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Alachua County, Florida

Alachua County had 291,782 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 875.7 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 67 in Florida by population and 22nd by land area.

Population
291,782
#24 of 67 in Florida · #252 in US
Area
875.7 sq mi
#22 of 67 in Florida · #926 in US
Density
333 / sq mi
#25 of 67 in Florida · #399 in US
Median household income
$61,843
#39 of 67 in Florida · #1,651 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Alachua County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Alachua County population, land area and income

Alachua County had 291,782 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 875.7 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 67 in Florida by population and 22nd by land area. That works out to 333.2 people per square mile, 3.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents; Alachua County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,843 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

291,782

3144th1st

252nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

876 sq mi

3144th1st

926th of 3,144 (US)

Density

333.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

399th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,843

3143rd1st

1651st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

291,782

67th1st

24th of 67 (FL)

Land area

876 sq mi

67th1st

22nd of 67 (FL)

Density

333.2 / sq mi

67th1st

25th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$61,843

67th1st

39th of 67 (FL)

How Alachua County's population changed since 2020

Alachua County gained 12,017 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.3%. That ranks 51st of 67 in Florida for growth. The median Florida county changed by +7.8%, and the state as a whole by +8.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Alachua County recorded 11,058 births and 9,928 deaths, a natural change of +1,130. Net international migration added +9,285 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,992. The largest single component was international migration, which added 9,285 people.

279.8k2020281.7k2021285.2k2022289.0k2023291.8k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
11,058
Deaths
9,928
Net international migration
+9,285
Net domestic migration
+2,992
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,820

Where Alachua County is

The Census internal point of Alachua County is at 29.675700, -82.357200. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Florida's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Alachua County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Escambia County: +2.7%Okaloosa County: +4.0%St. Lucie County: +17.9%Okeechobee County: +6.8%DeSoto County: +7.8%Bradford County: -0.5%Bay County: +14.4%Holmes County: +1.6%Gilchrist County: +13.1%Manatee County: +14.1%Hardee County: +2.9%Lafayette County: +5.0%Flagler County: +17.9%Nassau County: +14.7%Pasco County: +16.4%Martin County: +4.4%Palm Beach County: +5.9%Alachua County: +4.3%Lee County: +12.5%Brevard County: +8.2%Polk County: +16.8%Pinellas County: +0.6%Highlands County: +8.3%Hamilton County: +4.4%Wakulla County: +9.5%Clay County: +8.1%Suwannee County: +9.2%Madison County: +2.9%Columbia County: +6.0%Jackson County: +6.1%Calhoun County: -3.1%Franklin County: +4.0%Gulf County: +11.3%Hernando County: +11.5%Washington County: +4.7%Levy County: +10.9%Liberty County: +1.9%Putnam County: +5.3%Volusia County: +8.5%Walton County: +18.2%Osceola County: +19.7%Leon County: +2.2%Union County: +2.0%Sarasota County: +9.2%Dixie County: +5.6%Charlotte County: +12.8%Indian River County: +7.3%Broward County: +4.8%Hendry County: +16.1%Sumter County: +18.7%Miami-Dade County: +5.3%Citrus County: +10.1%Seminole County: +4.9%Lake County: +15.0%Marion County: +13.6%St. Johns County: +20.9%Gadsden County: +1.7%Jefferson County: +10.5%Baker County: +4.3%Glades County: +8.7%Collier County: +10.3%Duval County: +5.7%Taylor County: +0.4%Monroe County: -2.3%Hillsborough County: +7.8%Santa Rosa County: +9.9%Orange County: +7.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +4.0%
  2. < +5.7%
  3. < +8.7%
  4. < +13.1%
  5. ≥ +13.1%
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Orange pin: Alachua County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
29.675700, -82.357200
DMS
29°40'32.52"N 82°21'25.92"W
UTM
17N 368671.4E 3283621.3N
Geohash
djm2vfm36
Plus code
76XVMJGV+74

Towns in Alachua County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Alachua County, 177,413 people together, or 61% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Alachua County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Gainesville with 148,720.

  1. 01Gainesville148,720
  2. 02Alachua10,856
  3. 03Newberry8,326
  4. 04High Springs6,806
  5. 05Hawthorne1,529
  6. 06Archer1,176
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Alachua County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Alachua County. The most populous is Marion County, FL, with 428,905 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 126.5 miles WNW of Alachua County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Gainesville, FL (population 148,720), 0.7 miles away.

Alachua County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Alachua County is 12001: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 001. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,843.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Alachua County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 291,782. That is up 12,017 people (4.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 279,765.

What is the FIPS code of Alachua County?

12001. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (001) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Alachua County?

Gainesville, with 148,720 residents inside Alachua County in 2024.

Which counties border Alachua County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Marion County, FL; Putnam County, FL; Columbia County, FL; Levy County, FL; Bradford County, FL; Gilchrist County, FL; Union County, FL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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