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Population Estimates, Percentage by Age Group, Alachua County, 2021
Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, midyear (July 1) population estimates
Population Estimates by Race and Ethnicity, Alachua County, 2021
Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, midyear (July 1) population estimates
  
COUNTYSTATE
IndicatorMeasureYear(s)CountPercent/ RateCountPercent/ Rate
Count2021
275,435
22,005,587
Percent2021
49,273
17.9
4,314,627
19.6
Percent2021
142,686
51.8
8,640,698
39.3
Percent2021
41,738
15.2
4,364,079
19.8
Percent2021
37,077
13.5
4,084,197
18.6
Percent2021
4,661
1.7
601,986
2.7
Count2021
166,532
11,616,390
Percent2021
24,348
14.6
1,797,884
15.5
Percent2021
82,895
49.8
3,891,573
33.5
Percent2021
27,735
16.7
2,550,368
22.0
Percent2021
28,003
16.8
2,927,366
25.2
Percent2021
3,551
2.1
449,199
3.9
Count2021
55,051
3,421,913
Percent2021
13,847
25.2
866,070
25.3
Percent2021
26,822
48.7
1,543,850
45.1
Percent2021
8,275
15.0
592,147
17.3
Percent2021
5,510
10.0
377,490
11.0
Percent2021
597
1.1
42,356
1.2
Count2021
24,310
1,085,817
Percent2021
5,739
23.6
298,303
27.5
Percent2021
13,957
57.4
473,766
43.6
Percent2021
2,659
10.9
174,788
16.1
Percent2021
1,762
7.2
126,061
11.6
Percent2021
193
0.8
12,899
1.2
Count2021
29,542
5,881,467
Percent2021
5,339
18.1
1,352,370
23.0
Percent2021
19,012
64.4
2,731,509
46.4
Percent2021
3,069
10.4
1,046,776
17.8
Percent2021
1,802
6.1
653,280
11.1
Percent2021
320
1.1
97,532
1.7
Count2021
132,701
10,753,083
Percent2021
25,004
18.8
2,200,251
20.5
Percent2021
69,749
52.6
4,346,576
40.4
Percent2021
19,473
14.7
2,094,264
19.5
Percent2021
16,748
12.6
1,867,803
17.4
Percent2021
1,727
1.3
244,189
2.3
Count2021
142,734
11,252,504
Percent2021
24,269
17.0
2,114,376
18.8
Percent2021
72,937
51.1
4,294,122
38.2
Percent2021
22,265
15.6
2,269,815
20.2
Percent2021
20,329
14.2
2,216,394
19.7
Percent2021
2,934
2.1
357,797
3.2
Count2021
41,738
4,686,183
Percent2021
31,554
75.6
3,376,565
72.1
Percent2021
6,107
14.6
419,846
9.0
Percent2021
1,955
4.7
138,960
3.0
Percent2021
2,122
5.1
750,812
16.0
Percent2021
18,475
44.3
2,111,992
45.1
Percent2021
23,263
55.7
2,574,191
54.9
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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCharts.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Notes:

  • Data are based on county of residence.

  • Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.

  • If cells are blank, data are not available.

  • Data are suppressed when there are 1 to 4 hospitalizations or emergency department visits in a year.

  • Percent licensed drivers by age group is the proportion of people by age group with a Florida driver’s license divided by the estimated population for that age group. In some cases, the result is greater than 100%.

  • The leading causes of death presented in this report are the most frequently occurring causes of death among Florida residents aged 65 years and older.

Data Sources:

  • 1 Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, midyear (July 1) population estimates

  • 2 United States Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, 5-year estimates

  • 3 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • 4 Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

  • 5 Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Florida Department of Health

  • 6 Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance

  • 7 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

  • 8 Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

  • 9 Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Silver Alert Monthly Reports

  • 10 Florida Department of Elder Affairs, Profile of Older Floridians

  • 11 Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics