16,316 people (2024 Census estimate, −5.7% since 2020)
13 square miles of land · 1,268 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.
No active community water system lists Bristol city in EPA's records — not gathered, never hidden.
About 0 people were held in Bristol city's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2023), or 1 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2018 it was about 151.
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 Bristol city. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $44.3 million — $38.9 million to run schools, about $17,722 per student, plus $5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $9.6 million local (mostly property tax), $26.2 million state, $11.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $938,000.
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 Bristol city about $2.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
34 bridges in Bristol city: 12 in good condition, 17 fair, and 5 poor (14.7%). “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.
| M.L.K. JR. BLVD. over BEAVER CREEK · built 1930 | 5,234 vehicles a day |
| MARY STREET over NS RAILWAY · built 1918 | 4,775 vehicles a day |
| GOODSON STREET over BEAVER CREEK · built 1929 | 2,930 vehicles a day |
| PIEDMONT AVE. over BEAVER CREEK · built 1925 | 2,299 vehicles a day |
| OAK STREET over NS RWY · built 1925 | 396 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $11.1 million of work in Bristol city in fiscal 2025, about $643 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 Bristol city 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 Bristol city built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.
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Nearby counties: Sullivan County, TN (11 mi) · Washington County (15 mi) · Johnson County, TN (20 mi) · Russell County (22 mi) · Carter County, TN (23 mi) · Scott County (26 mi).