659,114 people (2024 Census estimate, +16.4% since 2020)
747 square miles of land · 883 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.
67 active community water systems list Pasco County in the area they serve, reporting 398,563 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS buys surface water · local government · FL6511361 | 214,403 served |
| NEW PORT RICHEY WATER DEPT buys surface water · local government · FL6511255 | 33,000 served |
| SEVEN SPRINGS groundwater · private · FL6512214 | 32,834 served |
| ZEPHYRHILLS CITY OF groundwater · local government · FL6512020 | 29,117 served |
| DADE CITY WATER DEPT groundwater · local government · FL6510424 | 15,561 served |
| ALOHA GARDENS UTILITIES buys surface water · private · FL6510050 | 8,136 served |
| PORT RICHEY WATER DEPT-CITY OF groundwater · local government · FL6510324 | 7,732 served |
| HUDSON WATER WORKS groundwater · local government · FL6512226 | 7,169 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 1,567 people were held in Pasco County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 1,576.
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 Pasco County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $1 billion — $841 million to run schools, about $10,007 per student, plus $172 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $429.5 million local (mostly property tax), $494.7 million state, $160.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $583.1 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 High compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Pasco County about $199.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
150 bridges in Pasco County: 122 in good condition, 25 fair, and 3 poor (2.0%). “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-75 (SR-93) over STANLEY BRANCH · built 1965 | 62,500 vehicles a day |
| PASCO ROAD over STANLEY BRANCH · built 1965 | 17,100 vehicles a day |
| GRAND BLVD. CR-595 over PITHLACHASCOTEE RIVER · built 1957 | 6,600 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $656 million of work in Pasco County in fiscal 2025, about $1,168 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. 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: Hernando County (17 mi) · Hillsborough County (30 mi) · Pinellas County (33 mi) · Citrus County (38 mi) · Sumter County (39 mi) · Polk County (55 mi).