22,276 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.7% since 2020)
350 square miles of land · 64 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 Prince Edward County in the area they serve, reporting 9,239 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| FARMVILLE, TOWN OF surface water · local government · VA5147170 | 8,212 served |
| HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE groundwater · private · VA5147280 | 1,027 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 461 people were held in Prince Edward County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 107.
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 Prince Edward County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $31.4 million — $29.4 million to run schools, about $15,564 per student, plus $1.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $8 million local (mostly property tax), $18.6 million state, $6.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $4.6 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 Prince Edward County about $7.1 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.
82 bridges in Prince Edward County: 36 in good condition, 42 fair, and 4 poor (4.9%). “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.
| Farmville Road over NS Railroad · built 1950 | 4,041 vehicles a day |
| EBL Route 360 over Grade Crossing · built 1931 | 2,379 vehicles a day |
| Meherrin Road over Bush River · built 1966 | 406 vehicles a day |
| Millbank Road over Mud Creek · built 1990 | 130 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $9.9 million of work in Prince Edward County in fiscal 2025, about $453 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 (19 mi) · Nottoway County (22 mi) · Lunenburg County (22 mi) · Cumberland County (23 mi) · Appomattox County (23 mi) · Buckingham County (25 mi).