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  • FIPS 12039
  • Largest town: Quincy

Gadsden County, Florida

Gadsden County had 44,151 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 516.4 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 67 in Florida by population and 57th by land area.

Population
44,151
#46 of 67 in Florida · #1,113 in US
Area
516.4 sq mi
#57 of 67 in Florida · #2,020 in US
Density
86 / sq mi
#42 of 67 in Florida · #1,026 in US
Median household income
$51,288
#62 of 67 in Florida · #2,625 in US

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

Gadsden County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Gadsden County population, land area and income

Gadsden County had 44,151 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 516.4 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 67 in Florida by population and 57th by land area. That works out to 85.5 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Gadsden County has 29% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,288 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

44,151

3144th1st

1113th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

516 sq mi

3144th1st

2020th of 3,144 (US)

Density

85.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1026th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,288

3143rd1st

2625th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

44,151

67th1st

46th of 67 (FL)

Land area

516 sq mi

67th1st

57th of 67 (FL)

Density

85.5 / sq mi

67th1st

42nd of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$51,288

67th1st

62nd of 67 (FL)

How Gadsden County's population changed since 2020

Gadsden County gained 743 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.7%. That ranks 61st 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, Gadsden County recorded 1,970 births and 2,569 deaths, a natural change of -599. Net international migration added +630 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +365. The largest single component was international migration, which added 630 people.

43.4k202043.5k202143.4k202244.1k202344.2k2024
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
1,970
Deaths
2,569
Net international migration
+630
Net domestic migration
+365
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+51

Where Gadsden County is

The Census internal point of Gadsden County is at 30.578700, -84.612600. 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 Gadsden 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: Gadsden County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
30.578700, -84.612600
DMS
30°34'43.32"N 84°36'45.36"W
UTM
16N 728943.7E 3385340.2N
Geohash
dj7vfwdvz
Plus code
862QH9HP+FX

Towns in Gadsden County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Gadsden County, 17,672 people together, or 40% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Gadsden County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Quincy with 8,119.

  1. 01Quincy8,119
  2. 02Midway3,485
  3. 03Chattahoochee3,028
  4. 04Havana1,756
  5. 05Gretna1,284
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Gadsden County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Gadsden County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Leon County, FL, with 300,488 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 22.0 miles ESE of Gadsden County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 23.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bainbridge, GA (population 14,586), 22.7 miles away.

Gadsden County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Gadsden County is 12039: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 039. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,288.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Gadsden County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 44,151. That is up 743 people (1.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 43,408.

What is the FIPS code of Gadsden County?

12039. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (039) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Gadsden County?

Quincy, with 8,119 residents inside Gadsden County in 2024.

Which counties border Gadsden County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Leon County, FL; Jackson County, FL; Decatur County, GA; Grady County, GA; Calhoun County, FL; Seminole County, GA; 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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