Rank

2309of 3,144

Columbia, Florida

Score 5.76 / 10· population 73,063

Interstates 75 and 10 cross at Lake City, where the Columbia County commission sits, about an hour's drive from Jacksonville. Springs in the county, Ichetucknee among them, stay at 72 degrees all year. Life expectancy is about 72 years, six fewer than for Florida as a whole, and the 2025 County Health Rankings count one adult in five as a smoker and nearly two in five as obese.

Sources
  • Lake City is at the junction of I-75 and I-10 lakecityfl.com
  • Jacksonville is a one-hour drive from Lake City lakecityfl.com
  • The area's natural springs, including Ichetucknee Springs State Park, have water that stays 72 degrees year-round lakecityfl.com
  • Columbia County Board of County Commissioners office is at 135 NE Hernando Avenue, Lake City columbiacountyfla.com
  • County Health Rankings 2025 release: life expectancy 72.4 years in Columbia County and 78.1 years in Florida countyhealthrankings.org
  • County Health Rankings 2025 release: adult smoking 20.2% in Columbia County countyhealthrankings.org
  • County Health Rankings 2025 release: adult obesity 38.3% in Columbia County 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 President7.5
  4. Sales tax3.2
  5. Property tax6.4

Environment

  1. Air quality5.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.1
  2. Life expectancy2.4
  3. Government employees5.9
  4. Single-parent households2.5

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