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Population Estimates, Percentage by Age Group, Alachua County, 2023
Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, midyear (July 1) population estimates
Population Estimates by Race and Ethnicity, Alachua County, 2023
Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, midyear (July 1) population estimates
  
COUNTYSTATE
IndicatorMeasureYear(s)CountPercent/ RateCountPercent/ Rate
Count2023
291,459
22,685,583
       Aged 0-17 Years
Percent2023
51,882
17.8
4,356,300
19.2
       Aged 18-49 Years
Percent2023
151,878
52.1
8,964,472
39.5
       Aged 50-64 Years
Percent2023
42,427
14.6
4,491,320
19.8
       Aged 65-84 Years
Percent2023
40,452
13.9
4,261,873
18.8
       Aged 85 Years and Older
Percent2023
4,820
1.7
611,618
2.7
Count2023
174,246
11,822,138
       Aged 0-17 Years
Percent2023
25,008
14.4
1,786,351
15.1
       Aged 18-49 Years
Percent2023
87,637
50.3
4,014,461
34.0
       Aged 50-64 Years
Percent2023
27,811
16.0
2,555,476
21.6
       Aged 65-84 Years
Percent2023
30,194
17.3
3,012,642
25.5
       Aged 85 Years and Older
Percent2023
3,596
2.1
453,208
3.8
Count2023
57,493
3,508,124
       Aged 0-17 Years
Percent2023
14,931
26.0
855,749
24.4
       Aged 18-49 Years
Percent2023
27,664
48.1
1,590,981
45.4
       Aged 50-64 Years
Percent2023
8,157
14.2
608,521
17.3
       Aged 65-84 Years
Percent2023
6,106
10.6
408,742
11.7
       Aged 85 Years and Older
Percent2023
635
1.1
44,131
1.3
Count2023
7,736
431,562
       Aged 0-17 Years
Percent2023
2,861
37.0
178,851
41.4
       Aged 18-49 Years
Percent2023
4,020
52.0
174,310
40.4
       Aged 50-64 Years
Percent2023
478
6.2
44,627
10.3
       Aged 65-84 Years
Percent2023
347
4.5
30,839
7.1
       Aged 85 Years and Older
Percent2023
30
0.4
2,935
0.7
Count2023
33,274
6,183,485
       Aged 0-17 Years
Percent2023
5,977
18.0
1,401,954
22.7
       Aged 18-49 Years
Percent2023
21,235
63.8
2,847,005
46.0
       Aged 50-64 Years
Percent2023
3,547
10.7
1,137,080
18.4
       Aged 65-84 Years
Percent2023
2,158
6.5
698,364
11.3
       Aged 85 Years and Older
Percent2023
357
1.1
99,082
1.6
Count2023
140,729
11,162,321
       Aged 0-17 Years
Percent2023
26,848
19.1
2,231,548
20.0
       Aged 18-49 Years
Percent2023
73,592
52.3
4,535,418
40.6
       Aged 50-64 Years
Percent2023
20,349
14.5
2,196,383
19.7
       Aged 65-84 Years
Percent2023
18,198
12.9
1,958,934
17.5
       Aged 85 Years and Older
Percent2023
1,742
1.2
240,038
2.2
Count2023
150,730
11,523,262
       Aged 0-17 Years
Percent2023
25,034
16.6
2,124,752
18.4
       Aged 18-49 Years
Percent2023
78,286
51.9
4,429,054
38.4
       Aged 50-64 Years
Percent2023
22,078
14.6
2,294,937
19.9
       Aged 65-84 Years
Percent2023
22,254
14.8
2,302,939
20.0
       Aged 85 Years and Older
Percent2023
3,078
2.0
371,580
3.2
Count2023
45,272
4,873,491
       Non-Hispanic White
Percent2023
33,790
74.6
3,465,850
71.1
       Non-Hispanic Black
Percent2023
6,741
14.9
452,873
9.3
       Other Minority Non-Hispanic
Percent2023
377
0.8
33,774
0.7
       Hispanic
Percent2023
2,515
5.6
797,446
16.4
       Male
Percent2023
19,940
44.0
2,198,972
45.1
       Female
Percent2023
25,332
56.0
2,674,519
54.9
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Data Note(s)

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Data Notes:

  • Data are based on county of residence.

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

  • Green, yellow, orange and red county quartiles represent the most to the least favorable situation (1st to 4th quartile). Light to dark blue county quartiles represent density from lowest to highest (1st to 4th).

  • 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

  • 12 Social Security Administration

  • 13 Veteran's Administration

  • 14 Florida Department of Health, Environmental Public Health Tracking