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Franklin County

County, Florida. Population 13,383 (2025), +0.5% on the prior year, +7.5% since 2020 Last updated 2026-10-04.

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Franklin CountyApalachicola (city), population 2,456Carrabelle (city), population 3,071

Click a city to open its page. Filled shapes are cities, towns and villages; hatched shapes are census designated places with a spending estimate. Boundaries: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line, simplified for drawing.

Cities

Every city, town and village in Franklin County, with its latest BEBR population. A place in two counties is listed in both and its page sits under its principal county.

Population

2025
Population13,383Population, April 1, 1972 to 2025197213.4k high2025
Change since the prior year+0.5%2024 to 2025
Change since 2020+7.5%2020 to 2025
Census 202012,4512020

University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research, Florida Estimates of Population, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Population estimates

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Basis of the latest figureestimate2025

Population by year

April 1 of each year. Basis is census in a census year, otherwise BEBR's estimate.

YearPopulationBasisChange
202513,383estimate+0.5%
202413,321estimate+2.7%
202312,971estimate+1.9%
202212,729estimate+3.0%
202112,364estimate-0.7%
202012,451census+1.5%
201912,273estimate+2.2%
201812,009estimate-1.2%
201712,161estimate+2.1%
201611,916estimate+0.6%
201511,840estimate+0.4%
201411,794estimate+2.0%
201311,562estimate+0.3%
201211,530estimate0.0%
201111,527estimate-0.2%
201011,549census-7.0%
200912,414estimate+0.7%
200812,331estimate+0.7%
200712,249estimate+2.8%
200611,916estimate+9.9%
200510,845estimate+1.8%
200410,649estimate+1.6%
200310,480estimate+3.1%
200210,161estimate-9.3%
200111,197estimate+13.9%
20009,829census-9.6%
199910,872estimate+1.2%
199810,739estimate+2.3%
199710,497estimate+1.1%
199610,378estimate+1.4%
199510,236estimate+2.4%
19949,995estimate+2.3%
19939,775estimate+4.3%
19929,368estimate+1.6%
19919,221estimate+2.8%
19908,967census+3.3%
19898,678estimate+0.6%
19888,628estimate+1.1%
19878,538estimate+0.5%
19868,498estimate+1.1%
19858,406estimate+1.8%
19848,254estimate+4.2%
19837,921estimate+0.3%
19827,894estimate+2.1%
19817,732estimate+0.9%
19807,661census-8.8%
19798,403estimate+0.2%
19788,388estimate+3.2%
19778,128estimate+2.3%
19767,943estimate+1.1%
19757,855estimate+1.3%
19747,752estimate+3.4%
19737,497estimate+3.1%
19727,269estimaten/a

Labor force

Aug 2026
Unemployment rate5.0%Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2016 to Aug 2026Aug 201611.5% highAug 2026
Labor force4,600Aug 2026
Employment4,371Aug 2026
Unemployed229Aug 2026
Rate a year earlier4.9%Aug 2025
Labor force, change on a year earlier+1.8%Aug 2026

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Labor force page

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Latest month is preliminaryyesAug 2026

Monthly, last three years

Not seasonally adjusted. The latest month may be preliminary.

MonthLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Aug 20264,6004,3712295.0%
Jul 20264,3834,1512325.3%
Jun 20264,4484,2202285.1%
May 20264,5824,3612214.8%
Apr 20264,4574,2362215.0%
Mar 20264,4314,2132184.9%
Feb 20264,4084,1582505.7%
Jan 20264,3494,0982515.8%
Dec 20254,3554,1292265.2%
Nov 20254,4664,2072595.8%
Sep 20254,5254,3002255.0%
Aug 20254,5204,2992214.9%
Jul 20254,3414,1342074.8%
Jun 20254,2924,0941984.6%
May 20254,4424,2701723.9%
Apr 20254,3984,2321663.8%
Mar 20254,3664,1971693.9%
Feb 20254,2564,0681884.4%
Jan 20254,2324,0411914.5%
Dec 20244,2414,0801613.8%
Nov 20244,3034,1241794.2%
Oct 20244,4344,2501844.1%
Sep 20244,4784,2931854.1%
Aug 20244,5654,3771884.1%
Jul 20244,4344,2451894.3%
Jun 20244,4294,2581713.9%
May 20244,5284,3831453.2%
Apr 20244,4464,3031433.2%
Mar 20244,5804,4241563.4%
Feb 20244,4744,3071673.7%
Jan 20244,4124,2291834.1%
Dec 20234,3804,2301503.4%
Nov 20234,4774,3271503.4%
Oct 20234,5634,4101533.4%
Sep 20234,6204,4651553.4%
Aug 20234,6674,4991683.6%

Annual averages

YearLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
20254,3814,1792024.6%
20244,4444,2731713.8%
20234,5004,3551453.2%
20224,3824,2381443.3%
20214,3614,1671944.4%
20204,3314,0642676.2%
20194,3074,1311764.1%
20184,3884,2111774.0%
20174,3614,1821794.1%
20164,4184,2062124.8%
20154,7664,5402264.7%
20144,9154,6272885.9%
20134,9584,6712875.8%
20125,0074,6713366.7%
20115,0334,6423917.8%

Tourist tax

Jan 2026
Collections, latest month$221KTourist tax collections by month, Feb 2016 to Jan 2026Feb 2016$651K highJan 2026
Change on the same month a year earlier+22.7%Jan 2026
Last 12 months$3.27MJan 2026
Fiscal year to date$681KFY2026 to Jan 2026

Florida Department of Revenue, Local Government Tax Distributions by County (Form 4), Tourist Development Tax, retrieved 2026-09-28 | Franklin County sales and visitor spending

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Monthly collections, last three years

MonthCollectionsChange
Jan 2026$221K+22.7%
Dec 2025$108K-10.2%
Nov 2025$131K-2.5%
Oct 2025$221K+18.4%
Sep 2025$203K+11.8%
Aug 2025$258K-3.2%
Jul 2025$466K-10.9%
Jun 2025$554K+2.6%
May 2025$402K+25.2%
Apr 2025$234K-14.9%
Mar 2025$275K-8.7%
Feb 2025$196K-2.0%
Jan 2025$180K+12.1%
Dec 2024$120K-24.2%
Nov 2024$135K-3.4%
Oct 2024$186K-20.9%
Sep 2024$181K-27.4%
Aug 2024$267K+22.8%
Jul 2024$523K-13.0%
Jun 2024$540K+7.5%
May 2024$321K-3.7%
Apr 2024$274K-7.1%
Mar 2024$301K+21.2%
Feb 2024$200K+1055.5%
Jan 2024$160K+2.8%
Dec 2023$159K+23.9%
Nov 2023$139K-5.1%
Oct 2023$236K-16.1%
Sep 2023$250K+5.9%
Aug 2023$217K-12.0%
Jul 2023$601K-7.7%
Jun 2023$503K-11.7%
May 2023$333K-5.3%
Apr 2023$295K+5.0%
Mar 2023$249K-4.8%
Feb 2023$17.3K-90.5%

Business base

Aug 2026
Licensed food service, lodging and alcohol businesses343New licenses by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 20166 highAug 2026
Food service licenses74Aug 2026
Lodging licenses192Aug 2026
Alcoholic beverage licenses77Aug 2026
New licenses, last 12 months18Aug 2026
New business filings, last 12 months262Sep 2026
Change on the 12 months before+0.8%Sep 2026
New filings, latest month19Sep 2026

County Business Patterns and ZIP Code Business Patterns, complete data files, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida DBPR active licensure base files: public food service, public lodging and retail alcoholic beverage licenses, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) bulk corporate data files, new entity filings by month, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Licenses Business formations Business patterns

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Establishments3242023
Employees, mid March2,3152023
Annual payroll$88M2023
Establishments, change on the year before+0.6%2023

Licenses by type

Counted licenses in DBPR's food service, lodging and alcoholic beverage files, placed by geocoded address.

License typeFileActive
2007-DWEL-SNGLlodging109
2010-SEATfood40
2007-DWEL-CLCTlodging34
2014-MFDVfood28
2APSalcohol26
2COPalcohol22
2006-CNDO-SNGLlodging21
8COP-SFSalcohol13
8COPalcohol8
2002-MOTLlodging8
2010-NOSTfood5
2003-NAPTlodging5
2007-DWEL-GRPlodging5
1APSalcohol3
2001-HOTLlodging3
2005-BNBlodging3
3DPSalcohol2
2006-CNDO-CLCTlodging2
2006-CNDO-GRPlodging2
11Calcohol1
1COPalcohol1
8COP-SHalcohol1
2014-HTDGfood1

Filings by entity type, last 12 months

Sunbiz new entity filings by the ZIP code of the principal address, grouped to the USPS postal city

Entity typeLast 12 months12 months before
Florida limited liability companies230235
Florida profit corporations147
Florida non-profit corporations1112
Out of state entities registering in Florida76
Partnerships, trusts and other filings00

By sector, 2023

County Business Patterns, NAICS sectors. Employment and payroll withheld by the Bureau show blank.

SectorEstablishmentsEmployeesAnnual payroll
NAICS 44 Retail Trade70526$16.4M
NAICS 72 Accommodation and Food Services46536$19.7M
NAICS 23 Construction38166$6.83M
NAICS 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)37116$3.75M
NAICS 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing27151$4.82M
NAICS 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services2578$5.06M
NAICS 62 Health Care and Social Assistance17274$11.4M
NAICS 71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation1564$1.82M
NAICS 52 Finance and Insurance1343$1.95M
NAICS 42 Wholesale Trade12135$7.86M
NAICS 51 Information829$1.12M
NAICS 48 Transportation and Warehousing627$911K
NAICS 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services539$1.57M

Building permits

Aug 2026
Housing units permitted, last 12 months133Housing units permitted by month, Dec 2009 to Aug 2026Dec 200924 highAug 2026
Change on the 12 months before+19.8%Aug 2026
Permit valuation, last 12 months$29.1MAug 2026
Units, latest month12Aug 2026
Single family units, last 12 months133Aug 2026
Units in buildings of 5 or more, last 12 months0Aug 2026
Units, latest annual table1122025

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place and county residential permits, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Building permits

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Monthly, last three years

Residential permits as the Bureau publishes them; imputed months are the Bureau's imputations.

MonthUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
Aug 202612120$2.63M
Jul 202611110$2.41M
Jun 2026990$1.97M
May 202610100$2.19M
Apr 202624240$5.26M
Mar 202614140$3.07M
Feb 202610100$2.19M
Jan 2026880$1.75M
Dec 2025880$1.75M
Nov 2025770$1.53M
Oct 202511110$2.41M
Sep 2025990$1.97M
Aug 202510100$2.19M
Jul 2025770$1.53M
Jun 2025660$1.31M
May 202510100$2.19M
Apr 202510100$2.19M
Mar 202510100$2.19M
Feb 202514140$3.07M
Jan 202510100$2.19M
Dec 2024880$1.75M
Nov 2024880$1.75M
Oct 2024990$1.97M
Sep 2024990$1.97M
Aug 2024990$1.97M
Jul 202410100$2.19M
Jun 202411110$2.41M
May 202410100$2.19M
Apr 202411110$2.41M
Mar 202410100$2.19M
Feb 2024990$1.97M
Jan 2024990$1.97M
Dec 2023770$1.53M
Nov 2023990$1.97M
Oct 202310100$2.19M
Sep 202310100$2.19M

Annual table

YearUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
20251121120$24.5M
20241131130$24.8M
20231091090$23.9M
20221141140$25M
20211151150$25.2M
202094940$20.6M
201986860$18.8M
201879790$17.3M
201771710$15.6M
201665650$14.2M
201555550$12M
2014880$2.21M
2013550$1.38M
2012550$1.38M
2011550$1.38M

Property roll

2026 preliminary
Total just value$6.14B
Total taxable value (non school)$3.96B2026 preliminary
Total taxable value (school)$4.42B2026 preliminary
Just value, change on the prior roll+1.6%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Taxable value (non school), change on the prior roll+7.4%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Total just value, prior roll$6.04B2025 final roll
New construction value$76M2026 preliminary
Parcels18,5612026 preliminary

Florida Department of Revenue, NAL tax roll (name, address, legal), 2026 preliminary and final as posted, retrieved 2026-10-03

Parcels are placed by Census block group through the Census Bureau's block assignment file; a parcel in a block group that straddles the limits is apportioned. Census 2020 block groups; 54% of the county's just value lies in a place. Medians are over the parcels whose block group lies mostly in the place. Qualified sales: the roll's own sale fields, qualification codes 01 and 02, improved, single parcel.

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Median single family just value$372K2026 preliminary
Qualified sales, last 12 months377Jun 2025 to May 2026
Median qualified sale price$365KJun 2025 to May 2026
Just value, residential$4.18B2026 preliminary
Just value, commercial$153M2026 preliminary
Just value, industrial$31.7M2026 preliminary
Just value, agricultural$55.3M2026 preliminary
Just value, vacant$625M2026 preliminary
Just value, institutional$31.6M2026 preliminary
Just value, government$1.05B2026 preliminary
Just value, other$17.8M2026 preliminary

Just value by use group

Department of Revenue land use codes grouped: residential 001 to 009, commercial 011 to 039, industrial 041 to 049, agricultural 050 to 069, vacant 000, 010, 040 and 070, institutional 071 to 079, government 080 to 089, other 090 to 099. Taxable is the non school taxable value. Just value change compares with the 2025 final roll, summed the same way.

Use groupParcelsJust valueTaxable (non school)New constructionResidential unitsJust value change
Residential9,492$4.18B$3.28B$69.8M0+2.5%
Commercial304$153M$134M$4.82Mn/a+3.7%
Industrial107$31.7M$24.1M$50.8Kn/a+5.8%
Agricultural126$55.3M$3.98M$0n/a-2.7%
Vacant6,757$625M$503M$1.35Mn/a-1.5%
Institutional83$31.6M$4.71M$0n/a-1.1%
Government1,584$1.05B$425K$0n/a0.0%
Other108$17.8M$13.2M$0n/a+2.1%

Housing

2020 to 2024 ACS
Housing units8,562Homeownership rate, 1990 to 2024199081.0% high2024
Occupied units4,9492020 to 2024 ACS
Vacant units3,6132020 to 2024 ACS
Owner occupied households4,0032020-2024 5-Year
Renter occupied households9462020-2024 5-Year
Homeownership rate80.9%2020 to 2024 ACS
Cost burdened households, all tenures (over 30% of income)23.9%2025
Cost burdened renter households45.1%2025

Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Housing data

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Severely cost burdened renters (over 50%)25.1%2025
Assisted housing developments8Assisted Housing Inventory
Assisted units316Assisted Housing Inventory
Median gross rent$1.05K2020 to 2024 ACS
Median single family sale price$480K2024

Cost burden by income, 2025

Households by the share of income spent on housing, Shimberg Center estimates for 2025.

TenureIncome (share of area median)30% or less30.1 to 50%Over 50%
All households30% AMI or less229185359
All households30.01-50% AMI34937154
All households50.01-80% AMI498130104
All households80.01-120% AMI4911420
All householdsGreater than 120% AMI2,61917630
Renters30% AMI or less16863140
Renters30.01-50% AMI1468121
Renters50.01-80% AMI413444
Renters80.01-120% AMI53860
RentersGreater than 120% AMI269564
Owners30% AMI or less61122219
Owners30.01-50% AMI2032933
Owners50.01-80% AMI4579660
Owners80.01-120% AMI438560
OwnersGreater than 120% AMI2,35012026

Single family sales by year

YearMedian priceSales
1990$29.8K34
1991$46.1K40
1992$43.6K38
1993$51K73
1994$78K225
1995$86K219
1996$105K209
1997$91.7K206
1998$110K251
1999$135K287
2000$150K267
2001$161K254
2002$190K311
2003$250K311
2004$360K506
2005$362K396
2006$377K139
2007$295K109
2008$275K118
2009$289K107

Assisted housing developments

Shimberg Center Assisted Housing Inventory.

DevelopmentAddressCityUnitsAssisted
Cool Springs155 16th StApalachicola5454
Denton Cove205 17th StreetApalachicola5252
Driftwood Carver Happy Acres1202 NW Avenue BCarrabelle5050
Jordan Bayou183 Preservation DriveCarrabelle3939
Southern Villas Of Apalachicola401 24TH AVENUEApalachicola3636
Carrabelle Cove807 Gray AvenueCarrabelle3232
Eastpoint45 Begonia StreetFranklin-Unincorporated3030
Heritage Villas - Apalachicola398 24th AvenueApalachicola2323

Fiscal

Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, latest month$143KHalf-cent sales tax distributions by month, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Oct 2016$157K highSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, fiscal year to date$1.04MFY2026 to Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, last 12 months$1.04MSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, change on the 12 months before-1.4%Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, latest month$33.3KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, fiscal year to date$397KFY2026 to Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, last 12 months$397KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, change on the 12 months before+3.4%Sep 2026

Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research, Expenditures and Revenues Reported by Florida's County and Municipal Governments, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Department of Revenue, Revenue Confirmation Online, distributions to local governments, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Department of Financial Services, LOGERx local government Annual Financial Report data, long-term debt outstanding, retrieved 2026-10-04 | Distributions Annual financial report

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Total revenues$109MFY2024
Revenues, change on the year before+12.7%FY2024
Total expenditures$104MFY2024
Expenditures, change on the year before+10.8%FY2024
Revenues per resident$8.21KFY2024
Long-term debt outstanding at year end$1.59MFY2025
Long-term debt, change on the year before+68.1%FY2025

Half-cent sales tax, monthly distributions

As the Department of Revenue's ledger prints them; a blank month is a month with no line.

MonthDistributed
Sep 2026$143K
Aug 2026$145K
Jul 2026$129K
Jun 2026$93.8K
May 2026$100K
Apr 2026$72.8K
Mar 2026$60.5K
Feb 2026$31.7K
Jan 2026$39.9K
Dec 2025$66.4K
Nov 2025$75K
Oct 2025$87.3K
Sep 2025$128K
Aug 2025$152K
Jul 2025$115K
Jun 2025$118K
May 2025$95.2K
Apr 2025$83.6K
Mar 2025$42.8K
Feb 2025$52.6K
Jan 2025$58.2K
Dec 2024$61.7K
Nov 2024$66.5K
Oct 2024$84.7K
Sep 2024$151K
Aug 2024$151K
Jul 2024$116K
Jun 2024$92.6K
May 2024$101K
Apr 2024$73.3K
Mar 2024$64K
Feb 2024$53.6K
Jan 2024$48.9K
Dec 2023$77.5K
Nov 2023$85.5K
Oct 2023$78.1K

State revenue sharing, monthly distributions

As the Department of Revenue's ledger prints them; a blank month is a month with no line.

MonthDistributed
Sep 2026$33.3K
Aug 2026$33.3K
Jul 2026$33.3K
Jun 2026$32.4K
May 2026$32.4K
Apr 2026$32.4K
Mar 2026$32.4K
Feb 2026$32.4K
Jan 2026$32.4K
Dec 2025$34.2K
Nov 2025$34.2K
Oct 2025$34.2K
Sep 2025$35.2K
Aug 2025$35.2K
Jul 2025$35.2K
Jun 2025$30.3K
May 2025$30.3K
Apr 2025$30.3K
Mar 2025$30.3K
Feb 2025$30.3K
Jan 2025$30.3K
Dec 2024$30.3K
Nov 2024$33.3K
Oct 2024$33.3K
Sep 2024$33.3K
Aug 2024$33.3K
Jul 2024$33.3K
Jun 2024$34.3K
May 2024$34.3K
Apr 2024$34.3K
Mar 2024$34.3K
Feb 2024$34.3K
Jan 2024$34.3K
Dec 2023$34.3K
Nov 2023$34.3K
Oct 2023$34.3K

Long-term debt by fiscal year

Total long-term debt outstanding at fiscal year end, all funds, as the government reported it to the Department of Financial Services in its Annual Financial Report.

Fiscal yearDebt outstandingChange
FY2025$1.59M+68.1%
FY2024$945K-24.3%
FY2023$1.25M+2.9%
FY2022$1.21M-74.5%
FY2021$4.77M+652.8%
FY2020$633K-43.0%
FY2019$1.11M+14.2%
FY2018$973K-5.7%
FY2017$1.03M-31.2%
FY2016$1.5M+14.4%
FY2015$1.31M+43.7%
FY2014$913K-4.7%
FY2013$958Kn/a

Revenues by category, FY2024

Sum of the fund columns in EDR's workbook for this government.

CategoryFY2024FY2023Change
General Government Taxes$23.6M$21.2M+11.3%
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$1.05M$1.11M-4.9%
Intergovernmental Revenues$17.5M$14.9M+17.2%
Charges for Services$11.9M$9.6M+23.6%
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$121K$89.3K+35.4%
Miscellaneous Revenues$49.5M$45.1M+9.7%
Other Sources$5.71M$4.98M+14.8%
Taxesn/an/an/a
Intergovernmental Revenuen/an/an/a
Permits and Franchise Feesn/an/an/a
Franchise Fees, Licenses, and Permitsn/an/an/a
Permits, Fees, and Licensesn/an/an/a

Expenditures by category, FY2024

Sum of the fund columns in EDR's workbook for this government.

CategoryFY2024FY2023Change
General Government Services (Not Court-Related)$51.9M$47.9M+8.4%
Public Safety$14.8M$11.2M+32.3%
Physical Environment$3.17M$2.69M+18.0%
Transportation$9.08M$6.92M+31.3%
Economic Environment$2.74M$3.03M-9.5%
Human Services$14.3M$13.4M+6.9%
Culture / Recreation$1.96M$4.04M-51.4%
Other Uses and Non-Operating$4.86M$3.62M+34.3%
Court-Related Expenditures$932K$879K+6.1%
Other Usesn/an/an/a

Bank deposits

June 30, 2026
Deposits$322MDeposits, June 30 each year, 1994 to 20261994$349M high2026
Change on a year earlier+0.8%June 30, 2026
Change, real-2.3%June 30, 2026
Branches5June 30, 2026
Institutions2June 30, 2026
Branches opened since the survey a year earlier0June 30, 2026
Branches closed since the survey a year earlier1June 30, 2026

FDIC Summary of Deposits, Florida offices, every June 30 since 1994, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Bank deposits

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Offices, June 30, 2026

Deposits as each office reports them to the FDIC; the city is the one the bank reports, not a municipal boundary.

InstitutionBranchAddressCityDeposits
Centennial BankApalachicola Branch22 Avenue EApalachicola$121M
PeoplesSouth BankApalachicola Branch58 4th StApalachicola$74.4M
Centennial BankSt. George Island Branch200 Franklin BlvdEastpoint$59.7M
Centennial BankCarrabelle Branch612 Nw Avenue ACarrabelle$46.4M
Centennial BankEastpoint Branch5 Jefferson StEastpoint$20.1M

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The PDF carries the same figures and source lines as this page. The workbook has one sheet per card. The JSON is the place file every page, export and feed reads, at a stable public path: /data/localflare/counties/12037.json. The index of every place is at /data/localflare/index.json.