33,448 people (2024 Census estimate, −1.4% since 2020)
818 square miles of land · 41 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.
5 active community water systems list Halifax County in the area they serve, reporting 10,780 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| HCSA- LEIGH STREET PLANT surface water · local government · VA5780600 | 9,364 served |
| VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY groundwater · local government · VA5083810 | 466 served |
| SCOTTSBURG , TOWN OF groundwater · local government · VA5083690 | 360 served |
| VIRGILINA, TOWN OF groundwater · local government · VA5083940 | 300 served |
| CLOVER, COMMUNITY OF groundwater · local government · VA5083480 | 290 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 109 people were held in Halifax County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 250.
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 Halifax County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $73.2 million — $70.4 million to run schools, about $15,238 per student, plus $1.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $12.1 million local (mostly property tax), $47.1 million state, $11.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $29.9 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: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Halifax County about $8.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
160 bridges in Halifax County: 59 in good condition, 90 fair, and 11 poor (6.9%). “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.
| James D Hagood Hy over NS Railway · built 1950 | 2,898 vehicles a day |
| Woodbourne Road over Terrible Creek · built 1939 | 450 vehicles a day |
| Winns Creek Road over Winns Creek · built 1989 | 381 vehicles a day |
| N. Fork Church Rd over North Fork Creek · built 1932 | 333 vehicles a day |
| Leda Road over Bye Creek · built 1964 | 244 vehicles a day |
| Rock Barn Road over Buffalo Creek · built 1962 | 129 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $8 million of work in Halifax County in fiscal 2025, about $234 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: Charlotte County (23 mi) · Pittsylvania County (26 mi) · Person County, NC (26 mi) · Danville city (29 mi) · Campbell County (32 mi) · Mecklenburg County (32 mi).