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Okeechobee County, Florida

Okeechobee County had 42,369 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 769.3 square miles of land. It ranks 47th of 67 in Florida by population and 27th by land area.

Population
42,369
#47 of 67 in Florida · #1,142 in US
Area
769.3 sq mi
#27 of 67 in Florida · #1,129 in US
Density
55 / sq mi
#49 of 67 in Florida · #1,379 in US
Median household income
$54,297
#53 of 67 in Florida · #2,389 in US

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

Okeechobee County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Okeechobee County population, land area and income

Okeechobee County had 42,369 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 769.3 square miles of land. It ranks 47th of 67 in Florida by population and 27th by land area. That works out to 55.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Okeechobee County has 27% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,297 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

42,369

3144th1st

1142nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

769 sq mi

3144th1st

1129th of 3,144 (US)

Density

55.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

1379th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,297

3143rd1st

2389th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

42,369

67th1st

47th of 67 (FL)

Land area

769 sq mi

67th1st

27th of 67 (FL)

Density

55.1 / sq mi

67th1st

49th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$54,297

67th1st

53rd of 67 (FL)

How Okeechobee County's population changed since 2020

Okeechobee County gained 2,713 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.8%. That ranks 37th 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, Okeechobee County recorded 2,255 births and 2,503 deaths, a natural change of -248. Net international migration added +508 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,433. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,433 people.

39.7k202040.0k202140.4k202241.6k202342.4k2024
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
2,255
Deaths
2,503
Net international migration
+508
Net domestic migration
+2,433
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+766

Where Okeechobee County is

The Census internal point of Okeechobee County is at 27.385600, -80.887400. 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 Okeechobee 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: Okeechobee County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
27.385600, -80.887400
DMS
27°23'8.16"N 80°53'14.64"W
UTM
17N 511133.3E 3029150.2N
Geohash
dhy7z37sd
Plus code
76VX94P7+62

Towns in Okeechobee County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Okeechobee County, 5,731 people together, or 14% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Okeechobee County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Okeechobee with 5,731.

  1. 01Okeechobee5,731
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Okeechobee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 9 neighbors for Okeechobee County. The most populous is Palm Beach County, FL, with 1,582,055 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 294.3 miles NW of Okeechobee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Port St. Lucie, FL (population 258,575), 31.5 miles away.

Okeechobee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Okeechobee County is 12093: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 093. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,297.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Okeechobee County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 42,369. That is up 2,713 people (6.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 39,656.

What is the FIPS code of Okeechobee County?

12093. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (093) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Okeechobee County?

Okeechobee, with 5,731 residents inside Okeechobee County in 2024.

Which counties border Okeechobee County?

9 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Palm Beach County, FL; Polk County, FL; Osceola County, FL; St. Lucie County, FL; Indian River County, FL; Martin County, FL; Highlands County, FL; Hendry County, FL; Glades 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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