28,223 people (2024 Census estimate, +13.5% since 2020)
282 square miles of land · 100 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.
9 active community water systems list Goochland County in the area they serve, reporting 12,244 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| EASTERN GOOCHLAND CENTRAL WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · local government · VA4075283 | 5,805 served |
| GOOCHLAND COURTHOUSE buys surface water · local government · VA4075280 | 3,068 served |
| JAMES RIVER CORRECTIONAL CTR surface water · state · VA4075735 | 1,810 served |
| MANAKIN FARMS groundwater · private · VA4075500 | 948 served |
| JAMES RIVER ESTATES buys surface water · private · VA4075400 | 219 served |
| CHELSEA REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE groundwater · private · VA4075520 | 184 served |
| CROZIER groundwater · private · VA4075100 | 115 served |
| PAGEBROOK buys surface water · private · VA4075630 | 60 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 72 people were held in Goochland County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2024), or 439 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 Goochland County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $42 million — $39.7 million to run schools, about $15,045 per student, plus $1.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $26.9 million local (mostly property tax), $11.1 million state, $4.2 million federal.
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 Goochland County about $8 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very High; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
87 bridges in Goochland County: 11 in good condition, 75 fair, and 1 poor (1.1%). “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.
| TABSCOTT ROAD over JOHNSON CREEK · built 1969 | 178 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $5.3 million of work in Goochland County in fiscal 2025, about $215 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 Goochland 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 Goochland County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.
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Nearby counties: Powhatan County (12 mi) · Louisa County (18 mi) · Fluvanna County (21 mi) · Cumberland County (23 mi) · Hanover County (23 mi) · Amelia County (27 mi).