7,369 people (2024 Census estimate, −0.6% since 2020)
377 square miles of land · 20 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.
7 active community water systems list Lake County in the area they serve, reporting 9,071 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| PARKVILLE WD surface water · local government · CO0133700 | 7,500 served |
| LAKE FORK MHP groundwater · private · CO0133100 | 487 served |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW VILLAGE WEST groundwater · private · CO0133150 | 440 served |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW VILLAGE EAST groundwater · private · CO0133600 | 226 served |
| MOUNTAIN VALLEY ESTATES groundwater · private · CO0133300 | 200 served |
| MT ELBERT WA groundwater · private · CO0133500 | 170 served |
| MOOSE HAVEN CONDOS groundwater · private · CO0233700 | 48 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 Lake County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2022). In 2017 it was about 25.
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.
1 school district has its office in Lake County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $22.7 million — $18.7 million to run schools, about $19,116 per student, plus $1.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $13.5 million local (mostly property tax), $4.6 million state, $4.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $19.9 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: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Lake County about $4.4 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
17 bridges in Lake County: 9 in good condition, 6 fair, and 2 poor (11.8%). “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.
| SH 300 ML over CALIFORNIA GULCH · built 1939 | 1,600 vehicles a day |
| SH 300 ML over LAKE FORK CREEK · built 1954 | 120 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $8 million of work in Lake County in fiscal 2025, about $1,079 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: Pitkin County (30 mi) · Summit County (31 mi) · Chaffee County (33 mi) · Park County (34 mi) · Eagle County (34 mi) · Clear Creek County (49 mi).