38,636 people (2024 Census estimate, +3.3% since 2020)
590 square miles of land · 66 people per square mile
“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.
14 active community water systems list Boone County in the area they serve, reporting 36,842 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| HARRISON WATERWORKS buys surface water · local government · AR0000062 | 17,455 served |
| SW BOONE COUNTY WATER ASSOC buys surface water · local government · AR0000628 | 4,558 served |
| VALLEY SPRINGS WATERWORKS buys surface water · local government · AR0000065 | 3,400 served |
| BERGMAN WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · AR0000060 | 3,285 served |
| KROOKED KREEK WATER ASSN groundwater · local government · AR0000706 | 2,275 served |
| DIAMOND CITY WATER buys surface water · local government · AR0000061 | 1,290 served |
| OMAHA WATERWORKS buys surface water · local government · AR0000064 | 1,188 served |
| WESTERN GROVE MUNICIPAL WATER buys surface water · local government · AR0000400 | 930 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.
About 90 people were held in Boone County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2021), or 391 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2016 it was about 86.
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.
6 school districts have their office in Boone County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $41.3 million — $34.6 million to run schools, about $12,466 per student, plus $5.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6 million local (mostly property tax), $26.6 million state, $7.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $42.7 million.
Spent $12.2 million — $11.7 million to run schools, about $10,365 per student, plus $423,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.2 million local (mostly property tax), $9.2 million state, $1.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.9 million.
Spent $10.7 million — $9.6 million to run schools, about $11,270 per student, plus $848,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.6 million local (mostly property tax), $7.5 million state, $1.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $9.3 million.
Spent $5.7 million — $5.5 million to run schools, about $11,596 per student, plus $211,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $574,000 local (mostly property tax), $3.9 million state, $1.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $932,000.
Spent $6 million — $5.7 million to run schools, about $14,205 per student, plus $134,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $638,000 local (mostly property tax), $4 million state, $1.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.6 million.
Spent $5.9 million — $5.4 million to run schools, about $14,342 per student, plus $281,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $635,000 local (mostly property tax), $3.7 million state, $1.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $2.9 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.
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.
Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Boone County about $21.5 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
98 bridges in Boone County: 53 in good condition, 42 fair, and 3 poor (3.1%). “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.
| US 65B Boone over CROOKED CREEK · built 1930 | 6,093 vehicles a day |
| CR 4 Boone over LONG CREEK · built 1942 | 678 vehicles a day |
| CR 5 Boone over LICK BRANCH CREEK · built 1940 | 284 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $29.6 million of work in Boone County in fiscal 2025, about $792 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.
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.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-11-02. Absentee application due (by mail, email, or fax): 2026-10-27. Absentee ballot hand-delivered by you: last day: 2026-10-30. Election Day — and mailed absentee ballots must arrive: 2026-11-03. Provisional ballot: show your ID by noon: 2026-11-09. General runoff (only where a race needs one): 2026-12-01.
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State, 2026 election calendar · Fayetteville Flyer, Oct. 5, 2026 · sos.arkansas.gov — voting in Arkansas
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Nearby counties: Marion County (22 mi) · Taney County, MO (24 mi) · Carroll County (26 mi) · Newton County (28 mi) · Searcy County (35 mi) · Stone County, MO (37 mi).