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  • Largest town: Madison

Madison County, Florida

Madison County had 18,364 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 696.5 square miles of land. It ranks 57th of 67 in Florida by population and 34th by land area.

Population
18,364
#57 of 67 in Florida · #1,912 in US
Area
696.5 sq mi
#34 of 67 in Florida · #1,334 in US
Density
26 / sq mi
#60 of 67 in Florida · #2,028 in US
Median household income
$52,713
#57 of 67 in Florida · #2,504 in US

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

Madison County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Madison County population, land area and income

Madison County had 18,364 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 696.5 square miles of land. It ranks 57th of 67 in Florida by population and 34th by land area. That works out to 26.4 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 Madison County has 12% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,713 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

18,364

3144th1st

1912th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

697 sq mi

3144th1st

1334th of 3,144 (US)

Density

26.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2028th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,713

3143rd1st

2504th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

18,364

67th1st

57th of 67 (FL)

Land area

697 sq mi

67th1st

34th of 67 (FL)

Density

26.4 / sq mi

67th1st

60th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$52,713

67th1st

57th of 67 (FL)

How Madison County's population changed since 2020

Madison County gained 526 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.9%. That ranks 55th 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, Madison County recorded 777 births and 1,319 deaths, a natural change of -542. Net international migration added +91 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +847. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 847 people.

17.8k202017.9k202118.0k202218.3k202318.4k2024
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
777
Deaths
1,319
Net international migration
+91
Net domestic migration
+847
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+42

Where Madison County is

The Census internal point of Madison County is at 30.447200, -83.470400. 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 Madison 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: Madison County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
30.447200, -83.470400
DMS
30°26'49.92"N 83°28'13.44"W
UTM
17N 262775.2E 3370933.0N
Geohash
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Plus code
862RCGWH+VR

Towns in Madison County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Madison County, 2,994 people together, or 16% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Madison County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Madison with 2,994.

  1. 01Madison2,994
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Madison County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Madison County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Lowndes County, GA, with 122,082 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 48.3 miles W of Madison County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 46.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Valdosta, GA (population 55,667), 30.1 miles away.

Madison County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Madison County is 12079: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 079. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,713.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Madison County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 18,364. That is up 526 people (2.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 17,838.

What is the FIPS code of Madison County?

12079. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (079) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Madison County?

Madison, with 2,994 residents inside Madison County in 2024.

Which counties border Madison County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lowndes County, GA; Suwannee County, FL; Taylor County, FL; Brooks County, GA; Jefferson County, FL; Hamilton County, FL; Lafayette 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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