15,750 people (2024 Census estimate, −0.5% since 2020)
566 square miles of land · 28 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 Brunswick County in the area they serve, reporting 6,835 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| LAWRENCEVILLE, TOWN OF surface water · local government · VA5025450 | 4,806 served |
| BRUNSWICK IDA - NORTH buys surface water · local government · VA5025150 | 1,035 served |
| BRODNAX, TOWN OF buys surface water · local government · VA5025120 | 317 served |
| ALBERTA, TOWN OF buys surface water · local government · VA5025050 | 300 served |
| SIOUAN SHORES groundwater · private · VA5025625 | 95 served |
| PLEASANT GROVE SUBDIVISION groundwater · private · VA5025570 | 85 served |
| BRUNSWICK ESTATES groundwater · private · VA5025500 | 70 served |
| NOTTOWAY ACRES SUBDIVISION groundwater · private · VA5025550 | 58 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 229 people were held in Brunswick County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 84.
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 Brunswick County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $26.4 million — $26.3 million to run schools, about $18,712 per student, plus $51,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.9 million local (mostly property tax), $14.4 million state, $5.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $3 million.
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 Brunswick County about $7.1 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
153 bridges in Brunswick County: 29 in good condition, 112 fair, and 12 poor (7.8%). “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.
| HICKS STREET over NS RAILWAY (ABANDONED) · built 1956 | 5,853 vehicles a day |
| OLD STAGE ROAD over WILSON CREEK · built 1971 | 1,920 vehicles a day |
| CHRISTANNA HWY. over NOTTOWAY RV (SPILLWAY) · built 1942 | 1,392 vehicles a day |
| IRON BRIDGE ROAD over MEHERRIN RIVER · built 1884 | 815 vehicles a day |
| U.S. 1 (NBL) over SHINING CREEK · built 1928 | 716 vehicles a day |
| TANNER TOWN ROAD over TAYLOR CREEK · built 1954 | 570 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $4.1 million of work in Brunswick County in fiscal 2025, about $261 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: Greensville County (18 mi) · Emporia city (19 mi) · Lunenburg County (24 mi) · Dinwiddie County (25 mi) · Nottoway County (28 mi) · Warren County, NC (28 mi).