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Albemarle County, Virginia: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Albemarle County — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Albemarle County yet — not gathered, never hidden.

117,313 people (2024 Census estimate, +4.2% since 2020)
720 square miles of land · 163 people per square mile

How Albemarle County compares — against the other counties in Virginia

117,313 — people: 16th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
81.5 years — life expectancy: 6th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
6.5% — share of adults under 65 without health insurance: 106th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
8.7% — child poverty: 111th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
91.3% — households with broadband internet: 26th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
$102,750 — median household income: 16th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
1.5% — share of bridges rated poor: 80th highest of 117 Virginia counties.
$337 — federal grant dollars per resident: 59th highest of 132 Virginia counties.
$40.3 million — expected yearly losses from natural hazards: 8th highest of 133 Virginia counties.

“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.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Albemarle County

21 active community water systems list Albemarle County in the area they serve, reporting 93,125 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

ACSA URBAN AREA buys surface water · local government · VA2003053	77,408 served
ACSA CROZET buys surface water · local government · VA2003050	12,415 served
ACSA SCOTTSVILLE buys surface water · local government · VA2003051	710 served
KESWICK ESTATES groundwater · private · VA2003400	504 served
EARLYSVILLE FOREST groundwater · private · VA2003255	488 served
PEACOCK HILL SUBDIVISION groundwater · private · VA2003650	475 served
MILLER SCHOOL groundwater · private · VA2003475	250 served
ACSA RED HILL groundwater · local government · VA2003054	240 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.

The jail — people held in the county jail

About 301 people were held in Albemarle County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 226.

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.

Health, money and internet at home — Albemarle County beside Virginia

Life expectancy81.5 years · Virginia 77.6 years

Adults under 65 without health insurance6.5% · Virginia 7.5%

Children in poverty8.7% · Virginia 12.7%

Households without enough food (food insecurity)9.7% · Virginia 11.1%

Households with broadband internet91.3% · Virginia 89.9%

Households with severe housing problems12.6% · Virginia 13.9%

Drug overdose deaths per 100,00014.5 · Virginia 28.4

Residents per primary care doctor719 · Virginia 1,341

Residents per mental health provider430 · Virginia 379

Unemployment2.6% · Virginia 2.9%

Median household income$102,750 · Virginia $89,864

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.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Albemarle County about $40.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.

The costliest hazards here

River and inland flooding$27.5 million a year · Relatively Moderate

Earthquake$3.1 million a year · Relatively Low

Hurricane$3 million a year · Relatively Moderate

Strong wind$2.2 million a year · Relatively High

Tornado$1.4 million a year · Relatively Low

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

264 bridges in Albemarle County: 90 in good condition, 170 fair, and 4 poor (1.5%). “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.

Busiest bridges rated poor

OLD IVY ROAD over ROUTE 29 & 250 BYPASS · built 1961	7,052 vehicles a day
BROWNS GAP TURNPIK over LICKINGHOLE CREEK · built 1932	536 vehicles a day
PATTERSON MILL LN. over STOCKTON CREEK · built 1932	161 vehicles a day
MISSION HOME ROAD over MUDDY RUN · built 1960	140 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $37.9 million of work in Albemarle County in fiscal 2025, about $337 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.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026 Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062	closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699	closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661	closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064	closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC) Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026	closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778	closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222	closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708	closes 2026-10-29

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.

Voting

General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting: 2026-09-18 to 2026-10-31. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-23. Mail ballot request deadline: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.

Source: Virginia Department of Elections: upcoming elections · Virginia Department of Elections: voter FAQ · Virginia Department of Elections: absentee voting

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Albemarle County come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Albemarle County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

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Nearby counties: Charlottesville city (4 mi) · Waynesboro city (19 mi) · Greene County (19 mi) · Fluvanna County (20 mi) · Nelson County (24 mi) · Staunton city (29 mi).