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  • FIPS 12037
  • Largest town: Carrabelle

Franklin County, Florida

Franklin County had 12,979 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 545.0 square miles of land. It ranks 65th of 67 in Florida by population and 54th by land area.

Population
12,979
#65 of 67 in Florida · #2,221 in US
Area
545.0 sq mi
#54 of 67 in Florida · #1,912 in US
Density
24 / sq mi
#62 of 67 in Florida · #2,096 in US
Median household income
$55,816
#48 of 67 in Florida · #2,250 in US

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

Franklin County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Franklin County population, land area and income

Franklin County had 12,979 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 545.0 square miles of land. It ranks 65th of 67 in Florida by population and 54th by land area. That works out to 23.8 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 Franklin County has 8% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,816 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,979

3144th1st

2221st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

545 sq mi

3144th1st

1912th of 3,144 (US)

Density

23.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2096th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,816

3143rd1st

2250th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

12,979

67th1st

65th of 67 (FL)

Land area

545 sq mi

67th1st

54th of 67 (FL)

Density

23.8 / sq mi

67th1st

62nd of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$55,816

67th1st

48th of 67 (FL)

How Franklin County's population changed since 2020

Franklin County gained 505 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.0%. That ranks 53rd 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, Franklin County recorded 390 births and 749 deaths, a natural change of -359. Net international migration added +61 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +793. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 793 people.

12.5k202012.2k202112.5k202212.6k202313.0k2024
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
390
Deaths
749
Net international migration
+61
Net domestic migration
+793
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+351

Where Franklin County is

The Census internal point of Franklin County is at 29.677800, -84.815200. 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 Franklin 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: Franklin County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
29.677800, -84.815200
DMS
29°40'40.08"N 84°48'54.72"W
UTM
16N 711422.6E 3285080.3N
Geohash
dj78vfxmw
Plus code
76XQM5HM+4W

Towns in Franklin County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Franklin County, 5,031 people together, or 39% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Franklin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Carrabelle with 2,570.

  1. 01Carrabelle2,570
  2. 02Apalachicola2,461
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Franklin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for Franklin County. The most populous is Wakulla County, FL, with 37,115 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 61.5 miles NNE of Franklin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 63.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Callaway, FL (population 14,138), 53.9 miles away.

Franklin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Franklin County is 12037: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 037. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,816.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Franklin County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,979. That is up 505 people (4.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,474.

What is the FIPS code of Franklin County?

12037. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (037) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Franklin County?

Carrabelle, with 2,570 residents inside Franklin County in 2024.

Which counties border Franklin County?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Wakulla 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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