Rank

2019of 3,144

Liberty, Florida

Score 6.01 / 10· population 7,706

Liberty County, Florida's least populous at under 10 people per square mile, has land in the Apalachicola National Forest and Tate's Hell State Forest. Two in five jobs in 2024 were in government, and Liberty Correctional Institution in Bristol can hold 2,119 men, a quarter of the county's 8,140 residents in 2025. Donald Trump won 83% of the 2024 presidential vote; in the 2025 County Health Rankings, 34% of children lived with a single parent, against 27% statewide.

Sources
  • Liberty County is Florida's least populous county; 9.7 persons per square mile in 2025; 2025 population estimate 8,140 edr.state.fl.us
  • Government was 39.4% of average annual employment in Liberty County in 2024 (Florida 11.3%) edr.state.fl.us
  • Large natural areas in the county include Tate's Hell State Forest, the Apalachicola National Forest, Torreya State Park and miles of the Florida Trail; the Ochlockonee River, Apalachicola River and Telogia Creek run through it libertycountyfl.org
  • Liberty County Board of County Commissioners is in Bristol, Florida 32321 libertycountyfl.org
  • Liberty Correctional Institution, 11064 N.W. Dempsey Barron Road, Bristol, Liberty County: male population, capacity 2,119 fdc.myflorida.com
  • 2024 general election, President: Trump/Vance 2,898 of 3,490 votes in Liberty County (83.0%) results.elections.myflorida.com
  • County Health Rankings 2025: 34.1% of Liberty County children live in single-parent households (493 of 1,445); Florida 27.4% 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 President8.3
  4. Sales tax3.2
  5. Property tax7.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.3
  2. Life expectancy4.8
  3. Government employees0.6
  4. Single-parent households1.3

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