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Liberty County, Florida

Liberty County had 7,955 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 835.6 square miles of land. It ranks 67th of 67 in Florida by population and 23rd by land area.

Population
7,955
#67 of 67 in Florida · #2,577 in US
Area
835.6 sq mi
#23 of 67 in Florida · #1,006 in US
Density
9.5 / sq mi
#67 of 67 in Florida · #2,583 in US
Median household income
$51,523
#60 of 67 in Florida · #2,598 in US

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

Liberty County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Liberty County population, land area and income

Liberty County had 7,955 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 835.6 square miles of land. It ranks 67th of 67 in Florida by population and 23rd by land area. That works out to 9.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Liberty County has 5% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,523 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,955

3144th1st

2577th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

836 sq mi

3144th1st

1006th of 3,144 (US)

Density

9.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2583rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,523

3143rd1st

2598th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

7,955

67th1st

67th of 67 (FL)

Land area

836 sq mi

67th1st

23rd of 67 (FL)

Density

9.5 / sq mi

67th1st

67th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$51,523

67th1st

60th of 67 (FL)

How Liberty County's population changed since 2020

Liberty County gained 149 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.9%. That ranks 60th 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, Liberty County recorded 317 births and 347 deaths, a natural change of -30. Net international migration added +4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +45. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 45 people.

7,80620207,29420217,60920227,77120237,9552024
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
317
Deaths
347
Net international migration
+4
Net domestic migration
+45
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+184

Where Liberty County is

The Census internal point of Liberty County is at 30.259800, -84.868600. 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 Liberty 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: Liberty County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
30.259800, -84.868600
DMS
30°15'35.28"N 84°52'6.96"W
UTM
16N 705054.5E 3349496.4N
Geohash
dj7shu8s4
Plus code
862Q745J+WH

Towns in Liberty County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Liberty County. Its 7,955 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Liberty County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Liberty County. 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 37.1 miles ENE of Liberty County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 39.1 miles away.

Liberty County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Liberty County is 12077: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 077. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,523.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Liberty County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,955. That is up 149 people (1.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,806.

What is the FIPS code of Liberty County?

12077. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (077) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Liberty County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Liberty County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Liberty County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Leon County, FL; Jackson County, FL; Gadsden County, FL; Wakulla County, FL; Gulf County, FL; Calhoun County, FL; Franklin 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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