56,125 people (2024 Census estimate, +6.4% since 2020)
379 square miles of land · 148 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.
34 active community water systems list Culpeper County in the area they serve, reporting 27,781 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CULPEPER, TOWN OF surface water · local government · VA6047500 | 21,184 served |
| COFFEEWOOD CORRECTIONAL CENTER groundwater · state · VA6047016 | 2,000 served |
| CLEVENGERS VILLAGE groundwater · local government · VA6047035 | 1,400 served |
| FAIRVIEW ACRES groundwater · private · VA6047100 | 336 served |
| DUTCH HOLLOW SUBDIVISION groundwater · private · VA6047065 | 200 served |
| WILDWOOD FOREST groundwater · private · VA6047955 | 188 served |
| PELHAM MANOR groundwater · private · VA6047400 | 183 served |
| BRENRIDGE SUBDIVISION groundwater · private · VA6047490 | 175 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 69 people were held in Culpeper County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 70.
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 Culpeper County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $119.7 million — $109.1 million to run schools, about $13,061 per student, plus $8.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $48.7 million local (mostly property tax), $63.6 million state, $14 million federal. Long-term debt: $39 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 Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Culpeper County about $14.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
99 bridges in Culpeper County: 25 in good condition, 69 fair, and 5 poor (5.1%). “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.
| Reva Road over Devils Run · built 1986 | 1,052 vehicles a day |
| Somerset Drive over Stream · built 2002 | 458 vehicles a day |
| Somerset Drive over Stream · built 2002 | 458 vehicles a day |
| Mt. Pony Road over Potato Run · built 1971 | 199 vehicles a day |
| Butler Store Road over Hazel River · built 1928 | 112 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $6.2 million of work in Culpeper County in fiscal 2025, about $117 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 Culpeper 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 Culpeper County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.
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Nearby counties: Orange County (17 mi) · Rappahannock County (18 mi) · Madison County (18 mi) · Fauquier County (19 mi) · Spotsylvania County (26 mi) · Stafford County (27 mi).