Rank

2392of 3,144

Calhoun, Florida

Score 5.68 / 10· population 13,470

Calhoun County's offices are in Blountstown, near the Apalachicola River and about 20 miles south of I-10. Government accounted for 27% of jobs in 2024, against 11% statewide, and Calhoun Correctional Institution, just outside Blountstown, has capacity for 1,221 men. Donald Trump won 83.5% of the 2024 presidential vote, and life expectancy is 72.7 years, more than five years below Florida's in the 2025 County Health Rankings.

Sources
  • The Calhoun County Administration Building is at 20867 SE Fannin Ave., Blountstown calhouncountyfl.gov
  • Blountstown was laid out as a town adjacent to the Apalachicola River and chartered in 1903 calhouncountyfl.gov
  • Directions to Calhoun Correctional Institution: from I-10 Exit 152, SR-69 South approximately 20 miles to Blountstown city limits; the institution is about 2 miles past city limits on 69A fdc.myflorida.com
  • Calhoun Correctional Institution, Blountstown, Calhoun County: male population, capacity 1,221 fdc.myflorida.com
  • Government was 27.0% of average annual employment in Calhoun County in 2024, versus 11.3% in Florida edr.state.fl.us
  • 2024 general election, President: Trump/Vance 5,367 of 6,428 votes in Calhoun County (83.5%) results.elections.myflorida.com
  • County Health Rankings 2025: Calhoun County life expectancy 72.72 years; Florida 78.07 years countyhealthrankings.org

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)8.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.4
  4. Sales tax3.2
  5. Property tax7.1

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.3
  2. Life expectancy1.8
  3. Government employees0.6
  4. Single-parent households2.3

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