12,060 people (2024 Census estimate, +0.9% since 2020)
432 square miles of land · 28 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.
2 active community water systems list Lunenburg County in the area they serve, reporting 3,300 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| VICTORIA, TOWN OF surface water · local government · VA5111800 | 1,900 served |
| KENBRIDGE, TOWN OF surface water · local government · VA5111450 | 1,400 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 52 people were held in Lunenburg County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2024), or 721 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2019 it was about 55.
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 Lunenburg County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $25.9 million — $23.4 million to run schools, about $14,848 per student, plus $1.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.5 million local (mostly property tax), $17.3 million state, $5 million federal. Long-term debt: $4.5 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: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Lunenburg County about $4.1 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
88 bridges in Lunenburg County: 28 in good condition, 48 fair, and 12 poor (13.6%). “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.
| SOUTH HILL ROAD over TOBACCO HERITAGE TR · built 1957 | 3,441 vehicles a day |
| FLETCHER CHAPEL RD over SEAY CREEK · built 1953 | 854 vehicles a day |
| OAKES ROAD over FLAT ROCK CREEK · built 1964 | 330 vehicles a day |
| SUGAR HILL ROAD over NASH MILL CREEK · built 1984 | 237 vehicles a day |
| PLANK ROAD over BR BEAR ELEMENT CREEK · built 1941 | 175 vehicles a day |
| WHITTLES MILL ROAD over CROOKED CREEK · built 1942 | 102 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $2.7 million of work in Lunenburg County in fiscal 2025, about $224 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: Nottoway County (17 mi) · Mecklenburg County (19 mi) · Prince Edward County (22 mi) · Charlotte County (23 mi) · Brunswick County (24 mi) · Amelia County (30 mi).