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Natural change in Jefferson County
2021 – 2025 · 5 data points
28 of 67 · Regions of Florida
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2021 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
-63
Regions of Florida · 2025
28 of 67
Place 1 is the highest value.
Natural change, 2021 – 2025 people · Jefferson County
-84
2021
-91
2022
-57
2023
-60
2024
-63
2025
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2021 – 2025
Compared with Natural change · people
Jefferson County -63
Florida -1,333
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
The series at a glance Jefferson County · 2021 – 2025
Latest value
-63 · 2025
First value
-84 · 2021
Highest
-57 · 2023
Lowest
-91 · 2022
Data points
5
By year
All years · 2021 – 2025
| Year | Jefferson County | Change | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -63 | -1,333 | |
| 2024 | -60 | -8,039 | |
| 2023 | -57 | -7,571 | |
| 2022 | -91 | -38,062 | |
| 2021 | -84 | -42,010 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2021 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Florida
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Natural change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Alachua County | 321 | |
| 19 | Baker County | 57 | |
| 13 | Bay County | 260 | |
| 23 | Bradford County | -7 | |
| 64 | Brevard County | -2,807 | |
| 4 | Broward County | 4,422 | |
| 35 | Calhoun County | -102 | |
| 61 | Charlotte County | -2,042 | |
| 60 | Citrus County | -1,971 | |
| 14 | Clay County | 130 | |
| 51 | Collier County | -625 | |
| 44 | Columbia County | -221 | |
| 27 | DeSoto County | -58 | |
| 42 | Dixie County | -156 | |
| 5 | Duval County | 3,315 | |
| 40 | Escambia County | -147 | |
| 53 | Flagler County | -855 | |
| 32 | Franklin County | -82 | |
| 36 | Gadsden County | -102 | |
| 24 | Gilchrist County | -14 | |
| 31 | Glades County | -81 | |
| 33 | Gulf County | -86 | |
| 30 | Hamilton County | -80 | |
| 18 | Hardee County | 61 | |
| 12 | Hendry County | 320 | |
| … | |||
| 34 | Holmes County | -100 | |
| 57 | Indian River County | -1,236 | |
| 43 | Jackson County | -171 | |
| 28 | Jefferson County | -63 | |
| 22 | Lafayette County | -6 | |
| 56 | Lake County | -1,096 | |
| 49 | Lee County | -477 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2025
What it means
Births minus deaths in the year.
How it is calculated
Births minus deaths from birth and death records; negative means deaths outnumber births.
People
Jefferson County in numbers
Population
16,007
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
10.3
2025
Median age
47.6
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
17.2%
2024
Residents 65 and over
24.5%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States