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Duval County, Florida

Duval County had 1,055,159 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 762.6 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 67 in Florida by population and 28th by land area.

Population
1,055,159
#6 of 67 in Florida · #46 in US
Area
762.6 sq mi
#28 of 67 in Florida · #1,144 in US
Density
1,384 / sq mi
#7 of 67 in Florida · #116 in US
Median household income
$69,455
#31 of 67 in Florida · #1,041 in US

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

Duval County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Duval County population, land area and income

Duval County had 1,055,159 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 762.6 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 67 in Florida by population and 28th by land area. That works out to 1,383.6 people per square mile, 14.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Duval County is 6.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,455 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,055,159

3144th1st

46th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

763 sq mi

3144th1st

1144th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1,383.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

116th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,455

3143rd1st

1041st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

1,055,159

67th1st

6th of 67 (FL)

Land area

763 sq mi

67th1st

28th of 67 (FL)

Density

1,383.6 / sq mi

67th1st

7th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$69,455

67th1st

31st of 67 (FL)

How Duval County's population changed since 2020

Duval County gained 57,333 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.7%. That ranks 41st 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, Duval County recorded 53,038 births and 43,347 deaths, a natural change of +9,691. Net international migration added +31,707 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +17,180. The largest single component was international migration, which added 31,707 people.

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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
53,038
Deaths
43,347
Net international migration
+31,707
Net domestic migration
+17,180
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+16,326

Where Duval County is

The Census internal point of Duval County is at 30.335200, -81.648100. 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 Duval 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: Duval County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
30.335200, -81.648100
DMS
30°20'6.72"N 81°38'53.16"W
UTM
17N 437702.7E 3356107.1N
Geohash
djmuw43em
Plus code
862W89P2+3Q

Towns in Duval County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Duval County, 1,055,159 people together, or 100% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Duval County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jacksonville with 1,009,833.

  1. 01Jacksonville1,009,833
  2. 02Jacksonville Beach23,630
  3. 03Atlantic Beach13,279
  4. 04Neptune Beach7,032
  5. 05Baldwin1,385
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Duval County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Duval County. The most populous is St. Johns County, FL, with 334,928 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 157.1 miles W of Duval County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jacksonville, FL (population 1,009,833), 0.8 miles away.

Duval County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Duval County is 12031: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 031. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,455.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Duval County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,055,159. That is up 57,333 people (5.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 997,826.

What is the FIPS code of Duval County?

12031. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (031) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Duval County?

Jacksonville, with 1,009,833 residents inside Duval County in 2024.

Which counties border Duval County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: St. Johns County, FL; Clay County, FL; Nassau County, FL; Baker 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.