19,554 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.9% since 2020)
531 square miles of land · 37 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.
3 active community water systems list Humphreys County in the area they serve, reporting 15,825 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| WAVERLY WATER DEPARTMENT surface water · local government · TN0000733 | 9,270 served |
| MCEWEN WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · TN0000420 | 3,594 served |
| NEW JOHNSONVILLE WATER DEPT surface water · local government · TN0000497 | 2,961 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 101 people were held in Humphreys County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2024), or 824 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2019 it was about 121.
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 Humphreys County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $45.4 million — $29.2 million to run schools, about $10,856 per student, plus $16 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $25.1 million local (mostly property tax), $37.3 million state, $17.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $40.8 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 Humphreys County about $12.6 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
252 bridges in Humphreys County: 74 in good condition, 169 fair, and 9 poor (3.6%). “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.
| FAP 13 350842M over TRACE CREEK · built 1935 | 4,347 vehicles a day |
| FAP 13 over BIG RICHLAND CREEK · built 2005 | 3,316 vehicles a day |
| FAP 13 over BLACK BRANCH · built 1949 | 2,230 vehicles a day |
| FAP 13 over DUCK RIVER · built 2005 | 2,230 vehicles a day |
| NFA 910 (SA 4302) over DUCK RIVER · built 1945 | 601 vehicles a day |
| NFA 925 (SA 4303) over GRASSY BRANCH · built 1955 | 498 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $4.3 million of work in Humphreys County in fiscal 2025, about $227 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: Benton County (16 mi) · Houston County (18 mi) · Hickman County (24 mi) · Dickson County (25 mi) · Perry County (26 mi) · Stewart County (29 mi).