38,875 people (2024 Census estimate, −3.8% since 2020)
519 square miles of land · 75 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.
19 active community water systems list Tazewell County in the area they serve, reporting 32,758 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| BLUEFIELD, TOWN OF surface water · local government · VA1185061 | 5,811 served |
| TAZEWELL, TOWN OF buys surface water · local government · VA1185761 | 5,007 served |
| RICHLANDS, TOWN OF surface water · local government · VA1185695 | 4,564 served |
| BAPTIST VALLEY buys surface water · local government · VA1185763 | 3,857 served |
| CLAYPOOL HILL TAZEWELL CO PSA surface water · local government · VA1185105 | 3,322 served |
| EASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY buys surface water · local government · VA1185755 | 2,952 served |
| TCPSA - RAVEN/DORAN buys surface water · local government · VA1185685 | 2,644 served |
| CEDAR BLUFF, TOWN OF buys surface water · local government · VA1185085 | 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 138 people were held in Tazewell County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 433.
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 Tazewell County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $76.5 million — $71.3 million to run schools, about $13,165 per student, plus $4.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $16.5 million local (mostly property tax), $52.3 million state, $10.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.7 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 Tazewell County about $15.2 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
203 bridges in Tazewell County: 42 in good condition, 151 fair, and 10 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.
| 19 SBL / 460 WBL over NS RAILWAY · built 1976 | 4,736 vehicles a day |
| FAIRGROUND ROAD over CLINCH RIVER · built 1923 | 2,703 vehicles a day |
| FRONT STREET over CLINCH RIVER · built 1950 | 2,310 vehicles a day |
| ROUTE 806 over COAL CREEK · built 1952 | 1,938 vehicles a day |
| VETERANS DR./ 609 over RTE. 460 & NS RAILWAY · built 1984 | 1,700 vehicles a day |
| Indian Creek Road over INDIAN CREEK #2 · built 1956 | 1,406 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $14.1 million of work in Tazewell County in fiscal 2025, about $349 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: McDowell County, WV (19 mi) · Smyth County (20 mi) · Bland County (24 mi) · Buchanan County (28 mi) · Wythe County (31 mi) · Mercer County, WV (32 mi).