19,081 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.6% since 2020)
429 square miles of land · 44 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.
14 active community water systems list Warren County in the area they serve, reporting 17,771 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| WARREN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · local government · NC0293015 | 13,230 served |
| WARRENTON, TOWN OF buys surface water · local government · NC0293010 | 2,250 served |
| NORLINA, TOWN OF buys surface water · local government · NC0293020 | 1,108 served |
| MORRISTOWN S/D groundwater · private · NC0293105 | 200 served |
| MILL CREEK LANDING groundwater · private · NC0293108 | 186 served |
| SPINNAKER POINT groundwater · private · NC0293107 | 149 served |
| BUCK SPRING PLANTATION I groundwater · private · NC0293115 | 147 served |
| JACKS LANDING S/D groundwater · private · NC0293106 | 122 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 37 people were held in Warren County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2024), or 339 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2019 it was about 25.
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 Warren County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $32.7 million — $31.5 million to run schools, about $17,499 per student, plus $493,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6.4 million local (mostly property tax), $19.8 million state, $7 million federal. Long-term debt: $122,000.
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 Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Warren County about $10.2 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
85 bridges in Warren County: 41 in good condition, 39 fair, and 5 poor (5.9%). “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.
| NC903 over LAKE GASTON · built 1961 | 3,600 vehicles a day |
| SR1116 (Closed) over PHOEBES CREEK · built 1968 | 600 vehicles a day |
| SR1521 over REEDY CREEK · built 1970 | 400 vehicles a day |
| SR1509 over BENS CREEK · built 1975 | 300 vehicles a day |
| SR1515 over TRIB OF REEDY POND CREEK · built 1960 | 110 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $500,045 of work in Warren County in fiscal 2025, about $27 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: 2026-10-09. Early voting: 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-31. Mail ballot request deadline: 2026-10-20. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: NC State Board of Elections: upcoming election · NC State Board of Elections: vote in person · NC State Board of Elections: voter ID
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Nearby counties: Vance County (17 mi) · Franklin County (24 mi) · Mecklenburg County, VA (25 mi) · Halifax County (27 mi) · Brunswick County, VA (29 mi) · Nash County (30 mi).