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Suwannee County, Florida

Suwannee County had 47,536 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 688.6 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 67 in Florida by population and 35th by land area.

Population
47,536
#44 of 67 in Florida · #1,043 in US
Area
688.6 sq mi
#35 of 67 in Florida · #1,360 in US
Density
69 / sq mi
#44 of 67 in Florida · #1,189 in US
Median household income
$56,009
#47 of 67 in Florida · #2,234 in US

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

Suwannee County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Suwannee County population, land area and income

Suwannee County had 47,536 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 688.6 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 67 in Florida by population and 35th by land area. That works out to 69.0 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 Suwannee County has 31% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,009 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

47,536

3144th1st

1043rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

689 sq mi

3144th1st

1360th of 3,144 (US)

Density

69.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1189th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,009

3143rd1st

2234th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

47,536

67th1st

44th of 67 (FL)

Land area

689 sq mi

67th1st

35th of 67 (FL)

Density

69.0 / sq mi

67th1st

44th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$56,009

67th1st

47th of 67 (FL)

How Suwannee County's population changed since 2020

Suwannee County gained 4,006 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 9.2%. That ranks 27th 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, Suwannee County recorded 1,802 births and 3,065 deaths, a natural change of -1,263. Net international migration added +255 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +4,962. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 4,962 people.

43.5k202044.1k202145.4k202246.1k202347.5k2024
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
1,802
Deaths
3,065
Net international migration
+255
Net domestic migration
+4,962
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,402

Where Suwannee County is

The Census internal point of Suwannee County is at 30.189200, -82.992800. 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 Suwannee 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: Suwannee County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
30.189200, -82.992800
DMS
30°11'21.12"N 82°59'34.08"W
UTM
17N 308145.4E 3341428.7N
Geohash
djkgxry2z
Plus code
862V52Q4+MV

Towns in Suwannee County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Suwannee County, 7,200 people together, or 15% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Suwannee County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Live Oak with 7,200.

  1. 01Live Oak7,200
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Suwannee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Suwannee County. The most populous is Columbia County, FL, with 73,977 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 78.7 miles WNW of Suwannee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Gainesville, FL (population 148,720), 52.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lake City, FL (population 12,783), 20.9 miles away.

Suwannee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Suwannee County is 12121: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 121. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,009.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Suwannee County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 47,536. That is up 4,006 people (9.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 43,530.

What is the FIPS code of Suwannee County?

12121. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (121) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Suwannee County?

Live Oak, with 7,200 residents inside Suwannee County in 2024.

Which counties border Suwannee County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Columbia County, FL; Gilchrist County, FL; Madison 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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