65,618 people (2024 Census estimate, +6.9% since 2020)
681 square miles of land · 96 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.
4 active community water systems list Cumberland County in the area they serve, reporting 74,746 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CROSSVILLE WATER DEPT surface water · local government · TN0000150 | 32,985 served |
| CUMBERLAND PLATEAU WATER AUTHORITY #1 surface water · local government · TN0000147 | 23,252 served |
| CUMBERLAND PLATEAU W.A. #2 buys surface water · local government · TN0000159 | 12,850 served |
| CUMBERLAND PLATEAU W.A.#3 buys surface water · local government · TN0000557 | 5,659 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 155 people were held in Cumberland County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2024), or 445 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2019 it was about 201.
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 Cumberland County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $87.3 million — $78.3 million to run schools, about $10,856 per student, plus $6.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $23.6 million local (mostly property tax), $40 million state, $20.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $40.6 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 Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Cumberland County about $18.5 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
138 bridges in Cumberland County: 44 in good condition, 71 fair, and 23 poor (16.7%). “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.
| I40 over SR 24 · built 1963 | 36,293 vehicles a day |
| I40 over SR 24 · built 1963 | 36,293 vehicles a day |
| I40 EBL over DROWNING CREEK · built 1966 | 35,960 vehicles a day |
| I40 WBL over DROWNING CREEK · built 1966 | 35,960 vehicles a day |
| I40 WBL over NFA A244 · built 1966 | 30,660 vehicles a day |
| FAP 28 over OBED RIVER · built 1972 | 21,423 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $13 million of work in Cumberland County in fiscal 2025, about $213 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. Early voting: 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-29. Mail ballot request deadline: 2026-10-24. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State: elections calendar · Tennessee Secretary of State: registration deadline FAQ · Tennessee Secretary of State: GoVoteTN
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Nearby counties: Morgan County (24 mi) · Rhea County (24 mi) · White County (26 mi) · Roane County (27 mi) · Bledsoe County (27 mi) · Fentress County (29 mi).