Florida
Population21.9m
Counties67county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density158.0people per km² of land
Median household income$71,71135th percentile of states
How it has changed
The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.
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The state figure, and the range across its counties
The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.
Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.
You can sort by any column. 47 of these 185 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).
| Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths | 0.211% | 6th best of 51 | 0% | 0.242% | 0.455% | 63 |
| Always wears a seatbelt | 94.5 | 19th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Arrivals per 100 people staying | 3.82 | 13th highest of 51 | 3.28 | 9.05 | 13.9 | 67 |
| Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 5.61 | 2nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Arthritis | 22.9 | 9th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Binge drinking | 16.3 | 21st best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 50 | 48.4 | 42nd highest of 52 | 28 | 51 | 194 | 53 |
| Black Protestant adherents | 2.41 | 16th highest of 51 | 0 | 1.91 | 20.7 | 67 |
| Black-white residential segregation | 57.5 | 37th highest of 51 | 15.1 | 48.6 | 75.3 | 67 |
| Business closing rate | 10.9 | 2nd highest of 51 | 4.43 | 10.2 | 14.3 | 67 |
| Business opening rate | 13.1 | 1st highest of 51 | 6.14 | 12.2 | 17.8 | 67 |
| Catholic adherents | 19 | 20th highest of 51 | 0 | 9.84 | 35.8 | 67 |
| Checkup in the past year | 74.5 | 35th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Child mortality | 54.4 | 28th best of 51 | 35 | 56.9 | 112 | 55 |
| Child poverty rate, ages 0-17 | 16% | 33rd best of 51 | 5.8% | 18.8% | 43.3% | 67 |
| Children in single-parent households | 0.274% | 10th highest of 51 | 0.151% | 0.265% | 0.48% | 65 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people | 8.13 | 40th highest of 51 | 5.62 | 11.2 | 35.1 | 67 |
| Current asthma | 8.39 | 3rd best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Current smoking | 11.5 | 14th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Departures per 100 people staying | 3.13 | 23rd highest of 51 | 4.99 | 7.17 | 10.9 | 67 |
| Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 2.49 | 24th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Depression | 16.9 | 4th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 13.5 | 23rd best of 45 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty concentrating or deciding | 12.9 | 15th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty running errands alone | 7.45 | 23rd best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 15 | 25th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Disability-free score | 0.0423 | 19th highest of 47 | -1.53 | 0.198 | 1.41 | 67 |
| Drug overdose deaths | 34.4 | 32nd best of 51 | 13.8 | 33.6 | 62 | 56 |
| Effective general sales tax rate | 2.83 | 16th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective individual income tax rate | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective property tax rate | 0.786 | 28th highest of 52 | 0.454 | 0.737 | 1.05 | 67 |
| Effective property tax rate on income | 2.52 | 32nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Evangelical Protestant adherents | 18.4 | 17th highest of 51 | 8.97 | 22.1 | 58.8 | 67 |
| Fair or poor health | 18.2 | 25th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Fine particulate matter | 7.9 | 36th best of 51 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 67 |
| Firearm fatalities | 14 | 24th best of 51 | 9.05 | 15.6 | 32.6 | 60 |
| Firearm share of suicides, standardised | 102 | 26th highest of 51 | 86.6 | 107 | 141 | 61 |
| Firearm suicide rate | 8.71 | 29th highest of 51 | 4.18 | 11.3 | 22.4 | 61 |
| Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees | 0.44% | 39th best of 51 | 0.17% | 0.38% | 0.54% | 67 |
| Gini index of income inequality | 0.485 | 45th best of 52 | 0.395 | 0.46 | 0.533 | 67 |
| Has health insurance | 86.4 | 46th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Health score | 0.163 | 23rd highest of 49 | -1 | -0.0638 | 0.973 | 67 |
| High blood pressure | 32.5 | 18th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High cholesterol | 35.1 | 29th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High school graduation | 0.872% | 20th best of 48 | 0.75% | 0.879% | 0.975% | 66 |
| Homeownership rate | 67.3% | 25th highest of 52 | 51.9% | 75.1% | 88.1% | 67 |
| Homicide rate | 6.37 | 27th best of 51 | 1.96 | 5.48 | 21.2 | 52 |
| Homicide rate, annual | 6.02 | 27th highest of 51 | 2.56 | 5.53 | 14.8 | 26 |
| How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else | 2.41 | 1st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures | $45,264 | 1st highest of 51 | $-5,238 | $10,800 | $157,100 | 67 |
| Infant mortality | 5.99 | 31st best of 51 | 4.37 | 5.95 | 11.8 | 47 |
| Injury deaths | 94.1 | 31st best of 51 | 55.6 | 106 | 166 | 67 |
| Life expectancy | 78.1 years | 15th best of 51 | 67.9 years | 75.3 years | 84 years | 67 |
| Mainline Protestant adherents | 3.06 | 40th highest of 51 | 0.09 | 2.95 | 10.8 | 67 |
| Material security score | -0.462 | 39th highest of 51 | -1.14 | 0.00513 | 1.1 | 67 |
| Mean adjusted gross income per return | $98,204 | 14th best of 51 | $50,980 | $73,490 | $224,500 | 67 |
| Mean income of arriving households | $121,230 | 1st highest of 51 | $42,080 | $65,180 | $283,500 | 67 |
| Mean income of departing households | $75,964 | 21st highest of 51 | $39,030 | $59,060 | $126,400 | 67 |
| Mean travel time to work | 28 min | 43rd best of 52 | 19 min | 28.4 min | 35.6 min | 67 |
| Median age | 42.6 years | 6th highest of 52 | 31.9 years | 42.9 years | 68.4 years | 67 |
| Median gross rent | $1,564 | 10th highest of 52 | $680 | $1,232 | $1,959 | 66 |
| Median home value | $325,000 | 22nd highest of 52 | $96,900 | $254,300 | $723,800 | 67 |
| Median household income | $71,711 | 35th best of 52 | $38,900 | $66,150 | $106,200 | 67 |
| Median household income (model-based) | $73,283 | 32nd best of 51 | $47,520 | $66,810 | $106,300 | 67 |
| Median property tax bill | 2,555 | 27th highest of 52 | 527 | 1,709 | 3,943 | 67 |
| Meets aerobic guidelines | 58.9 | 30th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Membership organisations | 6.95 | 46th best of 51 | 4.38 | 7.51 | 21.8 | 67 |
| Millionaire returns as a share of all returns | 0.65 | 7th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Millionaires' share of all income | 26.4 | 3rd highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle crash deaths | 15.7 | 37th best of 51 | 10.2 | 20.9 | 45.5 | 67 |
| Net business formation rate | 2.2 | 5th highest of 51 | -4.03 | 2 | 6.68 | 67 |
| Net domestic migration rate | 8.27 | 5th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Net migration per 100 people staying | 0.699 | 6th highest of 51 | -1.97 | 1.94 | 4.89 | 67 |
| Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 3.12 | 2nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Obesity | 29.8 | 10th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Orthodox Christian adherents | 0.28 | 20th highest of 51 | 0 | 0.01 | 1.84 | 67 |
| Other religion adherents | 3.83 | 28th highest of 51 | 0.01 | 2.81 | 6.2 | 67 |
| People per tax return | 2 | 42nd highest of 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 67 |
| Per capita income | $41,055 | 24th best of 52 | $18,100 | $35,590 | $59,970 | 67 |
| Per capita personal income | $70,057 | 19th best of 51 | $28,510 | $52,590 | $143,700 | 67 |
| Poverty rate | 12.6% | 32nd best of 52 | 5.59% | 13.2% | 27.7% | 67 |
| Poverty rate (model-based) | 12.4% | 33rd best of 51 | 6.1% | 13.5% | 23.7% | 67 |
| Premature mortality | 398 | 24th best of 51 | 270 | 478 | 981 | 67 |
| Preventable hospital stays | 3,074 | 41st best of 51 | 2,153 | 3,291 | 5,144 | 67 |
| Private job growth | 3.5 | 1st highest of 52 | -7.25 | 3.56 | 13.9 | 67 |
| Religious adherents | 47 | 29th highest of 51 | 20.2 | 44.1 | 75.6 | 67 |
| Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024 | 56.6 | 23rd highest of 51 | 34.5 | 68.9 | 90.3 | 67 |
| Returns claiming charitable contributions | 6.02% | 25th highest of 51 | 1.39% | 4.36% | 11.6% | 67 |
| Returns claiming the earned income credit | 19.1% | 7th highest of 51 | 7.34% | 18.9% | 29.5% | 67 |
| Returns reporting capital gains | 18.1% | 28th highest of 51 | 6.37% | 15.3% | 38% | 67 |
| Returns reporting unemployment compensation | 0.913% | 51st highest of 51 | 0% | 0.847% | 1.46% | 67 |
| Safety score | -0.104 | 25th highest of 51 | -1.57 | -0.357 | 0.663 | 61 |
| Share aged 65 and over | 21.1% | 3rd highest of 52 | 12.8% | 20.9% | 57.8% | 67 |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 0.106% | 39th highest of 51 | 0.0518% | 0.122% | 2.89% | 36 |
| Share Asian, not Hispanic | 2.8% | 27th highest of 52 | 0.431% | 1.61% | 5.84% | 52 |
| Share Black, not Hispanic | 14.8% | 13th highest of 52 | 2.12% | 10.7% | 54.6% | 67 |
| Share divorced | 12.6% | 10th highest of 52 | 9.73% | 13.1% | 17.4% | 67 |
| Share foreign-born | 21.4% | 4th highest of 52 | 1.92% | 8.26% | 54.3% | 67 |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any race | 26.7% | 7th highest of 52 | 3.55% | 11.1% | 68.8% | 67 |
| Share in the same house a year ago | 85.2% | 36th highest of 51 | 71.6% | 85.7% | 92.3% | 67 |
| Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0.0509% | 27th highest of 49 | 0% | 0.0198% | 0.171% | 39 |
| Share never married | 31.5% | 37th highest of 52 | 13.8% | 29.8% | 48.5% | 67 |
| Share now married | 49.3% | 34th highest of 52 | 37.3% | 49.2% | 63.4% | 67 |
| Share of births to unmarried women | 36.8% | 9th highest of 52 | 25.4% | 38.7% | 65.7% | 46 |
| Share of some other race, not Hispanic | 0.636% | 7th highest of 52 | 0% | 0.564% | 1.03% | 33 |
| Share of suicides by firearm | 55.5% | 27th highest of 51 | 44.5% | 59.3% | 76.9% | 61 |
| Share of taxes from alcohol | 0.273 | 25th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporate income | 4.74 | 32nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporation licences | 0.24 | 19th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from death and gift | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from gambling | 0.153 | 27th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts | 39 | 8th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from individual income | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from insurance premiums | 1.81 | 20th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from licences | 4.78 | 20th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor fuel | 3.54 | 13th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences | 1.32 | 26th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from occupation and business licences | 1.38 | 15th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from other taxes | 4.05 | 14th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property | 34.8 | 9th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property transfer | 3.9 | 2nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from public utilities | 3.57 | 1st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from selective sales | 12.6 | 18th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from severance | 0.0241 | 28th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels | 0.00928 | 33rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from tobacco | 0.862 | 24th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of two or more races, not Hispanic | 3.47% | 34th highest of 52 | 1.12% | 3.65% | 7.12% | 65 |
| Share separated | 1.88% | 13th highest of 52 | 0.722% | 1.74% | 4.45% | 65 |
| Share White, not Hispanic | 51.4% | 43rd highest of 52 | 12.9% | 69.5% | 85.9% | 67 |
| Share widowed | 6.51% | 7th highest of 52 | 4.07% | 7.18% | 11% | 67 |
| Share with a bachelor's degree or higher | 33.2% | 27th best of 52 | 7.9% | 25.3% | 48.6% | 67 |
| State income tax as a share of income | 0 | 50th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State taxes as a share of income | 3.86 | 48th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide rate | 14.2 | 17th best of 51 | 8.53 | 17.8 | 28.8 | 61 |
| Top state income tax rate | 0% | 50th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Total tax burden | 7.25 | 50th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor mental health | 16.5 | 29th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor physical health | 12.8 | 27th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 2.94% | 17th best of 52 | 2% | 3.2% | 5.1% | 67 |
| Vacancy rate | 15.2% | 6th highest of 52 | 5.97% | 16.3% | 44.5% | 67 |
| Went without care over cost | 15.2 | 43rd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Years of potential life lost | 8,553 | 26th best of 51 | 5,815 | 10,300 | 17,100 | 67 |
| Aggregate travel time to work | 242,800,000 min | 4th highest of 52 | 73,610 min | 1,152,000 min | 36,020,000 min | 67 |
| Business establishments | 565,550 | 3rd highest of 51 | 80 | 2,735 | 85,100 | 67 |
| Business establishments closed | 61,024 | 2nd highest of 51 | 7 | 288 | 9,444 | 67 |
| Business establishments opened | 73,309 | 2nd highest of 51 | 8 | 388 | 11,760 | 67 |
| Employed | 10,698,000 | 3rd highest of 52 | 2,409 | 51,230 | 1,396,000 | 67 |
| Foreign-born population | 4,694,400 | 3rd highest of 52 | 251 | 11,530 | 1,459,000 | 67 |
| Gross domestic product | $1,624,600,000k | 4th highest of 51 | $260,800k | $6,781,000k | $244,800,000k | 67 |
| Housing units | 10,082,000 | 3rd highest of 52 | 3,209 | 78,280 | 1,085,000 | 67 |
| Labour force | 11,022,000 | 3rd highest of 52 | 2,488 | 53,530 | 1,423,000 | 67 |
| Millionaire tax returns | 72,950 | 2nd highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Net domestic migration | 185,070 | 2nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Occupied housing units | 8,550,900 | 3rd highest of 52 | 2,554 | 66,940 | 964,800 | 67 |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 5,756,800 | 3rd highest of 52 | 2,031 | 51,980 | 503,600 | 67 |
| People covered by a tax return | 19,850,000 | 3rd highest of 51 | 5,320 | 132,100 | 2,499,000 | 67 |
| People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move | 1,618,200 | 4th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| People who did not move | 16,304,000 | 3rd highest of 51 | 4,491 | 109,200 | 2,044,000 | 67 |
| Personal income | $1,604,700,000k | 4th highest of 51 | $274,100k | $10,480,000k | $209,800,000k | 67 |
| Population | 22,905,000 | 3rd highest of 51 | 7,771 | 152,200 | 2,774,000 | 67 |
| Population | 22,611,000 | 3rd highest of 51 | 7,706 | 151,600 | 2,687,000 | 67 |
| Population (firearm measures) | 20,221,000 | 3rd highest of 51 | 13,460 | 151,900 | 2,537,000 | 61 |
| Population (WONDER) | 22,611,000 | 3rd highest of 51 | 107,600 | 476,600 | 2,687,000 | 26 |
| Population aged 15 and over | 18,385,000 | 3rd highest of 52 | 6,589 | 129,500 | 2,239,000 | 67 |
| Population aged 25 and over | 15,850,000 | 3rd highest of 52 | 5,500 | 123,800 | 1,925,000 | 67 |
| Population aged 65 and over | 4,630,700 | 2nd highest of 52 | 1,053 | 35,110 | 452,100 | 67 |
| Population below the poverty line | 2,707,700 | 3rd highest of 52 | 1,174 | 15,910 | 394,900 | 67 |
| Population below the poverty line | 2,741,500 | 3rd highest of 51 | 1,292 | 15,980 | 372,500 | 67 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 21,460,000 | 3rd highest of 52 | 6,199 | 129,300 | 2,645,000 | 67 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 22,109,000 | 3rd highest of 51 | 6,212 | 142,500 | 2,642,000 | 67 |
| Population in the same house one year ago | 18,677,000 | 3rd highest of 51 | 6,249 | 118,400 | 2,339,000 | 67 |
| Population with a bachelor's degree or higher | 5,263,900 | 4th highest of 52 | 464 | 28,730 | 639,300 | 67 |
| Population, decennial census | 21,538,000 | 3rd highest of 51 | 7,974 | 129,800 | 2,702,000 | 67 |
| Presidential votes cast, 2024 | 10,894,000 | 3rd highest of 51 | 3,490 | 97,780 | 1,094,000 | 67 |
| Private jobs | 8,599,800 | 3rd highest of 52 | 813 | 33,570 | 1,099,000 | 67 |
| State and local tax collections | $116,390,000k | 4th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| State individual income tax collected | $0k | 50th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State tax collected, all taxes | $61,925,000k | 5th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Tax returns filed | 11,217,000 | 3rd highest of 51 | 2,660 | 77,110 | 1,489,000 | 67 |
| Total population | 21,929,000 | 3rd highest of 52 | 7,650 | 137,500 | 2,685,000 | 67 |
| Unemployed | 324,150 | 4th highest of 52 | 79 | 1,970 | 30,720 | 67 |
| Vacant housing units | 1,531,400 | 1st highest of 52 | 580 | 11,770 | 120,600 | 67 |
| Women aged 15 to 50 | 4,793,500 | 3rd highest of 52 | 1,417 | 21,420 | 631,000 | 67 |
| Women who gave birth in the past year | 231,960 | 3rd highest of 52 | 209 | 2,443 | 27,430 | 53 |
| Workers aged 16 and over who commute | 8,678,600 | 3rd highest of 52 | 2,324 | 40,830 | 1,162,000 | 67 |
Links inside Florida
These are the site’s strongest pairs nationwide, worked out again using only this state’s counties. The r column shows how closely two measures rise and fall together, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step); 0 means no link. A link that shows up nationally but disappears inside every state is really about differences between states. A link that also holds here is not.
These figures are before adjusting for anything. Unlike the national figures, they do not take out population density, income or education.
| Pair | r within FL | counties |
|---|---|---|
| Median age × Share aged 65 and overInside Florida, where Median age is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a strong link across 67 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.96 | 67 |
| Self-care disability × Material security scoreInside Florida, where Self-care disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 67 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.79 | 67 |
| Stroke × Material security scoreInside Florida, where Stroke is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 67 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.78 | 67 |
| Vision disability × Material security scoreInside Florida, where Vision disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 67 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.76 | 67 |
| Self-care disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Florida, where Self-care disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 67 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.87 | 67 |
| Vision disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Florida, where Vision disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 67 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.89 | 67 |
| Fair or poor self-rated health × Material security scoreInside Florida, where Fair or poor self-rated health is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 67 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.75 | 67 |
| Independent-living disability × Material security scoreInside Florida, where Independent-living disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 67 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.76 | 67 |
What this state is divided into
67 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.
Miami-Dade County · Broward County · Palm Beach County · Hillsborough County · Orange County · Duval County · Pinellas County · Lee County · Polk County · Brevard County · Pasco County · Volusia County · Seminole County · Sarasota County · Manatee County · Osceola County · Lake County · Marion County · Collier County · St. Lucie County · Escambia County · Leon County · St. Johns County · Alachua County · Clay County · Okaloosa County · Hernando County · Charlotte County · Santa Rosa County · Bay County · Indian River County · Martin County · Citrus County · Sumter County · Flagler County · Highlands County · Nassau County · Monroe County · Walton County · Putnam County · Columbia County · Jackson County · Suwannee County · Levy County · Gadsden County · Hendry County · Okeechobee County · DeSoto County · Wakulla County · Baker County · Bradford County · Hardee County · Washington County · Taylor County · Holmes County · Gilchrist County · Madison County · Dixie County · Union County · Gulf County · Jefferson County · Calhoun County · Hamilton County · Franklin County · Glades County · Lafayette County · Liberty County