21,388 people (2024 Census estimate, −0.9% since 2020)
536 square miles of land · 40 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.
13 active community water systems list Scott County in the area they serve, reporting 15,880 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| MOCCASIN GAP_SCOTT CO PSA surface water · local government · VA1169650 | 5,412 served |
| DUFFIELD_SCOTT CO PSA surface water · local government · VA1169200 | 4,600 served |
| GATE CITY, TOWN OF surface water · local government · VA1169405 | 2,034 served |
| SCPSA - NICKELSVILLE groundwater (surface-influenced) · local government · VA1169725 | 1,000 served |
| DANIEL BOONE/SCOTT CO PSA buys surface water · local government · VA1169415 | 918 served |
| ECV/SCOTT CO PSA buys surface water · local government · VA1169300 | 437 served |
| DUNGANNON, TOWN OF groundwater (surface-influenced) · local government · VA1169225 | 410 served |
| EAST CARTERS VALLEY buys surface water · local government · VA1169275 | 285 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 456 people were held in Scott County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 228.
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 Scott County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $58.8 million — $51.7 million to run schools, about $12,841 per student, plus $6.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $9.3 million local (mostly property tax), $44.5 million state, $6.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $2.3 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 Scott County about $8.4 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.
138 bridges in Scott County: 27 in good condition, 97 fair, and 14 poor (10.1%). “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.
| Copper Creek Rd over CREEK · built 1981 | 296 vehicles a day |
| Manville Rd. over BLACK OAK BRANCH · built 1932 | 278 vehicles a day |
| CLINCH RIVER HWY over COVE CREEK · built 1957 | 257 vehicles a day |
| MCMURRY HOLLOW RD over ROBERTS CREEK · built 1982 | 172 vehicles a day |
| Kingdom Rd over N FORK CLINCH RIVER · built 1962 | 122 vehicles a day |
| MINERAL HILL LANE over BIG MOCCASIN CREEK · built 1932 | 103 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $7.6 million of work in Scott County in fiscal 2025, about $354 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: Norton city (15 mi) · Wise County (18 mi) · Sullivan County, TN (22 mi) · Hawkins County, TN (25 mi) · Bristol city (26 mi) · Lee County (29 mi).