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Santa Rosa County, Florida

Santa Rosa County had 207,653 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,012.4 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 67 in Florida by population and 16th by land area.

Population
207,653
#29 of 67 in Florida · #345 in US
Area
1,012.4 sq mi
#16 of 67 in Florida · #666 in US
Density
205 / sq mi
#35 of 67 in Florida · #554 in US
Median household income
$87,581
#4 of 67 in Florida · #281 in US

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

Santa Rosa County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Santa Rosa County population, land area and income

Santa Rosa County had 207,653 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,012.4 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 67 in Florida by population and 16th by land area. That works out to 205.1 people per square mile, 2.1 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents; Santa Rosa County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $87,581 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

207,653

3144th1st

345th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,012 sq mi

3144th1st

666th of 3,144 (US)

Density

205.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

554th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$87,581

3143rd1st

281st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

207,653

67th1st

29th of 67 (FL)

Land area

1,012 sq mi

67th1st

16th of 67 (FL)

Density

205.1 / sq mi

67th1st

35th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$87,581

67th1st

4th of 67 (FL)

How Santa Rosa County's population changed since 2020

Santa Rosa County gained 18,631 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 9.9%. That ranks 24th 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, Santa Rosa County recorded 8,415 births and 8,560 deaths, a natural change of -145. Net international migration added +1,205 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +18,567. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 18,567 people.

189.0k2020193.8k2021198.4k2022203.6k2023207.7k2024
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
8,415
Deaths
8,560
Net international migration
+1,205
Net domestic migration
+18,567
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+4,084

Where Santa Rosa County is

The Census internal point of Santa Rosa County is at 30.675300, -87.018900. 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 Santa Rosa 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: Santa Rosa County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
30.675300, -87.018900
DMS
30°40'31.08"N 87°01'8.04"W
UTM
16N 498189.6E 3393618.1N
Geohash
dj6neb6b8
Plus code
862JMXGJ+4C

Towns in Santa Rosa County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Santa Rosa County, 18,137 people together, or 9% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Santa Rosa County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Milton with 11,182.

  1. 01Milton11,182
  2. 02Gulf Breeze6,955
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Santa Rosa County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for Santa Rosa County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Escambia County, FL, with 331,275 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 163.7 miles E of Santa Rosa County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Mobile, AL (population 201,367), 64.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Milton, FL (population 11,182), 3.7 miles away.

Santa Rosa County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Santa Rosa County is 12113: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 113. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $87,581.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Santa Rosa County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 207,653. That is up 18,631 people (9.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 189,022.

What is the FIPS code of Santa Rosa County?

12113. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (113) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Santa Rosa County?

Milton, with 11,182 residents inside Santa Rosa County in 2024.

Which counties border Santa Rosa County?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Escambia County, FL; Okaloosa County, FL; Escambia County, AL.

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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