49,980 people (2024 Census estimate, +6.1% since 2020)
918 square miles of land · 54 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.
15 active community water systems list Jackson County in the area they serve, reporting 23,418 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| MARIANNA, CITY OF groundwater · local government · FL1320449 | 8,227 served |
| GRACEVILLE, CITY OF groundwater · local government · FL1320145 | 4,000 served |
| JACKSON COUNTY UTILITIES NO. 1 groundwater · private · FL1324098 | 2,205 served |
| SNEADS, TOWN OF WATER SYSTEM groundwater · local government · FL1320689 | 1,893 served |
| APALACHEE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION groundwater · state · FL1320025 | 1,756 served |
| JACKSON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION groundwater · state · FL1324074 | 1,307 served |
| GRAND RIDGE, TOWN OF groundwater · local government · FL1320686 | 978 served |
| COTTONDALE WATER SYSTEM groundwater · local government · FL1320143 | 861 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 172 people were held in Jackson County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 222.
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 Jackson County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $83.6 million — $77.1 million to run schools, about $12,683 per student, plus $6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $18 million local (mostly property tax), $43.9 million state, $18.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $4.7 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 Jackson County about $25.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
145 bridges in Jackson County: 32 in good condition, 102 fair, and 11 poor (7.6%). “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.
| US90 SR10 over Chipola River · built 1943 | 23,500 vehicles a day |
| CR 278 over Chipola River · built 1966 | 1,600 vehicles a day |
| Cliff Street over Little Creek · built 1980 | 120 vehicles a day |
| Prim Avenue over Holmes Creek · built 1994 | 72 vehicles a day |
| Freeman Road over Econfina Creek · built 1979 | 50 vehicles a day |
| Dock Road over Little Dry Creek · built 1998 | 50 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $24.3 million of work in Jackson County in fiscal 2025, about $514 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: Seminole County, GA (23 mi) · Houston County, AL (26 mi) · Calhoun County (28 mi) · Washington County (29 mi) · Holmes County (36 mi) · Decatur County, GA (38 mi).