16,154 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.6% since 2020)
1,846 square miles of land · 9 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.
24 active community water systems list Grand County in the area they serve, reporting 30,371 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| WINTER PARK WSD surface water · local government · CO0125843 | 6,635 served |
| GRAND COUNTY WATER NO 1 surface water · local government · CO0125323 | 5,400 served |
| WINTER PARK RANCH WSD groundwater · local government · CO0125844 | 3,250 served |
| GRANBY TOWN OF SOUTH SERVICE AREA groundwater (surface-influenced) · local government · CO0125710 | 2,300 served |
| FRASER TOWN OF groundwater · local government · CO0125288 | 2,150 served |
| GRAND LAKE TOWN OF groundwater · local government · CO0125322 | 2,035 served |
| GRANBY TOWN OF NORTH SERVICE AREA surface water · local government · CO0125321 | 2,025 served |
| KREMMLING TOWN OF surface water · local government · CO0125455 | 1,859 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 0 people were held in Grand County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 13.
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.
2 school districts have their office in Grand County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $49.4 million — $22.1 million to run schools, about $17,256 per student, plus $22.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $26 million local (mostly property tax), $3.5 million state, $2.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $100.3 million.
Spent $8.1 million — $7 million to run schools, about $17,872 per student, plus $551,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.2 million local (mostly property tax), $3.5 million state, $654,000 federal. Long-term debt: $3.9 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 Grand County about $20.3 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.
88 bridges in Grand County: 37 in good condition, 46 fair, and 5 poor (5.7%). “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 40 ML over CROOKED CREEK · built 1941 | 11,000 vehicles a day |
| US 34 ML over STILLWATER CREEK · built 1938 | 4,900 vehicles a day |
| SH 9 ML over UP RR · built 1942 | 3,500 vehicles a day |
| Wapiti Street over Fraser River · built 1996 | 640 vehicles a day |
| HOLZWARTH ACCESS R over COLORADO RIVER · built 1982 | 2 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $110.1 million of work in Grand County in fiscal 2025, about $7,006 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: Summit County (34 mi) · Gilpin County (35 mi) · Clear Creek County (37 mi) · Boulder County (38 mi) · Jackson County (40 mi) · Eagle County (46 mi).