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Camden County, Georgia: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Camden 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 Camden County yet — not gathered, never hidden.

59,099 people (2024 Census estimate, +7.6% since 2020)
630 square miles of land · 94 people per square mile

How Camden County compares — against the other counties in Georgia

“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 Camden County

11 active community water systems list Camden County in the area they serve, reporting 58,523 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

KINGSLAND
groundwater · local government · GA0390000
25,245 served
ST. MARYS
groundwater · local government · GA0390001
19,994 served
USN-KINGS BAY SUBMARINE BASE
groundwater · federal · GA0390013
9,730 served
WOODBINE
groundwater · local government · GA0390002
1,512 served
SANCTUARY COVE WATER SYSTEM
groundwater · private · GA0390056
1,018 served
ELLIOTT`S BLUFF
groundwater · private · GA0390043
419 served
RIVER PLACE PLANTATION
groundwater · private · GA0390059
350 served
DAVIS BLUFF ESTATES
groundwater · local government · GA0390066
100 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 153 people were held in Camden County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 117.

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 Camden County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

CAMDEN CO SCH DIST9,523 students

Spent $121.2 million — $111.7 million to run schools, about $11,728 per student, plus $8.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $49.8 million local (mostly property tax), $68.9 million state, $19.1 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.

Health, money and internet at home — Camden County beside Georgia

Life expectancy76.5 years · Georgia 75.6 years
Adults under 65 without health insurance12.4% · Georgia 13.6%
Children in poverty14.3% · Georgia 18.8%
Households without enough food (food insecurity)15.2% · Georgia 13.1%
Households with broadband internet89.6% · Georgia 89.4%
Households with severe housing problems16.4% · Georgia 15.2%
Drug overdose deaths per 100,00025.0 · Georgia 21.9
Residents per primary care doctor3,711 · Georgia 1,517
Residents per mental health provider709 · Georgia 525
Unemployment3.0% · Georgia 3.2%
Median household income$72,185 · Georgia $74,521

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 Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Camden County about $20.5 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.

The costliest hazards here

Hurricane$10.3 million a year · Relatively Moderate
River and inland flooding$4.7 million a year · Relatively Low
Tornado$1.4 million a year · Relatively Low
Coastal flooding$1.4 million a year · Relatively Moderate
Wildfire$748,856 a year · Relatively Low

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

95 bridges in Camden County: 65 in good condition, 29 fair, and 1 poor (1.1%). “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

BORRELL BLVD
over BORRELLS CREEK · built 1991
600 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 $-4,619,881 of work in Camden County in fiscal 2025, about $-84 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

Registration deadlines, early voting and polling places for Georgia are on the federal site vote.gov, which links to the state's official election office.

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Camden County come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Camden County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

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Nearby counties: Glynn County (22 mi) · Nassau County, FL (22 mi) · Brantley County (28 mi) · Charlton County (31 mi) · Duval County, FL (40 mi) · McIntosh County (43 mi).