16,533 people (2024 Census estimate, −1.5% since 2020)
357 square miles of land · 46 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.
17 active community water systems list Giles County in the area they serve, reporting 9,859 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| PEARISBURG, TOWN OF buys groundwater · local government · VA1071660 | 2,760 served |
| NARROWS, TOWN OF buys groundwater · local government · VA1071565 | 2,029 served |
| PEMBROKE, TOWN OF buys groundwater · local government · VA1071665 | 1,167 served |
| HOGES CHAPEL buys groundwater · local government · VA1071300 | 1,114 served |
| RICH CREEK, TOWN OF buys groundwater · local government · VA1071700 | 960 served |
| STONEY CREEK buys groundwater · local government · VA1071850 | 430 served |
| ROUTE 100 AREA buys groundwater · local government · VA1071710 | 295 served |
| WOLF CREEK buys groundwater · local government · VA1071970 | 212 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 59 people were held in Giles County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2024), or 585 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2019 it was about 87.
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 Giles County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $44.8 million — $40.9 million to run schools, about $11,829 per student, plus $3.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $11.1 million local (mostly property tax), $32 million state, $4.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $14.1 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 Giles County about $5.4 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
96 bridges in Giles County: 28 in good condition, 65 fair, and 3 poor (3.1%). “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.
| SinkingCreekRd/772 over Sinking Creek · built 1967 | 588 vehicles a day |
| Apache Rd./778 over Sinking Creek · built 1924 | 76 vehicles a day |
| BUTT MTN. ROAD over LAUREL CREEK · built 2003 | 50 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $3.4 million of work in Giles County in fiscal 2025, about $200 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: Radford city (16 mi) · Pulaski County (18 mi) · Monroe County, WV (18 mi) · Montgomery County (20 mi) · Mercer County, WV (23 mi) · Summers County, WV (25 mi).