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Jacksonville

Florida · United States
City population
1,009,833
#14
in United States
#1
in Florida
#547
worldwide
WashingtonJacksonville
30.332, -81.656 · 1,041 km from Washington
City population
1,009,833
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in United States
#14
of 3,112 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#547
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of United States
0.3%
of the national population

About Jacksonville

The nearest substantial cities lie 25 to 27 km away: Fruit Cove, Lakeside, Oakleaf Plantation, Fleming Island, and Jacksonville Beach, each with populations between 20,000 and 31,000. The city proper holds 1,009,833 people, making it Florida's largest city and the 14th largest in the United States. It sits 1,041 km from Washington.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in United States
#14of 3,112
LargestSmallest
Position in Florida
#1of 245
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
United States
Region
Florida
Rank in region
#1of 245
Distance to capital
1,041 km
to Washington
Elevation
5 m
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
30.332, -81.656
Record updated
2025-06-25
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

Nearby Cities

All 3,112 in United States

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

25KMFruit Cove29K people25KMOakleaf Plantation20K people25KMLakeside31K people26KMJacksonville Beach23K people27KMFleming Island27K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Jacksonville1.01M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Jacksonville compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Jacksonville1.01M

Jacksonville Population FAQ

What is the population of Jacksonville?

Jacksonville has a city population of 1,009,833. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Jacksonville?

Jacksonville is in Florida, United States, 1,041 km from the capital, Washington. Its coordinates are 30.332, -81.656.

How big is Jacksonville compared with other cities in United States?

It is the 14th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, holding 0.3% of the national population.

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