FL · GEOID 12129

Wakulla County area

Wakulla County, Florida covers 916.9 square miles: 606.4 square miles of land and 310.5 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area606.4 mi²
Water area310.5 mi²
Total area916.9 mi²
National land rank#1605

County outline

Generalized outline of Wakulla 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 Wakulla County is located

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

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 66.1% of Wakulla County’s measured area and water for 33.9%. Its combined area converts to 2,374.7 square kilometers or approximately 586,808 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land606.421,570.621388,108.8
Water310.467804.106198,698.9
Total916.8872,374.726586,807.7

How Wakulla County compares

By original Census land area, Wakulla County ranks #42 of 67 in Florida and #1605 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 0.871 times the Florida county-equivalent median of 696.5 square miles. It accounts for 1.1% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Wakulla County?

Wakulla County has more land than 1,617 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Wakulla County606.4 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 Wakulla County at #909 nationally by total area, 696 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 33.9%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 32.7 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 Wakulla County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#1604Stone County, Arkansas606.4Compare
#1605Wakulla County, Florida606.4This county
#1606Calhoun County, Alabama605.9Compare

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 30.091335, -84.359111. 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: 1,570,620,428 m²; AWATER: 804,106,505 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 Wakulla County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 388,109 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 586,808 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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