Rank

1410of 3,144

Nassau, Florida

Score 6.38 / 10· population 101,501

Nassau County, in northeast Florida, has Amelia Island, a 13-mile barrier island 35 miles from downtown Jacksonville. Tourism is the county's largest source of jobs. In 2016 Hurricane Matthew's surge and tide flooded parts of the county 3 to 5 feet above ground, and beach erosion caused several washouts along Ocean Boulevard.

Sources
  • Amelia Island is a 13-mile-long barrier island, the southernmost of the Sea Island chain ameliaisland.com
  • Amelia Island is in Northeast Florida, 35 miles from downtown Jacksonville ameliaisland.com
  • Tourism is Nassau County's largest job creator nassaucountyflchamber.com
  • Hurricane Matthew (October 2016): the combined surge and tide produced maximum inundation levels of 3 to 5 ft above ground level in Nassau County nhc.noaa.gov
  • Hurricane Matthew (2016): moderate beach erosion in Nassau County resulted in several washouts along Ocean Boulevard nhc.noaa.gov

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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 President7.4
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax6.4

Environment

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

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.6
  2. Life expectancy7.3
  3. Government employees6.1
  4. Single-parent households5.3

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