42,461 people (2024 Census estimate, +4.1% since 2020)
215 square miles of land · 198 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 Warren County in the area they serve, reporting 18,236 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| FRONT ROYAL, TOWN OF surface water · local government · VA2187406 | 15,000 served |
| HIGH KNOB groundwater · private · VA2187522 | 1,500 served |
| SHENANDOAH SHORES SUBDIVISION groundwater · private · VA2187812 | 850 served |
| SHENANDOAH RIVER ESTATES groundwater · private · VA2187754 | 265 served |
| FREEZELAND MANOR SUBDIVISION groundwater · private · VA2187335 | 140 served |
| DUNGADIN SUBDIVISION groundwater · private · VA2187290 | 120 served |
| HIDDEN SPRINGS SENIOR LIVING FACILITY groundwater · private · VA2187515 | 111 served |
| JACKSON`S MEADOW groundwater · private · VA2187590 | 100 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 291 people were held in Warren County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 183.
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 Warren County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $79.9 million — $72 million to run schools, about $13,947 per student, plus $7.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $30.8 million local (mostly property tax), $38.7 million state, $12.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $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: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Warren County about $13 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
84 bridges in Warren County: 33 in good condition, 50 fair, and 1 poor (1.2%). “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.
| 8TH STREET over HAPPY CREEK · built 1965 | 1,750 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $1.2 million of work in Warren County in fiscal 2025, about $29 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
The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Warren County come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Warren County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.
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Nearby counties: Rappahannock County (16 mi) · Winchester city (18 mi) · Clarke County (18 mi) · Shenandoah County (20 mi) · Frederick County (21 mi) · Fauquier County (24 mi).