6,988 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.4% since 2020)
1,591 square miles of land · 4 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.
10 active community water systems list Huerfano County in the area they serve, reporting 5,722 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| WALSENBURG CITY OF surface water · local government · CO0128900 | 3,230 served |
| LA VETA TOWN OF surface water · local government · CO0128500 | 850 served |
| GARDNER WATER AND SANITATION DIST groundwater · local government · CO0128300 | 400 served |
| CUCHARAS SANITATION AND WATER DISTRICT surface water · local government · CO0128100 | 343 served |
| NAVAJO WESTERN WD RESORTS groundwater · local government · CO0128600 | 341 served |
| NAVAJO WESTERN WATER DISTRICT ESTATES groundwater · local government · CO0128625 | 145 served |
| SPANISH PEAKS VILLAGE TRACT II WA groundwater · private · CO0128800 | 138 served |
| HUAJATOLLA VALLEY ESTATES INC groundwater (surface-influenced) · private · CO0128400 | 132 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 19 people were held in Huerfano County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 22.
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 Huerfano County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $26 million — $8.2 million to run schools, about $16,798 per student, plus $17.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.2 million local (mostly property tax), $14.7 million state, $1.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $16.8 million.
Spent $5.1 million — $4.7 million to run schools, about $19,546 per student, plus $221,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.8 million local (mostly property tax), $2.5 million state, $540,000 federal. Long-term debt: $5.4 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: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Huerfano County about $5.6 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.
94 bridges in Huerfano County: 27 in good condition, 65 fair, and 2 poor (2.1%). “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.
| I 25 ML NBND over US 160 SH 10 RR SPUR · built 1963 | 5,000 vehicles a day |
| I 25 BUS RT over BEAR CREEK · built 1933 | 1,900 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $13.4 million of work in Huerfano County in fiscal 2025, about $1,970 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: Custer County (36 mi) · Costilla County (38 mi) · Pueblo County (42 mi) · Alamosa County (46 mi) · Las Animas County (56 mi) · Fremont County (59 mi).