Bradford County, Florida
County seat: Starke · Population 28,307 (2025) · 294 sq mi
Bradford County is the 51st most populous of Florida's 67 counties, with 28,307 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Starke. It is part of the North Central Florida region, one of the 10 Florida regional planning council regions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Bradford County facts
- County seat
- Starke
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 28,307 +0% since 2020
- Land area
- 294 sq mi 65th largest of 67
- Water area
- 7 sq mi
- Population density
- 96 per sq mi
- Established
- 1858
- Largest city
- Starke 5,963
- Median household income
- $63,050
- Cities and towns
- 4
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 12007
Cities and towns in Bradford County
Bradford County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Bradford County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starke (county seat) | City | 5,963 | |
| Lawtey | City | 685 | |
| Hampton | City | 502 | |
| Brooker | Town | 339 |
ZIP codes in Bradford County
9 ZIP codes reach into Bradford County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 32026 also Union County
- 32044 also Alachua County
- 32054 also Union County
- 32058 also Union and Clay counties
- 32083 also Union County
- 32091 also Clay County
- 32622 also Alachua County
- 32656 also Clay County
- 32666 also Putnam, Clay and Alachua counties
Population of Bradford County, 2020–2025
Bradford County grew by 7 people (+0%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 256 more deaths than births and a net gain of 194 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 28,235 |
| 2021 | 28,065 |
| 2022 | 27,279 |
| 2023 | 27,789 |
| 2024 | 28,154 |
| 2025 | 28,307 |
Neighboring counties
- Alachua County southwest · 290,028 people
- Union County northwest · 16,250 people
- Clay County east · 239,593 people
- Baker County north · 29,737 people
- Putnam County southeast · 77,734 people
Printable Bradford County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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