55,637 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.1% since 2020)
691 square miles of land · 81 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.
27 active community water systems list Franklin County in the area they serve, reporting 16,297 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| ROCKY MOUNT, TOWN OF surface water · local government · VA5067840 | 6,000 served |
| WESTLAKE AREA PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · local government · VA5067244 | 3,525 served |
| WVWA FERRUM WATER SYSTEM groundwater · local government · VA5067120 | 1,996 served |
| THE WATERS EDGE groundwater · private · VA5067961 | 949 served |
| DILLARDS HILL groundwater · private · VA5067415 | 755 served |
| PARK PLACE groundwater · private · VA5067725 | 501 served |
| BOONES MILL TOWN OF groundwater · local government · VA5067043 | 350 served |
| BURNT CHIMNEY WATER SYSTEM groundwater · private · VA5067042 | 300 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 48 people were held in Franklin County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 194.
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 Franklin County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $101.2 million — $94.7 million to run schools, about $15,149 per student, plus $4.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $39 million local (mostly property tax), $50.4 million state, $18.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $2.9 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 Franklin County about $11 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
174 bridges in Franklin County: 73 in good condition, 98 fair, and 3 poor (1.7%). “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.
| Chestnut Hill R705 over Pigg River · built 1968 | 1,118 vehicles a day |
| Franklin Street/40 over Otter Creek · built 1949 | 657 vehicles a day |
| WEBB MTN ROAD/ 615 over WHITE OAK CREEK · built 1990 | 77 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $7.4 million of work in Franklin County in fiscal 2025, about $136 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: Roanoke city (20 mi) · Martinsville city (21 mi) · Salem city (22 mi) · Floyd County (26 mi) · Henry County (26 mi) · Roanoke County (29 mi).