Jefferson County, Florida

Jefferson County
Jefferson County
County
	Jefferson County Courthouse in Monticello
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Florida
	Florida's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 30°25′N 83°54′W / 30.42°N 83.9°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
Founded	January 20, 1827
Named for	Thomas Jefferson
Seat	Monticello
Largest city	Monticello
Area
• Total	637 sq mi (1,650 km2)
• Land	598 sq mi (1,550 km2)
• Water	38 sq mi (100 km2) 6.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	14,510
• Density	23/sq mi (9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.jeffersoncountyfl.gov

Jefferson County is a county located in the Big Bend region in the northern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,510.^[1] Its county seat is Monticello.^[2]

Jefferson County is part of the Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area but is the 3rd most rural county in Florida.^[3] There are no traffic signals within the entire county.^[4]

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Jefferson County, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Most rural counties in Florida". Stacker. Stacker Media. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
^ "Visit historic Jefferson County". Visit historic Jefferson County. Jefferson County Tourism Development Council. Retrieved February 3, 2022.