49,385 people (2024 Census estimate, −2.9% since 2020)
382 square miles of land · 129 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 Henry County in the area they serve, reporting 30,383 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| UPPER SMITH RIVER WATER SUPPLY surface water · local government · VA5089852 | 29,721 served |
| WOODLAND AVENUE EXT buys surface water · local government · VA5089955 | 179 served |
| RIDGEWAY TRAILER PARK groundwater · private · VA5089700 | 120 served |
| MOUNTAIN VISTA VILLAGE groundwater · private · VA5089571 | 100 served |
| FAIRFIELD MOBILE HOME PARK groundwater · private · VA5089770 | 60 served |
| LEATHERWOOD ESTATES groundwater · local government · VA5089475 | 56 served |
| HARRIS TRAILER COURT groundwater · private · VA5089404 | 55 served |
| ROCKHILL SUBDIVISION groundwater · private · VA5089712 | 50 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 221 people were held in Henry County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 160.
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 Henry County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $109.6 million — $96.8 million to run schools, about $13,812 per student, plus $9.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $18 million local (mostly property tax), $73.4 million state, $22.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $19.5 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 Henry County about $15.3 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.
135 bridges in Henry County: 34 in good condition, 101 fair, and 0 poor (0.0%). “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.
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $6.1 million of work in Henry County in fiscal 2025, about $120 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 Henry 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 Henry County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.
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Nearby counties: Martinsville city (8 mi) · Patrick County (17 mi) · Rockingham County, NC (20 mi) · Stokes County, NC (22 mi) · Franklin County (26 mi) · Floyd County (30 mi).