4,071 people (2024 Census estimate, −2.8% since 2020)
529 square miles of land · 8 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.
7 active community water systems list Bath County in the area they serve, reporting 5,514 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| THE HOMESTEAD WATER COMPANY groundwater (surface-influenced) · private · VA2017200 | 2,058 served |
| BATH COUNTY REGIONAL - BCSA groundwater · local government · VA2017095 | 1,418 served |
| MILLBORO - BCSA groundwater · private · VA2017300 | 690 served |
| ASHWOOD - BCSA groundwater · local government · VA2017030 | 500 served |
| THOMASTOWN/CROWDERTOWN/SWITCHBACK - BCSA buys groundwater · local government · VA2017490 | 325 served |
| CLIFTON FORGE MOUNTAIN - BCSA groundwater · local government · VA2017135 | 280 served |
| CEDAR CREEK - BCSA groundwater · local government · VA2017130 | 243 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 13 people were held in Bath County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2024), or 583 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2019 it was about 17.
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 Bath County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $12.1 million — $11.5 million to run schools, about $22,792 per student, plus $542,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $8.8 million local (mostly property tax), $3.3 million state, $1.8 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 Bath County about $2.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
73 bridges in Bath County: 18 in good condition, 50 fair, and 5 poor (6.8%). “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.
| MOUNTAIN VALLEY RD over GUYS RUN · built 1932 | 1,574 vehicles a day |
| COWPASTURE RVR HWY over COWPASTURE RIVER · built 1939 | 666 vehicles a day |
| DOUTHAT ROAD over WILSON CREEK · built 1932 | 465 vehicles a day |
| DOUTHAT ROAD over WILSON CREEK · built 1932 | 465 vehicles a day |
| INDIAN DRAFT ROAD over TRIB STUART RUN · built 1953 | 207 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $-1,149,676 of work in Bath County in fiscal 2025, about $-273 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: Highland County (22 mi) · Rockbridge County (23 mi) · Pocahontas County, WV (24 mi) · Covington city (24 mi) · Alleghany County (25 mi) · Lexington city (25 mi).