965,870 people (2024 Census estimate, +0.6% since 2020)
274 square miles of land · 3,528 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.
12 active community water systems list Pinellas County in the area they serve, reporting 1,147,776 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| PINELLAS COUNTY UTILITIES buys surface water · local government · FL6521405 | 506,353 served |
| ST PETERSBURG, CITY OF buys surface water · local government · FL6521715 | 349,979 served |
| CLEARWATER WATER SYSTEM groundwater · local government · FL6520336 | 115,000 served |
| PINELLAS PARK WATER DEPT buys surface water · local government · FL6521406 | 48,939 served |
| DUNEDIN WATER SYSTEM groundwater · local government · FL6520486 | 46,161 served |
| TARPON SPRINGS WATER SYSTEM groundwater · local government · FL6521784 | 28,875 served |
| SAFETY HARBOR WATER DEPT buys surface water · local government · FL6521576 | 16,473 served |
| OLDSMAR WATER SYSTEM groundwater · local government · FL6521417 | 14,898 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 2,947 people were held in Pinellas County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 2,751.
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 Pinellas County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $1.4 billion — $1.2 billion to run schools, about $12,514 per student, plus $164.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $781.4 million local (mostly property tax), $307.2 million state, $238.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $131.1 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 Pinellas County about $303.4 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
449 bridges in Pinellas County: 287 in good condition, 154 fair, and 8 poor (1.8%). “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.
| BELCHER RD CR-501 over ALLENS CREEK · built 1974 | 17,300 vehicles a day |
| OVERLOOK DR NE over SMACKS BAYOU · built 1965 | 9,200 vehicles a day |
| RIDGEMOOR BLVD. over BROOKER CREEK · built 1985 | 7,700 vehicles a day |
| N SPRING BLVD over MINETTA BRANCH · built 1924 | 3,100 vehicles a day |
| 43RD STREET SOUTH over CLAM BAYOU OUTFALL · built 1990 | 2,667 vehicles a day |
| 62ND AVE. SOUTH over MAXIMO CHANNEL · built 1984 | 495 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $1 billion of work in Pinellas County in fiscal 2025, about $1,061 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: Hillsborough County (26 mi) · Pasco County (33 mi) · Manatee County (39 mi) · Hernando County (48 mi) · Sarasota County (52 mi) · Hardee County (66 mi).