14,632 people (2024 Census estimate, −3.7% since 2020)
447 square miles of land · 33 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 Alleghany County in the area they serve, reporting 13,053 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CLIFTON FORGE, TOWN OF surface water · local government · VA2560100 | 3,884 served |
| POUNDING MILL buys surface water · local government · VA2005600 | 1,965 served |
| SELMA / LOW MOOR / VALLEY RIDGE buys surface water · local government · VA2005840 | 1,884 served |
| CLIFTONDALE PARK/ WILSON CREEK/ SHARON buys surface water · local government · VA2005160 | 1,860 served |
| INTERVALE/CLEARWATER PARK buys surface water · local government · VA2005440 | 1,332 served |
| ROSEDALE/CALLAGHAN buys surface water · local government · VA2005800 | 858 served |
| CHEROKEE buys surface water · local government · VA2005095 | 504 served |
| IRON GATE, TOWN OF buys surface water · local government · VA2005480 | 408 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 82 people were held in Alleghany County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 57.
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 Alleghany County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $45.1 million — $42.7 million to run schools, about $14,827 per student, plus $2.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $13.4 million local (mostly property tax), $28.6 million state, $7 million federal.
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: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Alleghany County about $10.8 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
196 bridges in Alleghany County: 52 in good condition, 136 fair, and 8 poor (4.1%). “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.
| LOWMOOR SELMA ROAD over I-64 & RTEs 60 & 220 · built 1964 | 5,229 vehicles a day |
| COWPASTURE RIVR RD over CSX RAILWAY · built 1956 | 1,358 vehicles a day |
| DUNLAP CREEK ROAD over DUNLAP CREEK · built 1928 | 649 vehicles a day |
| DUNLAP CREEK ROAD over DUNLAP CREEK · built 1928 | 649 vehicles a day |
| VENUS WAY EXT. over SMITH CREEK · built 1972 | 200 vehicles a day |
| JOHNSON CREEK ROAD over JOHNSON CREEK · built 1975 | 146 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $11.5 million of work in Alleghany County in fiscal 2025, about $758 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. 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
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Nearby counties: Covington city (1 mi) · Botetourt County (19 mi) · Bath County (25 mi) · Craig County (25 mi) · Greenbrier County, WV (26 mi) · Rockbridge County (31 mi).