Schools, health, disaster risk, bridges and federal grants for Bradley County, from national public records — each with its source. The same page for every U.S. county is at countycommons.us/us.
How Bradley County compares — against the other counties in Arkansas
9,935 — people: 61st highest of 75 Arkansas counties.
$14,995 — spending per student in its school districts: 7th highest of 75 Arkansas counties.
71.5 years — life expectancy: 52nd highest of 75 Arkansas counties.
12.2% — share of adults under 65 without health insurance: 5th highest of 75 Arkansas counties.
28.7% — child poverty: 15th highest of 75 Arkansas counties.
77.6% — households with broadband internet: 51st highest of 75 Arkansas counties.
$44,525 — median household income: 64th highest of 75 Arkansas counties.
3.9% — share of bridges rated poor: 43rd highest of 75 Arkansas counties.
$12 — federal grant dollars per resident: 73rd highest of 75 Arkansas counties.
$5.8 million — expected yearly losses from natural hazards: 69th highest of 75 Arkansas counties.
“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.
Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023
2 school districts have their office in Bradley County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
WARREN SCH DIST 11,424 students
Spent $44.3 million — $21.7 million to run schools, about $15,237 per student, plus $21.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.5 million local (mostly property tax), $19.1 million state, $6.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $5 million.
HERMITAGE SCH DIST 12442 students
Spent $6.8 million — $6.3 million to run schools, about $14,215 per student, plus $318,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $800,000 local (mostly property tax), $4.5 million state, $1.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $5.9 million.
Overall risk: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Bradley County about $5.8 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
The costliest hazards here
River and inland flooding$1.7 million a year · Very Low
Heat wave$1.2 million a year · Relatively Moderate
Earthquake$1.1 million a year · Relatively Low
Tornado$794,000 a year · Relatively Low
Ice storm$358,294 a year · Relatively High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025
103 bridges in Bradley County: 52 in good condition, 47 fair, and 4 poor (3.9%). “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.
Busiest bridges rated poor
US 278 S-12 LM 5.7 over EAGLE CREEK · built 1954
1,500 vehicles a day
SH 189 S-2 LM 0.49 over CREEK · built 1967
440 vehicles a day
Bradley CR 65 Z-F over Creek · built 2015
163 vehicles a day
EMCO OIL FIELD RD over CHARIVARI CREEK · built 1960
Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now
Federal grants paid for $127,510 of work in Bradley County in fiscal 2025, about $12 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.
Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for
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.