Suwannee County, FL

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2024 Population

45,342

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.3

0.471% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

15%

5.82% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$56,658

2.13% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$171,600

6.65% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

17,672

1.9% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Suwannee County, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.7% of the residents in Suwannee County, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Suwannee County, FL are Riveroak Technical College (126 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Suwannee County, FL was $171,600, and the homeownership rate was 74.9%.

Most people in Suwannee County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Suwannee County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Suwannee County, FL borders Columbia County, FL, Gilchrist County, FL, Hamilton County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, and Madison County, FL.

United States Florida

Population & Diversity

Suwannee County, FL is home to a population of 45.3k people, from which 96.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.03% of Suwannee County, FL residents were born outside of the country (2.73k people).

In 2024, there were 7.64 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32.9k people) in Suwannee County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.31k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.74k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%

2024 Citizenship

97.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.7% of Suwannee County, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Suwannee County, FL was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Suwannee County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Suwannee County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
32.9k ± 250
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.31k ± 474
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.74k ± 458

11.8%

Hispanic Population

5.35k people

11.8% of the people in Suwannee County, FL are hispanic (5.35k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Suwannee County, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
Haiti
353,350 ± 14,476 people
Colombia
307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

Foreign-Born Population

6.03%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.73k people

5.63%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.5k people

As of 2024, 6.03% of Suwannee County, FL residents (2.73k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Suwannee County, FL was 5.63%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Suwannee County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,303 ± 311
Gulf War (2001-)
988 ± 333
Gulf War (1990s)
605 ± 229

Suwannee County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.32 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Suwannee County, FL.

Economy

The economy of Suwannee County, FL employs 17.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Suwannee County, FL were Retail Trade (3,339 people), Educational Services (1,854 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,681 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($82,206), Utilities ($63,854), and Finance & Insurance ($58,878).

Employment

Occupations

17.7k

2024 Value

± 1,341

1.9%

1 Year growth

± 10.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Suwannee County, FL grew at a rate of 1.9%, from 17.3k employees to 17.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Suwannee County, FL, are Sales & Related Occupations (2,159 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,716 people), and Management Occupations (1,523 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Suwannee County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

17.7k

2024 Value

± 1,341

1.9%

1 Year growth

± 10.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Suwannee County, FL grew at a rate of 1.9%, from 17.3k employees to 17.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Suwannee County, FL, are Retail Trade (3,339 people), Educational Services (1,854 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,681 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Suwannee County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Suwannee County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,970

Median earning men ± $2,593

$30,545

Median earning women ± $2,212

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,536), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,682), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,559).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,682), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,861), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($36,536).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

65
Construction
64
Retail Trade
57
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$81.4k
Manufacturing
$66.2k
Retail Trade
$46.9k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Suwannee County, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Suwannee County, FL awarded 126 degrees. The student population of Suwannee County, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 108 male students and 169 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Suwannee County, FL are White (73 and 58.4%), Black or African American (29 and 23.2%), Hispanic or Latino (19 and 15.2%), and Two or More Races (3 and 2.4%).

The largest universities in Suwannee County, FL by number of degrees awarded are Riveroak Technical College (126 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Suwannee County, FL are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (27 and 21.4%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (19 and 15.1%), and Phlebotamy Technician (16 and 12.7%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 277 students enrolled in Suwannee County, FL, 39% men and 61% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 146 records, of which 56.2% were women and 43.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Culinary Arts & Chef Training
7 degrees awarded
Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
19 degrees awarded
Pharmacy Technician
7 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Suwannee County, FL was Culinary Arts & Chef Training with 7 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Suwannee County, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Riveroak Technical College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

126 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Riveroak Technical College with 126 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 31 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Suwannee County, FL, which is 0.326 times less than the 95 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 73 degrees mean that there were 2.52 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 29 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Suwannee County, FL was $171,600 in 2024, which is 0.516 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $160,900 to $171,600, a 6.65% increase. The homeownership rate in Suwannee County, FL is 74.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Suwannee County, FL have an average commute time of 29.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Suwannee County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 15.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Suwannee County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.56%.

Housing

Property

$171,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,529

$12,072

Median Property Taxes

±$849

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Suwannee County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Suwannee County, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.9%

Homeownership

2024

69.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.9% of the housing units in Suwannee County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Suwannee County, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,658

Median Household Income

± $4,147

16.1k

Number of Households

± 1,153

In 2024, the median household income of the 16.1k households in Suwannee County, FL grew to $56,658 from the previous year's value of $55,479.

The following chart displays the households in Suwannee County, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Suwannee County, FL is from Florida.

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.1%)
Carpooled (10.3%)
Worked At Home (8.28%)

In 2024, 78.1% of workers in Suwannee County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.3%) and those who worked at home (8.28%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Suwannee County, FL have a longer commute time (29.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.54% of the workforce in Suwannee County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Suwannee County, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Suwannee County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Suwannee County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Suwannee County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.56%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Suwannee County, FL (6.45k out of 43.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Suwannee County, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 24.7% of the children was living in poverty in Suwannee County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 16.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 514 in Suwannee County, FL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 22.8 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

88.9% of the population of Suwannee County, FL has health coverage, with 29.6% on employee plans, 22.6% on Medicaid, 15.8% on Medicare, 18.4% on non-group plans, and 2.41% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Suwannee County, FL see 7,414 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (7,414 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5676 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1247 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

7,414 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Suwannee County, FL

Primary care physicians in Suwannee County, FL see an average of 7,414 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (7,414 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Suwannee County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.7% under 18 years, 16.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.1%

Uninsured

29.6%

Employer Coverage

22.6%

Medicaid

15.8%

Medicare

18.4%

Non-Group

2.41%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Suwannee County, FL declined by 6.41% from 11.9% to 11.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Suwannee County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 63.1 in Suwannee County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Suwannee County, FL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 44.8% in Suwannee County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Suwannee County, FL.