.1 million a year · Relatively High
Tornado$934,334 a year · Relatively Low
Hurricane$699,130 a year · Relatively Low
Strong wind$358,269 a year · Relatively Moderate

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

136 bridges in Bullock County: 28 in good condition, 105 fair, and 3 poor (2.2%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.

Busiest bridges rated poor

US 82
over CANEY BRANCH · built 1928
2,270 vehicles a day
US 82 WBL
over BRANCH · built 1928
1,635 vehicles a day
COUNTY ROAD 49
over MOSLEY CREEK · built 1957
100 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $1 million of work in Bullock County in fiscal 2025, about $98 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.

Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026
Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062
closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking
Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699
closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661
closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide
Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064
closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program
Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002
closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC)
Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005
closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition
AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026
closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778
closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida
Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222
closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741
closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714
closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708
closes 2026-10-29

From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.

Voting

Registration deadlines, early voting and polling places for Alabama are on the federal site vote.gov, which links to the state's official election office.

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Bullock County come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Bullock County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

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Nearby counties: Macon County (20 mi) · Barbour County (24 mi) · Pike County (25 mi) · Montgomery County (29 mi) · Russell County (34 mi) · Lee County (41 mi).