37,810 people (2024 Census estimate, +5.6% since 2020)
604 square miles of land · 63 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.
10 active community water systems list Washington County in the area they serve, reporting 25,929 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF BRENHAM surface water · local government · TX2390001 | 18,469 served |
| NORTHEAST WASHINGTON COUNTY groundwater · private · TX2390043 | 3,219 served |
| CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY WSC groundwater · local government · TX2390055 | 2,270 served |
| CHAPPELL HILL WSC groundwater · local government · TX2390003 | 645 served |
| OAK HILL FWSD 1 groundwater · local government · TX2390005 | 445 served |
| CITY OF BURTON groundwater · local government · TX2390002 | 315 served |
| GUN & ROD ESTATES groundwater · private · TX2390021 | 219 served |
| STARLITE MOBILE HOME PARK groundwater · private · TX2390013 | 195 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 88 people were held in Washington County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 76.
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.
2 school districts have their office in Washington County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $72.7 million — $62.3 million to run schools, about $12,623 per student, plus $7.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $44 million local (mostly property tax), $9.7 million state, $9.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $33.5 million.
Spent $26.9 million — $8.2 million to run schools, about $15,344 per student, plus $10.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $11.5 million local (mostly property tax), $962,000 state, $973,000 federal. Long-term debt: $44.6 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 Washington County about $21.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
236 bridges in Washington County: 94 in good condition, 134 fair, and 8 poor (3.4%). “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.
| SH 105 over JACKSON CREEK · built 1925 | 6,316 vehicles a day |
| PECAN ST over HOG BRANCH · built 1960 | 1,339 vehicles a day |
| TIGERPOINT RD over JACKSON CREEK · built 1997 | 210 vehicles a day |
| DIERKING RD over DRAW · built 1995 | 130 vehicles a day |
| RANDERMANN RD over HARDEMAN BRANCH · built 1999 | 120 vehicles a day |
| CANEY CREEK RD over TRIB OF CANEY CR · built 1999 | 80 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $7.2 million of work in Washington County in fiscal 2025, about $202 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: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: Burleson County (23 mi) · Austin County (24 mi) · Waller County (29 mi) · Brazos County (31 mi) · Grimes County (34 mi) · Lee County (35 mi).