Total Population in Alachua County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
285,492
Rank #253/3,222 · #24 in FL
92th
Alachua 285,492
FL 22M -98.7%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Alachua County's total population of 285,492 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Alachua County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #250 | Anchorage Municipality, AK | 288,976 |
| #251 | St. Louis city, MO | 288,512 |
| #252 | Frederick County, MD | 287,048 |
| #253 | Alachua County, FL | 285,492 |
| #254 | Ingham County, MI | 283,913 |
| #255 | Winnebago County, IL | 283,292 |
| #256 | San Luis Obispo County, CA | 281,555 |
About Total Population
Alachua County, Florida has a total population of 285,492, ranking #253 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.9% below the national value of 330M. Within Florida, it ranks #24 of 67. This places it in the 92th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.