Demographics of Suwannee County, Florida

Suwannee County, Florida had 48,149 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,631 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Suwannee County, in four figures

48,149
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +10.6%
Change since July 2020: +4,631 people.; 42.3 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,658 ±$4,147
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Suwannee County, Florida's population grew 10.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Suwannee County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Suwannee County, Florida's population grew 10.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Suwannee County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	43,518	100.0	100.0
2021	44,111	101.4	100.2
2022	45,441	104.4	100.7
2023	46,308	106.4	101.6
2024	47,803	109.8	102.5
2025	48,149	110.6	103.1

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Population of Suwannee County, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	43,518	+57	−62	0	+120
2021	44,111	+593	−263	+4	+870
2022	45,441	+1,330	−400	+115	+1,512
2023	46,308	+867	−253	+203	+891
2024	47,803	+1,495	−284	+226	+1,530
2025	48,149	+346	−268	+85	+528

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±0.5: for men 39.8 ±0.8 and for women 45.3 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Suwannee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	1,992 ±140	4.4% ±0.3	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,479 ±723	16.5% ±1.6	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,783 ±522	8.3% ±1.2	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,878 ±686	24.0% ±1.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,583 ±692	25.5% ±1.5	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,627 ±643	21.2% ±1.4	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,658 ±$4,147, and income per person $27,246 ±$1,825, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Suwannee County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	3,428 ±544	21.3% ±3.3	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,756 ±540	23.3% ±3.3	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,109 ±491	19.3% ±3.0	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,245 ±396	13.9% ±2.4	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,055 ±463	12.8% ±2.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	647 ±168	4.0% ±1.0	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	872 ±318	5.4% ±2.0	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Suwannee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	6,447 ±1,007	15.0% ±2.3	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,819 ±535	19.9% ±5.5	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,873 ±481	13.3% ±2.2	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,755 ±329	14.3% ±2.6	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Suwannee County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Suwannee County	Florida	United States
Housing units	19,181 ±31	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.0% ±2.4	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.0% ±2.5	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.9% ±2.2	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.1% ±3.2	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$171,600 ±$7,529	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$884 ±$53	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±2	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Suwannee County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,348 ±0	11.8% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	32,917 ±250	72.6% ±0.6	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,308 ±474	9.5% ±1.0	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	302 ±71	0.7% ±0.2	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	29 to 171	0.1% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	54 to 306	0.1% to 0.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,187 ±548	4.8% ±1.2	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Suwannee County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	26,955 ±952	59.4% ±2.1	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,170 ±1,005	33.5% ±2.2	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	484 ±167	1.1% ±0.4	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,733 ±472	6.0% ±1.0	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,238 ±286	2.7% ±0.6	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,495 ±422	3.3% ±0.9	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Suwannee County among the counties of Florida

45th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Suwannee County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Putnam County	77,734	+5.9%
Columbia County	74,094	+6.2%
Jackson County	49,629	+5.4%
Levy County	48,520	+12.7%
Hendry County	48,276	+21.5%
Suwannee County	48,149	+10.6%
Gadsden County	44,298	+2.0%
Okeechobee County	42,608	+7.4%
Wakulla County	38,089	+12.3%
DeSoto County	37,078	+8.8%
Baker County	29,737	+5.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026