752,772 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.6% since 2020)
2,126 square miles of land · 354 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.
74 active community water systems list El Paso County in the area they serve, reporting 742,210 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| COLORADO SPRINGS UTILITIES surface water · local government · CO0121150 | 464,111 served |
| US DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FORT CARSON buys surface water · federal · CO0221445 | 48,000 served |
| CHEROKEE MD groundwater · local government · CO0121125 | 29,610 served |
| WIDEFIELD WSD buys surface water · local government · CO0121900 | 27,640 served |
| FOUNTAIN CITY OF buys surface water · local government · CO0121275 | 25,130 served |
| SECURITY WATER DISTRICT buys surface water · local government · CO0121775 | 20,000 served |
| WOODMOOR WSD surface water · local government · CO0121950 | 18,031 served |
| US AIR FORCE ACADEMY buys surface water · federal · CO0121845 | 16,876 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 1,243 people were held in El Paso County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 1,446.
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.
15 school districts have their office in El Paso County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $359.6 million — $311 million to run schools, about $12,094 per student, plus $31.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $158.5 million local (mostly property tax), $187.3 million state, $17.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $248.3 million.
Spent $340.6 million — $282.4 million to run schools, about $11,520 per student, plus $39.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $91.8 million local (mostly property tax), $250.3 million state, $25.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $206.7 million.
Spent $398.8 million — $360.9 million to run schools, about $15,881 per student, plus $33.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $189.5 million local (mostly property tax), $171.8 million state, $61.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $77.5 million.
Spent $249.7 million — $172.8 million to run schools, about $14,088 per student, plus $62 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $53.2 million local (mostly property tax), $126.4 million state, $33.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $181.5 million.
Spent $164.1 million — $123 million to run schools, about $12,798 per student, plus $36.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $40.4 million local (mostly property tax), $77.3 million state, $17.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $61.8 million.
Spent $146.1 million — $116.9 million to run schools, about $14,254 per student, plus $27.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $10 million local (mostly property tax), $81.1 million state, $48.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $10.1 million.
Spent $94.4 million — $80.8 million to run schools, about $12,434 per student, plus $9.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $43.4 million local (mostly property tax), $45 million state, $5.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $38.5 million.
Spent $55.4 million — $49.5 million to run schools, about $13,252 per student, plus $4.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $32.5 million local (mostly property tax), $22.3 million state, $2.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $43.5 million.
And 7 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 Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost El Paso County about $212.6 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
685 bridges in El Paso County: 218 in good condition, 448 fair, and 19 poor (2.8%). “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 85 ML over I 25 ML · built 1956 | 22,000 vehicles a day |
| US 85 ML over FOUNTAIN CREEK · built 1965 | 22,000 vehicles a day |
| PLATTE AVENUE over SHOOKS RUN · built 1902 | 18,034 vehicles a day |
| CIRCLE DRIVE EB over FOUNTAIN CREEK | PED PAT · built 1963 | 16,339 vehicles a day |
| CIRCLE DRIVE EB over RDWY | UPRR | BNSF RR | · built 1963 | 16,339 vehicles a day |
| US 85 ML over FOUNTAIN CREEK · built 1930 | 11,000 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $195.5 million of work in El Paso County in fiscal 2025, about $268 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. Ballots mailed to voters: 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-09. Drop boxes open: 2026-10-12. In-person voting at voter centers: 2026-10-19 to 2026-11-03. Last day to register and still get a ballot by mail: 2026-10-26. Last suggested day to mail your ballot back: 2026-10-26. Election Day: 2026-11-03. Last day to fix a signature problem: 2026-11-12.
Source: Colorado Secretary of State, Oct. 2, 2026 · Colorado Secretary of State, Sept. 23, 2026 · Colorado Secretary of State — Election Day FAQs
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Nearby counties: Teller County (36 mi) · Elbert County (40 mi) · Douglas County (40 mi) · Pueblo County (46 mi) · Crowley County (54 mi) · Fremont County (55 mi).