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Jefferson County

Large central metro
FIPS 21111

Profiled Cities (1)

People

795.2K
Population
Census 2025 Est.
2088.1/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.
1.6%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025
$70K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr
38.4
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr
91.3%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr
14.3%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 2024
5.7%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr
62.1%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr
14.4%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr
8.6%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr
62.0%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr
20.6%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yr

Migration

IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
24.6K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23
28.6K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23
-4,006
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23

Economy

4.8%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025
395.5K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025
$71K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024
$78.8B
County GDP
BEA 2024
20.2K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023
470.2K
Employees
CBP 2023
$30.3B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023

Housing

$248K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr
$1K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr
37.9K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr
54.4K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr
No
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yr

Health

62nd pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 2022
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 2025
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 2025
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 2025
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 2025
87.5/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–25
4.8/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25
584.3/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023

Environment & Risk

98.3
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025
Relatively High
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025
Relatively High
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025
$341.9M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 2025
9.35
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 2024
0.20
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 2024
1.3%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024

Broadband & Food Access

1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 2024
1.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 2024
22.2%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 2019
2.3%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019

Land & Climate

380.8 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 2024
56.5°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–2020
66.9°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–2020
46.1°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–2020
50.1"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020

County Character

Metro - Counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024
Large central metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024
Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024
None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024