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  • Largest town: Blountstown

Calhoun County, Florida

Calhoun County had 13,278 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 567.3 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 67 in Florida by population and 50th by land area.

Population
13,278
#63 of 67 in Florida · #2,207 in US
Area
567.3 sq mi
#50 of 67 in Florida · #1,803 in US
Density
23 / sq mi
#63 of 67 in Florida · #2,116 in US
Median household income
$47,523
#67 of 67 in Florida · #2,865 in US

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

Calhoun County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Calhoun County population, land area and income

Calhoun County had 13,278 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 567.3 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 67 in Florida by population and 50th by land area. That works out to 23.4 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Calhoun County has 9% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,523 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

13,278

3144th1st

2207th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

567 sq mi

3144th1st

1803rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

23.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2116th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,523

3143rd1st

2865th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

13,278

67th1st

63rd of 67 (FL)

Land area

567 sq mi

67th1st

50th of 67 (FL)

Density

23.4 / sq mi

67th1st

63rd of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$47,523

67th1st

67th of 67 (FL)

How Calhoun County's population changed since 2020

Calhoun County lost 426 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.1%. That ranks 67th 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, Calhoun County recorded 538 births and 937 deaths, a natural change of -399. Net international migration added +56 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 399 people.

13.7k202013.5k202113.5k202213.5k202313.3k2024
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
538
Deaths
937
Net international migration
+56
Net domestic migration
-2
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-219

Where Calhoun County is

The Census internal point of Calhoun County is at 30.388800, -85.197900. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Florida's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Calhoun 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: Calhoun County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
30.388800, -85.197900
DMS
30°23'19.68"N 85°11'52.44"W
UTM
16N 673140.9E 3363246.5N
Geohash
dj7kvk0g9
Plus code
862P9RQ2+GR

Towns in Calhoun County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Calhoun County, 2,269 people together, or 17% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Calhoun County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Blountstown with 2,269.

  1. 01Blountstown2,269
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Calhoun County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Calhoun County. The most populous is Bay County, FL, with 199,718 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 54.7 miles E of Calhoun County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 56.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Callaway, FL (population 14,138), 27.5 miles away.

Calhoun County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Calhoun County is 12013: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 013. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,523.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Calhoun County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 13,278. That is down 426 people (3.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 13,704.

What is the FIPS code of Calhoun County?

12013. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (013) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Calhoun County?

Blountstown, with 2,269 residents inside Calhoun County in 2024.

Which counties border Calhoun County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bay County, FL; Jackson County, FL; Gadsden County, FL; Gulf County, FL; Liberty 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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