34,129 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.5% since 2020)
541 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.
28 active community water systems list Botetourt County in the area they serve, reporting 12,765 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| MOUNTAIN VIEW groundwater · private · VA2023020 | 2,773 served |
| RAINBOW FOREST groundwater · private · VA2023480 | 1,665 served |
| BUCHANAN, TOWN OF groundwater (surface-influenced) · local government · VA2023160 | 1,220 served |
| FINCASTLE, TOWN OF groundwater · local government · VA2023300 | 952 served |
| WHITE OAK ESTATES groundwater · private · VA2023740 | 930 served |
| ASHLEY PLANTATION groundwater · private · VA2023030 | 875 served |
| OAKWOOD/PARKVIEW groundwater · private · VA2023470 | 630 served |
| TROUTVILLE, TOWN OF groundwater · local government · VA2023720 | 500 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 107 people were held in Botetourt County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 112.
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 Botetourt County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $63.5 million — $62.5 million to run schools, about $13,903 per student, plus $750,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $28 million local (mostly property tax), $32.7 million state, $5.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $454,000.
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 Botetourt County about $9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
202 bridges in Botetourt County: 59 in good condition, 141 fair, and 2 poor (1.0%). “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.
| Beaver Dam Rd/636 over Beaver Dam Creek · built 1966 | 272 vehicles a day |
| 2nd. Ave. / T1003 over Tinker Creek · built 1968 | 265 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $80.5 million of work in Botetourt County in fiscal 2025, about $2,396 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
The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Botetourt 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 Botetourt County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.
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Nearby counties: Covington city (18 mi) · Alleghany County (19 mi) · Roanoke city (22 mi) · Bedford County (23 mi) · Salem city (24 mi) · Lexington city (24 mi).