FL · GEOID 12029

Dixie County area

Dixie County, Florida covers 1,043.4 square miles: 705 square miles of land and 338.4 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area705 mi²
Water area338.4 mi²
Total area1,043.4 mi²
National land rank#1313

County outline

Generalized outline of Dixie County, Florida
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Dixie County is located

Dixie County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 67.6% of Dixie County’s measured area and water for 32.4%. Its combined area converts to 2,702.4 square kilometers or approximately 667,772 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land705.0351,826.032451,222.4
Water338.359876.346216,549.8
Total1,043.3942,702.378667,772.2

How Dixie County compares

By original Census land area, Dixie County ranks #33 of 67 in Florida and #1313 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 1.012 times the Florida county-equivalent median of 696.5 square miles. It accounts for 1.3% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Dixie County?

Dixie County has more land than 1,909 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Dixie County705 mi²
Florida median696.5 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Dixie County at #728 nationally by total area, 585 places closer to the top than its land rank. The water assigned to this geography moves it ahead of some county equivalents with more land.

Its water share is 32.4%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 31.3 percentage points higher. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Dixie County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#1312Montcalm County, Michigan705.3Compare
#1313Dixie County, Florida705This county
#1314Murray County, Minnesota704.7Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 29.552675, -83.236232. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 1,826,030,977 m²; AWATER: 876,346,181 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Dixie County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 451,222 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 667,772 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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