19,235 people (2024 Census estimate, +3.9% since 2020)
229 square miles of land · 84 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.
24 active community water systems list Westmoreland County in the area they serve, reporting 14,050 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| COLONIAL BEACH, TOWN OF groundwater · local government · VA4193280 | 3,875 served |
| POTOMAC WESTMORELAND SHORES groundwater · private · VA4193760 | 1,743 served |
| CABIN POINT AND GLEBE HARBOUR groundwater · private · VA4193240 | 1,450 served |
| STRATFORD HARBOUR groundwater · private · VA4193920 | 1,230 served |
| MONTROSS, TOWN OF groundwater · local government · VA4193680 | 1,163 served |
| PLACID BAY ESTATES groundwater · private · VA4193720 | 946 served |
| BERKLEY BEACH - EBB TIDE BEACH groundwater · private · VA4193120 | 892 served |
| WESTMORELAND COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARK groundwater · local government · VA4193080 | 802 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 204 people were held in Westmoreland County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2024), or 1,880 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2019 it was about 150.
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.
2 school districts have their office in Westmoreland County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $31.3 million — $28 million to run schools, about $17,913 per student, plus $2.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $11 million local (mostly property tax), $15.7 million state, $6 million federal. Long-term debt: $44.3 million.
Spent $12.1 million — $10.7 million to run schools, about $18,601 per student, plus $971,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3 million local (mostly property tax), $7 million state, $2.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $8.2 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 Westmoreland County about $9.1 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
21 bridges in Westmoreland County: 8 in good condition, 13 fair, and 0 poor (0.0%). “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.
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $1.6 million of work in Westmoreland County in fiscal 2025, about $84 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 Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.
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Nearby counties: Richmond County (12 mi) · Essex County (14 mi) · St. Mary's County, MD (17 mi) · King George County (23 mi) · King and Queen County (28 mi) · Charles County, MD (28 mi).