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Frederick County, Virginia: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Frederick County — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Frederick County yet — not gathered, never hidden.

98,109 people (2024 Census estimate, +6.7% since 2020)
413 square miles of land · 237 people per square mile

How Frederick County compares — against the other counties in Virginia

98,109 — people: 20th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
78.5 years — life expectancy: 21st highest of 133 Virginia counties.
8.2% — share of adults under 65 without health insurance: 53rd highest of 133 Virginia counties.
8.3% — child poverty: 115th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
88.8% — households with broadband internet: 47th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
$92,108 — median household income: 24th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
1.8% — share of bridges rated poor: 77th highest of 117 Virginia counties.
$355 — federal grant dollars per resident: 56th highest of 132 Virginia counties.
$20.0 million — expected yearly losses from natural hazards: 26th highest of 133 Virginia counties.

“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.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Frederick County

7 active community water systems list Frederick County in the area they serve, reporting 53,009 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

FREDERICK WATER surface water · local government · VA2069250	46,206 served
STEPHENS CITY, TOWN OF buys surface water · local government · VA2069634	2,700 served
LAKE HOLIDAY ESTATES groundwater · private · VA2069650	2,130 served
MIDDLETOWN, TOWN OF buys surface water · local government · VA2069333	1,390 served
SHAWNEE LAND groundwater · private · VA2069525	330 served
TAVENNER PARK groundwater · private · VA2069725	228 served
HILLTOP MOBILE HOME PARK groundwater · private · VA2069300	25 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.

The jail — people held in the county jail

About 629 people were held in Frederick County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 268.

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.

Health, money and internet at home — Frederick County beside Virginia

Life expectancy78.5 years · Virginia 77.6 years

Adults under 65 without health insurance8.2% · Virginia 7.5%

Children in poverty8.3% · Virginia 12.7%

Households without enough food (food insecurity)9.8% · Virginia 11.1%

Households with broadband internet88.8% · Virginia 89.9%

Households with severe housing problems10.4% · Virginia 13.9%

Drug overdose deaths per 100,00022.5 · Virginia 28.4

Residents per primary care doctor2,231 · Virginia 1,341

Residents per mental health provider980 · Virginia 379

Unemployment2.5% · Virginia 2.9%

Median household income$92,108 · Virginia $89,864

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.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Frederick County about $20 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Very Low.

The costliest hazards here

River and inland flooding$12.7 million a year · Relatively Low

Hurricane$1.7 million a year · Relatively Low

Heat wave$1 million a year · Relatively Low

Tornado$881,529 a year · Relatively Low

Strong wind$879,309 a year · Relatively Moderate

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

168 bridges in Frederick County: 60 in good condition, 105 fair, and 3 poor (1.8%). “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.

Busiest bridges rated poor

BACK MOUNTAIN RD over GAP RUN · built 1981	5,164 vehicles a day
VALLEY MILL RD over ABRAMS CREEK · built 1932	4,846 vehicles a day
SILER RD over BRUSH CREEK · built 1932	333 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $32.4 million of work in Frederick County in fiscal 2025, about $355 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.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026 Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062	closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699	closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661	closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064	closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC) Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026	closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778	closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222	closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708	closes 2026-10-29

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.

Voting

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

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Frederick 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 Frederick County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

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Nearby counties: Winchester city (5 mi) · Clarke County (16 mi) · Hampshire County, WV (20 mi) · Warren County (21 mi) · Berkeley County, WV (21 mi) · Jefferson County, WV (23 mi).