11,258 people (2024 Census estimate, −2.4% since 2020)
475 square miles of land · 24 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.
4 active community water systems list Charlotte County in the area they serve, reporting 3,511 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CHARLOTTE COURTHOUSE, TOWN OF groundwater · local government · VA5037150 | 1,975 served |
| KEYSVILLE, TOWN OF surface water · local government · VA5037300 | 800 served |
| DRAKES BRANCH, TOWN OF groundwater · local government · VA5037200 | 530 served |
| PHENIX, TOWN OF groundwater · local government · VA5037550 | 206 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 34 people were held in Charlotte County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 57.
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 Charlotte County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $28.8 million — $26.5 million to run schools, about $15,891 per student, plus $2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6 million local (mostly property tax), $17.5 million state, $6.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.1 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 Charlotte County about $4.1 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.
99 bridges in Charlotte County: 39 in good condition, 57 fair, and 3 poor (3.0%). “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.
| Mossing Ford Road over Roanoke Creek · built 1960 | 331 vehicles a day |
| Wards Fk Mill Road over Wards Fork Creek · built 1967 | 131 vehicles a day |
| Hannah Road over Branch Wallace Creek · built 1932 | 30 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $20.9 million of work in Charlotte County in fiscal 2025, about $1,813 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 Charlotte 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 Charlotte County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.
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Nearby counties: Prince Edward County (19 mi) · Halifax County (23 mi) · Lunenburg County (23 mi) · Appomattox County (26 mi) · Mecklenburg County (27 mi) · Campbell County (28 mi).