25,243 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.6% since 2020)
2,362 square miles of land · 11 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.
25 active community water systems list Routt County in the area they serve, reporting 38,803 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| MT WERNER WD surface water · local government · CO0154524 | 19,000 served |
| STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CITY OF buys surface water · local government · CO0154725 | 9,950 served |
| HAYDEN TOWN OF surface water · local government · CO0154333 | 3,982 served |
| STEAMBOAT II MD buys surface water · local government · CO0154724 | 1,450 served |
| OAK CREEK TOWN OF surface water · local government · CO0154566 | 950 served |
| MORRISON CREEK METRO DISTRICT groundwater · local government · CO0154518 | 800 served |
| YAMPA TOWN OF groundwater (surface-influenced) · local government · CO0154900 | 467 served |
| STEAMBOAT LAKE WD groundwater · local government · CO0254724 | 411 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 29 people were held in Routt County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 14.
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.
3 school districts have their office in Routt County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $64.3 million — $47 million to run schools, about $17,635 per student, plus $12.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $42.2 million local (mostly property tax), $18.4 million state, $2.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $102 million.
Spent $9.4 million — $7.9 million to run schools, about $17,454 per student, plus $596,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $9.1 million local (mostly property tax), $2.8 million state, $760,000 federal. Long-term debt: $19.9 million.
Spent $10.6 million — $7 million to run schools, about $20,006 per student, plus $3.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.6 million local (mostly property tax), $5 million state, $1.3 million federal.
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 Routt County about $16.2 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
97 bridges in Routt County: 42 in good condition, 48 fair, and 7 poor (7.2%). “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.
| US 40 ML over SHELTON DITCH · built 1954 | 6,400 vehicles a day |
| Poplar St (CR53) over Dry Creek · built 1988 | 2,385 vehicles a day |
| SH 131 ML over UP RR · built 1935 | 2,200 vehicles a day |
| SH 131 ML over CHIMNEY ROCK CREEK · built 1938 | 860 vehicles a day |
| County Road 56 over Elk River · built 1972 | 204 vehicles a day |
| County Road 179 over Trout Creek · built 1955 | 150 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $64.6 million of work in Routt County in fiscal 2025, about $2,603 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: Jackson County (37 mi) · Grand County (53 mi) · Eagle County (61 mi) · Moffat County (65 mi) · Rio Blanco County (73 mi) · Summit County (74 mi).