55,342 people (2024 Census estimate, −0.5% since 2020)
503 square miles of land · 110 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.
12 active community water systems list Campbell County in the area they serve, reporting 30,941 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CAMPBELL COUNTY CENTRAL SYSTEM surface water · local government · VA5031150 | 21,761 served |
| ALTAVISTA, TOWN OF surface water · local government · VA5031050 | 3,850 served |
| CAMPBELL COUNTY EAST SYSTEM buys surface water · local government · VA5031170 | 2,505 served |
| BROOKNEAL, TOWN OF surface water · local government · VA5031175 | 1,500 served |
| KNOLL WOODS/IVY ACRES groundwater · private · VA5031500 | 360 served |
| JONES ESTATES- CAMPBELL HIGHWAY PARK groundwater · private · VA5031980 | 290 served |
| JONES ESTATES LYNCHBURG VA LLC groundwater · private · VA5031825 | 200 served |
| JONES ESTATES- MOUNTAIN REST PARK groundwater · private · VA5031690 | 150 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 1 people were held in Campbell County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 443.
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 Campbell County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $114.7 million — $104.3 million to run schools, about $13,250 per student, plus $6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $30.6 million local (mostly property tax), $67 million state, $17.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $62.6 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 Campbell County about $9.1 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.
154 bridges in Campbell County: 75 in good condition, 78 fair, and 1 poor (0.6%). “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.
| Red Oak School Rd. over South Fork Falling River · built 1939 | 201 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $4.8 million of work in Campbell County in fiscal 2025, about $86 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 Campbell 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 Campbell County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.
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Nearby counties: Lynchburg city (14 mi) · Appomattox County (19 mi) · Bedford County (25 mi) · Charlotte County (28 mi) · Amherst County (29 mi) · Pittsylvania County (32 mi).