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  • FIPS 12075
  • Largest town: Williston

Levy County, Florida

Levy County had 47,765 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,118.3 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 67 in Florida by population and 9th by land area.

Population
47,765
#43 of 67 in Florida · #1,040 in US
Area
1,118.3 sq mi
#9 of 67 in Florida · #562 in US
Density
43 / sq mi
#53 of 67 in Florida · #1,607 in US
Median household income
$53,214
#56 of 67 in Florida · #2,465 in US

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

Levy County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Levy County population, land area and income

Levy County had 47,765 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,118.3 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 67 in Florida by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 42.7 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 Levy County has 31% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,214 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

47,765

3144th1st

1040th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,118 sq mi

3144th1st

562nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

42.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1607th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,214

3143rd1st

2465th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

47,765

67th1st

43rd of 67 (FL)

Land area

1,118 sq mi

67th1st

9th of 67 (FL)

Density

42.7 / sq mi

67th1st

53rd of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$53,214

67th1st

56th of 67 (FL)

How Levy County's population changed since 2020

Levy County gained 4,700 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 10.9%. That ranks 20th 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, Levy County recorded 1,643 births and 2,865 deaths, a natural change of -1,222. Net international migration added +458 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +5,596. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 5,596 people.

43.1k202044.2k202145.3k202246.7k202347.8k2024
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
1,643
Deaths
2,865
Net international migration
+458
Net domestic migration
+5,596
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,100

Where Levy County is

The Census internal point of Levy County is at 29.271900, -82.831200. 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 Levy 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: Levy County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
29.271900, -82.831200
DMS
29°16'18.84"N 82°49'52.32"W
UTM
17N 322094.1E 3239500.8N
Geohash
djjne0u1j
Plus code
76XV75C9+QG

Towns in Levy County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Levy County, 9,568 people together, or 20% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Levy County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Williston with 3,433.

  1. 01Williston3,433
  2. 02Chiefland2,444
  3. 03Inglis1,622
  4. 04Bronson1,263
  5. 05Fanning Springs (part)806
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Levy County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Levy County. The most populous is Marion County, FL, with 428,905 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 118.5 miles NW of Levy County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Gainesville, FL (population 148,720), 40.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Alachua, FL (population 10,856), 40.3 miles away.

Levy County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Levy County is 12075: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 075. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,214.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Levy County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 47,765. That is up 4,700 people (10.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 43,065.

What is the FIPS code of Levy County?

12075. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (075) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Levy County?

Williston, with 3,433 residents inside Levy County in 2024.

Which counties border Levy County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Marion County, FL; Alachua County, FL; Citrus County, FL; Gilchrist County, FL; Dixie 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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