Schools, health, disaster risk, bridges and federal grants for Palm Beach County, from national public records — each with its source. The same page for every U.S. county is at countycommons.us/us.
How Palm Beach County compares — against the other counties in Florida
1,582,055 — people: 3rd highest of 67 Florida counties.
$14,024 — spending per student in its school districts: 9th highest of 67 Florida counties.
80.7 years — life expectancy: 4th highest of 67 Florida counties.
16.3% — share of adults under 65 without health insurance: 15th highest of 67 Florida counties.
14.6% — child poverty: 51st highest of 67 Florida counties.
90.1% — households with broadband internet: 26th highest of 67 Florida counties.
$84,789 — median household income: 6th highest of 67 Florida counties.
0.3% — share of bridges rated poor: 55th highest of 67 Florida counties.
$273 — federal grant dollars per resident: 42nd highest of 67 Florida counties.
$518.6 million — expected yearly losses from natural hazards: 3rd highest of 67 Florida 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
1 school district has its office in Palm Beach County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT188,843 students
Spent $3.1 billion — $2.6 billion to run schools, about $14,024 per student, plus $363.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.2 billion local (mostly property tax), $643.8 million state, $443.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.4 billion.
Overall risk: Relatively High compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Palm Beach County about $518.6 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
The costliest hazards here
Hurricane$286.9 million a year · Very High
River and inland flooding$178.9 million a year · Relatively High
Heat wave$12.8 million a year · Relatively High
Lightning$8.9 million a year · Very High
Tornado$8.6 million 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
607 bridges in Palm Beach County: 467 in good condition, 138 fair, and 2 poor (0.3%). “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-1 (SR-5) over Earman River (C-17) · built 1956
29,500 vehicles a day
NW 5TH STREET over HILLSBORO L-14 CANAL · built 1964
Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now
Federal grants paid for $407.7 million of work in Palm Beach County in fiscal 2025, about $273 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.