12,979 people (2024 Census estimate, +4.0% since 2020)
545 square miles of land · 24 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
6 active community water systems list Franklin County in the area they serve, reporting 20,497 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| WATER MGMT SERVICES (ST. GEORGE ISLAND) groundwater · private · FL1190789 | 5,272 served |
| APALACHICOLA, CITY OF groundwater · local government · FL1190150 | 5,235 served |
| CITY OF CARRABELLE WATER SYSTEM groundwater · local government · FL1190118 | 3,690 served |
| EASTPOINT WATER ; SEWER DIST. groundwater · public/private · FL1190236 | 3,085 served |
| LANARK VILLAGE (CITY OF CARRABELLE) groundwater · public/private · FL1190414 | 1,815 served |
| ALLIGATOR POINT WATER RESOURCE DISTRICT groundwater · public/private · FL1190013 | 1,400 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 74 people were held in Franklin County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 84.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
1 school district has its office in Franklin County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $20.4 million — $19.7 million to run schools, about $16,334 per student, plus $263,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $15.8 million local (mostly property tax), $2.2 million state, $4.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.5 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Franklin County about $11.2 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
41 bridges in Franklin County: 3 in good condition, 23 fair, and 15 poor (36.6%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| New River Road over Syrup Branch · built 1999 | 33 vehicles a day |
| Buck Siding Road over Whiskey George Creek · built 1997 | 25 vehicles a day |
| North Road over Sandbank Creek · built 1997 | 25 vehicles a day |
| North Road over Rake Creek · built 1997 | 25 vehicles a day |
| Number Three Road over New River · built 2001 | 25 vehicles a day |
| Gully Branch Road over New River · built 2001 | 25 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $16 million of work in Franklin County in fiscal 2025, about $1,283 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Vote-by-mail request due by 5 pm: 2026-10-22. Early voting — the statewide minimum: 2026-10-24 to 2026-10-31. Election Day — and mail ballots must arrive: 2026-11-03.
Source: Florida Division of Elections — election dates · WPTV, 2026 deadlines · Florida Division of Elections — early voting
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Nearby counties: Gulf County (30 mi) · Wakulla County (40 mi) · Liberty County (40 mi) · Calhoun County (54 mi) · Bay County (54 mi) · Leon County (63 mi).