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Broward County, Florida: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Broward County — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Broward County yet — not gathered, never hidden.

2,037,472 people (2024 Census estimate, +4.8% since 2020)
1,203 square miles of land · 1,694 people per square mile

How Broward County compares — against the other counties in Florida

2,037,472 — people: 2nd highest of 67 Florida counties.
$12,121 — spending per student in its school districts: 28th highest of 67 Florida counties.
79.3 years — life expectancy: 11th highest of 67 Florida counties.
14.6% — share of adults under 65 without health insurance: 28th highest of 67 Florida counties.
15.9% — child poverty: 42nd highest of 67 Florida counties.
90.9% — households with broadband internet: 19th highest of 67 Florida counties.
$74,367 — median household income: 20th highest of 67 Florida counties.
1.5% — share of bridges rated poor: 43rd highest of 67 Florida counties.
$188 — federal grant dollars per resident: 51st highest of 67 Florida counties.
$648.0 million — expected yearly losses from natural hazards: 2nd highest of 67 Florida counties.

“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.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Broward County

37 active community water systems list Broward County in the area they serve, reporting 1,910,047 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

PEMBROKE PINES, CITY OF groundwater · local government · FL4061083	187,459 served
FORT LAUDERDALE, CITY OF groundwater · local government · FL4060486	185,163 served
HOLLYWOOD, CITY OF groundwater · local government · FL4060642	147,566 served
MIRAMAR (EAST ; WEST) PLANTS groundwater · local government · FL4060925	137,107 served
CITY OF POMPANO groundwater · local government · FL4061129	99,400 served
PLANTATION, EAST ; CENTRAL groundwater · local government · FL4061121	85,496 served
SUNRISE SPRINGTREE groundwater · local government · FL4061410	79,550 served
BCWWS 1A groundwater · local government · FL4060167	75,305 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.

The jail — people held in the county jail

About 4,067 people were held in Broward County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 3,593.

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.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

1 school district has its office in Broward County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT254,732 students

Spent $3.6 billion — $3.1 billion to run schools, about $12,121 per student, plus $332.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.8 billion local (mostly property tax), $1.1 billion state, $587.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $2.5 billion.

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.

Health, money and internet at home — Broward County beside Florida

Life expectancy79.3 years · Florida 78.1 years

Adults under 65 without health insurance14.6% · Florida 13.9%

Children in poverty15.9% · Florida 16.0%

Households without enough food (food insecurity)11.3% · Florida 13.2%

Households with broadband internet90.9% · Florida 90.2%

Households with severe housing problems24.5% · Florida 19.0%

Drug overdose deaths per 100,00035.4 · Florida 34.4

Residents per primary care doctor1,321 · Florida 1,370

Residents per mental health provider385 · Florida 459

Unemployment2.9% · Florida 2.9%

Median household income$74,367 · Florida $73,283

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.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Relatively High compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Broward County about $648 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.

The costliest hazards here

River and inland flooding$289 million a year · Very High

Hurricane$280.4 million a year · Very High

Heat wave$20.5 million a year · Relatively High

Coastal flooding$14.1 million a year · Very High

Tornado$13.6 million a year · Relatively High

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

685 bridges in Broward County: 473 in good condition, 202 fair, and 10 poor (1.5%). “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.

Busiest bridges rated poor

I-75 (SR-93) SB over GLADES PKWY (NW 196 AVE) · built 1980	16,750 vehicles a day
North Ocean Drive over New River Sound · built 1965	5,333 vehicles a day
WEST LAKE DRIVE over DIANE RIVER · built 1956	2,690 vehicles a day
West Lake Drive over Stranahan River · built 1956	2,690 vehicles a day
West Lake Drive over Stranahan River · built 1956	2,690 vehicles a day
SE 15TH AVE. over TERN WATERWAY · built 1955	2,528 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $365.1 million of work in Broward County in fiscal 2025, about $188 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.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026 Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062	closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699	closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661	closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064	closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC) Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026	closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778	closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222	closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708	closes 2026-10-29

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.

Voting

General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Vote-by-mail request due by 5 pm: 2026-10-22. Early voting — the statewide minimum: 2026-10-24 to 2026-10-31. Election Day — and mail ballots must arrive: 2026-11-03.

Source: Florida Division of Elections — election dates · WPTV, 2026 deadlines · Florida Division of Elections — early voting

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Nearby counties: Palm Beach County (31 mi) · Miami-Dade County (40 mi) · Hendry County (48 mi) · Monroe County (54 mi) · Collier County (57 mi) · Martin County (62 mi).