740,754 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.3% since 2020)
396 square miles of land · 1,870 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.
39 active community water systems list Norfolk County in the area they serve, reporting 1,626,275 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| TRI TOWN WATER BOARD surface water · local government · MA4040002 | 856,000 served |
| QUINCY WATER DEPT. (MWRA) buys surface water · local government · MA3243000 | 106,000 served |
| BROOKLINE WATER AND SEWER DIVISION buys surface water · local government · MA3046000 | 63,191 served |
| WEYMOUTH WATER DEPARTMENT surface water · local government · MA4336000 | 57,871 served |
| RANDOLPH/HOLBROOK JOINT WATER BOARD surface water · local government · MA4244001 | 46,519 served |
| DEDHAM WESTWOOD WATER DIST. buys surface water · local government · MA3073000 | 41,630 served |
| BRAINTREE WATER AND SEWER DEPT. surface water · local government · MA4040000 | 39,143 served |
| RANDOLPH WATER DEPARTMENT buys surface water · local government · MA4244000 | 35,114 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 328 people were held in Norfolk County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 389.
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.
34 school districts have their office in Norfolk County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $224.4 million — $209.8 million to run schools, about $21,401 per student, plus $2.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $145.9 million local (mostly property tax), $61.8 million state, $22.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $110.8 million.
Spent $282.9 million — $202.2 million to run schools, about $28,410 per student, plus $64.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $178 million local (mostly property tax), $43.2 million state, $8.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $395.7 million.
Spent $150.9 million — $121.2 million to run schools, about $21,354 per student, plus $25.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $66.8 million local (mostly property tax), $45.1 million state, $10.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $97.5 million.
Spent $151.1 million — $138.9 million to run schools, about $24,828 per student, plus $8.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $115 million local (mostly property tax), $30.9 million state, $5.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $56.6 million.
Spent $171.8 million — $110.1 million to run schools, about $20,461 per student, plus $55.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $70.2 million local (mostly property tax), $54.3 million state, $5.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $92.4 million.
Spent $108.7 million — $103.2 million to run schools, about $21,590 per student, plus $970,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $56.1 million local (mostly property tax), $43.5 million state, $4.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $40.4 million.
Spent $92.8 million — $90.2 million to run schools, about $20,643 per student, plus $650,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $62.4 million local (mostly property tax), $22.4 million state, $5.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $8.2 million.
Spent $135.8 million — $127.1 million to run schools, about $30,127 per student, plus $1.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $113.6 million local (mostly property tax), $30 million state, $3.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $131.4 million.
And 26 more.
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 Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Norfolk County about $146.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very High; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
343 bridges in Norfolk County: 83 in good condition, 239 fair, and 21 poor (6.1%). “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.
| ST 3 over HWY UNION ST N ROTARY · built 1957 | 204,310 vehicles a day |
| I 93 NB/US1SB over ST 24 NB · built 1958 | 101,100 vehicles a day |
| I 95 NB over HWY CENTRAL ST · built 1963 | 56,375 vehicles a day |
| I 495 SB over HWY SUMMER ST · built 1966 | 41,765 vehicles a day |
| ST 3 SB over I 93 · built 1957 | 41,600 vehicles a day |
| I 495 NB over RR MBTA/CSX · built 1966 | 40,744 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $136.1 million of work in Norfolk County in fiscal 2025, about $187 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.
State election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting: 2026-10-17 to 2026-10-30. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-24. Mail ballot request deadline: 2026-10-27. Election Day: 2026-11-03. Last day for mailed ballots to arrive: 2026-11-06.
Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth, 2026 Information for Voters, p. 4 · Cambridge Election Commission, 2026 State Election guide (return deadlines) · Mass. General Laws ch. 54, sec. 93
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Nearby counties: Suffolk County (14 mi) · Middlesex County (24 mi) · Plymouth County (26 mi) · Providence County, RI (29 mi) · Bristol County (30 mi) · Bristol County, RI (33 mi).