Rank

1416of 3,144

Gilchrist, Florida

Score 6.37 / 10· population 19,587

Gilchrist County is 355 square miles of springs and river country in North Central Florida, with Trenton as its seat and Gainesville close by. Donald Trump won 84 percent of its 2024 presidential vote, and 20 percent of children live with a single parent, against 27 percent statewide. Government is the biggest employer sector, with 29.5 percent of the county's jobs in 2024.

Sources
  • Gilchrist County is in North Central Florida, covers 355 square miles, and is within proximity to the metropolitan areas of Gainesville and Jacksonville visitgilchristcounty.com
  • Trenton is the Gilchrist County seat visitgilchristcounty.com
  • Gilchrist County has many natural springs, with the Suwannee River and the Santa Fe River visitgilchristcounty.com
  • November 5, 2024 general election, President: Trump/Vance 8,931 votes in Gilchrist County out of 10,686 cast for all presidential candidates (83.6%) results.elections.myflorida.com
  • Children in single-parent households: 20.5% in Gilchrist County, 27.4% in Florida, in the 2025 County Health Rankings countyhealthrankings.org
  • Government was 29.5% of Gilchrist County's average annual employment in 2024 (Florida 11.3%), the largest share of any industry listed edr.state.fl.us

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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 tax3.6
  5. Property tax7.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.3
  2. Life expectancy5.1
  3. Government employees1.7
  4. Single-parent households5.9

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