64,800 people (2024 Census estimate, −1.7% since 2020)
11,198 square miles of land · 6 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.
18 active community water systems list Apache County in the area they serve, reporting 18,567 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| EAGAR TOWN OF groundwater · local government · AZ0401004 | 4,590 served |
| ST JOHNS CITY OF groundwater · local government · AZ0401012 | 3,500 served |
| SPRINGERVILLE TOWN OF groundwater · local government · AZ0401013 | 1,972 served |
| PETRIFIED FOREST NP buys groundwater · federal · AZ0401704 | 1,742 served |
| CEDAR GROVE WATER COMPANY groundwater · private · AZ0401049 | 1,564 served |
| ALPINE DWID groundwater · private · AZ0401001 | 1,320 served |
| LORD AZ WATER 2 - WINCHESTER TRAILS groundwater · private · AZ0401047 | 1,289 served |
| LIVCO WATER COMPANY groundwater · private · AZ0401018 | 1,120 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 69 people were held in Apache County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2021), or 170 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2016 it was about 96.
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.
11 school districts have their office in Apache County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $88.9 million — $59.9 million to run schools, about $18,935 per student, plus $28.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.1 million local (mostly property tax), $27.1 million state, $49.6 million federal.
Spent $32.1 million — $28.9 million to run schools, about $16,660 per student, plus $3.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $610,000 local (mostly property tax), $15.2 million state, $17.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.6 million.
Spent $17.4 million — $16 million to run schools, about $11,634 per student, plus $1.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $14.2 million local (mostly property tax), $1.8 million state, $2.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $810,000.
Spent $24.5 million — $17.6 million to run schools, about $15,188 per student, plus $6.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.1 million local (mostly property tax), $14.7 million state, $16.8 million federal.
Spent $12.1 million — $10.7 million to run schools, about $11,118 per student, plus $1.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.3 million local (mostly property tax), $3.5 million state, $2.2 million federal.
Spent $16.3 million — $13.5 million to run schools, about $21,901 per student, plus $2.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $366,000 local (mostly property tax), $6 million state, $10.2 million federal.
Spent $18.7 million — $13.1 million to run schools, about $27,225 per student, plus $5.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $371,000 local (mostly property tax), $5.4 million state, $7 million federal.
Spent $5.3 million — $4.5 million to run schools, about $24,322 per student, plus $154,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.6 million local (mostly property tax), $2.5 million state, $796,000 federal. Long-term debt: $415,000.
And 3 more.
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 Apache County about $21 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
258 bridges in Apache County: 126 in good condition, 116 fair, and 16 poor (6.2%). “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.
| IRR I 40; WB over Window Rock Rd · built 1964 | 10,415 vehicles a day |
| IRR BIA RTE N59 over BURRO WASH · built 1976 | 1,620 vehicles a day |
| IRR BIA RTE N12 over WHISKEY CREEK · built 1964 | 1,543 vehicles a day |
| IRR BIA RTE N8086 over CHINLE WASH · built 1973 | 600 vehicles a day |
| IRR BIA RTE N39 over LONE TULE WASH · built 1959 | 550 vehicles a day |
| IRR Old US 66 over Querino Canyon · built 1931 | 500 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $337 million of work in Apache County in fiscal 2025, about $5,104 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: 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-30. Last day to request a ballot by mail: 2026-10-23. Last suggested day to mail your ballot back: 2026-10-27. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Arizona Secretary of State, Sept. 4, 2026 · Arizona Secretary of State — 2025–2026 master elections calendar (PDF) · Arizona Secretary of State — election calendar
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Nearby counties: Navajo County (47 mi) · McKinley County, NM (71 mi) · Cibola County, NM (90 mi) · San Juan County, NM (102 mi) · Catron County, NM (120 mi) · Coconino County (132 mi).