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  • Largest town: Cross City

Dixie County, Florida

Dixie County had 17,614 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 705.0 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 67 in Florida by population and 33rd by land area.

Population
17,614
#58 of 67 in Florida · #1,951 in US
Area
705.0 sq mi
#33 of 67 in Florida · #1,313 in US
Density
25 / sq mi
#61 of 67 in Florida · #2,063 in US
Median household income
$50,966
#63 of 67 in Florida · #2,645 in US

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

Dixie County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Dixie County population, land area and income

Dixie County had 17,614 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 705.0 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 67 in Florida by population and 33rd by land area. That works out to 25.0 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 Dixie County has 11% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,966 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

17,614

3144th1st

1951st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

705 sq mi

3144th1st

1313th of 3,144 (US)

Density

25.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2063rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,966

3143rd1st

2645th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

17,614

67th1st

58th of 67 (FL)

Land area

705 sq mi

67th1st

33rd of 67 (FL)

Density

25.0 / sq mi

67th1st

61st of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$50,966

67th1st

63rd of 67 (FL)

How Dixie County's population changed since 2020

Dixie County gained 929 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.6%. That ranks 42nd 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, Dixie County recorded 658 births and 1,179 deaths, a natural change of -521. Net international migration added +14 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,367. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,367 people.

16.7k202016.9k202116.8k202217.2k202317.6k2024
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
658
Deaths
1,179
Net international migration
+14
Net domestic migration
+1,367
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+393

Where Dixie County is

The Census internal point of Dixie County is at 29.552700, -83.236200. 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 Dixie 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: Dixie County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
29.552700, -83.236200
DMS
29°33'9.72"N 83°14'10.32"W
UTM
17N 283334.6E 3271308.7N
Geohash
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Plus code
76XRHQ37+3G

Towns in Dixie County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Dixie County, 1,816 people together, or 10% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Dixie County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cross City with 1,816.

  1. 01Cross City1,816
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Dixie County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Dixie County. The most populous is Levy County, FL, with 47,765 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 87.5 miles NW of Dixie County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Gainesville, FL (population 148,720), 54.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Alachua, FL (population 10,856), 48.0 miles away.

Dixie County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dixie County is 12029: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 029. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,966.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Dixie County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 17,614. That is up 929 people (5.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 16,685.

What is the FIPS code of Dixie County?

12029. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (029) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Dixie County?

Cross City, with 1,816 residents inside Dixie County in 2024.

Which counties border Dixie County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Levy County, FL; Taylor County, FL; Gilchrist County, FL; Lafayette 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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