Rank

2382of 3,144

Leon, Florida

Score 5.69 / 10· population 296,913

Tallahassee, the state capital, sits wholly inside Leon County, and Florida State University, with 46,184 students, has its main campus in the city. Harris won 60.3% of the county's 2024 presidential vote, while Trump and the Libertarian ticket together drew 38.9%. Of 54,345 children in county households, 20,918, or 38%, live in a home headed by one adult with no spouse or partner (2024).

Sources
  • Tallahassee lies entirely (100% coverage) within Leon County api.censusreporter.org
  • FSU has 46,184 students; its main campus is in Tallahassee, 'in the heart of the state capital' fsu.edu
  • 2024 presidential election, Leon County: Harris/Walz 94,520, Trump/Vance 60,397, Oliver/ter Maat (LPF) 560, other candidates 1,325; total 156,802, so Harris 60.3% and Trump plus Libertarian 38.9% results.elections.myflorida.com
  • Of 54,345 children under 18 in Leon County households, 3,272 live with a male and 17,646 with a female householder with no spouse or partner present, 20,918 or 38% (ACS 2024 1-year, table B09005) api.censusreporter.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 President3.9
  4. Sales tax3.2
  5. Property tax6.2

Environment

  1. Air quality5.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.3
  2. Life expectancy7.5
  3. Government employees8.7
  4. Single-parent households1.1

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