389,793 people (2024 Census estimate, +6.7% since 2020)
424 square miles of land · 920 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.
3 active community water systems list Chesterfield County in the area they serve, reporting 390,317 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CHESTERFIELD CO CENTRAL WATER SYSTEM surface water · local government · VA4041845 | 389,897 served |
| CENTRAL VIRGINIA CORR. UNIT NO. 13 groundwater · state · VA4041825 | 420 served |
| APPOMATTOX RIVER WATER AUTHORITY surface water · local government · VA4041035 | 0 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 353 people were held in Chesterfield County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 1,099.
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 Chesterfield County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $930.3 million — $816.6 million to run schools, about $12,777 per student, plus $87.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $395.8 million local (mostly property tax), $478.5 million state, $92.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $504.5 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: Relatively Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Chesterfield County about $78.8 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
323 bridges in Chesterfield County: 54 in good condition, 260 fair, and 9 poor (2.8%). “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.
| CHIPPENHAM PKWY NB over FALLING CREEK · built 1967 | 35,203 vehicles a day |
| JEFF DAVIS HIGHWAY over ASHTON CREEK · built 1928 | 15,315 vehicles a day |
| BUFORD ROAD over NS RAILWAY · built 1983 | 11,661 vehicles a day |
| OLD HUNDRED ROAD over NUTTREE BRANCH · built 2004 | 9,077 vehicles a day |
| WEST PROVIDENCE RD over BRANCH OF FALLING CREEK · built 1947 | 6,293 vehicles a day |
| HOPKINS ROAD over FALLING CREEK · built 1952 | 6,011 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $117.8 million of work in Chesterfield County in fiscal 2025, about $323 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: Richmond city (12 mi) · Colonial Heights city (13 mi) · Petersburg city (16 mi) · Henrico County (16 mi) · Hopewell city (17 mi) · Dinwiddie County (21 mi).