12,004 people (2024 Census estimate, −1.7% since 2020)
212 square miles of land · 57 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.
10 active community water systems list Northampton County in the area they serve, reporting 4,217 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| EXMORE, TOWN OF groundwater · local government · VA3131210 | 1,500 served |
| CAPE CHARLES, TOWN OF groundwater · local government · VA3131120 | 1,342 served |
| EASTVILLE, TOWN OF groundwater · local government · VA3131200 | 800 served |
| BAYVIEW groundwater · local government · VA3131061 | 160 served |
| KIPTOPEKE INN groundwater · private · VA3131302 | 159 served |
| HOLIDAY ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK groundwater · private · VA3131300 | 80 served |
| NORTHAMPTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT COMPLEX groundwater · local government · VA3131554 | 64 served |
| ARLINGTON PLANTATION groundwater · private · VA3131008 | 45 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 63 people were held in Northampton County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 66.
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 Northampton County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $28.3 million — $21.6 million to run schools, about $15,918 per student, plus $4.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $14 million local (mostly property tax), $13.3 million state, $4.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $42.1 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: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Northampton County about $9.4 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very High; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
12 bridges in Northampton County: 9 in good condition, 2 fair, and 1 poor (8.3%). “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.
| ROUTE 13 NBL over CHES. BAY - TRESTLE B · built 1964 | 5,424 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $6.9 million of work in Northampton County in fiscal 2025, about $558 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: Mathews County (21 mi) · Poquoson city (24 mi) · York County (26 mi) · Hampton city (27 mi) · Norfolk city (32 mi) · Accomack County (33 mi).