Duval County, Florida

Duval County
City of Jacksonville and Duval County
Duval County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Florida
Florida's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°20′6.882″N 81°38′53.206″W / 30.33524500°N 81.64811278°W / 30.33524500; -81.64811278
Country United States
State Florida
FoundedAugust 12, 1822
Named afterWilliam Pope Duval
SeatJacksonville
Largest cityJacksonville
Government
  MayorDonna Deegan (D)
Councilmembers
Members
  • Ken Amaro (R)
  • Mike Gay (R)
  • Will Lahnen (R)
  • Kevin Carrico (R)
  • Joseph Carlucci (R)
  • Michael Boyland (R)
  • Jimmy Peluso (D)
  • Reginald Gaffney Jr. (D)
  • Tyrona Clark-Murray (D)
  • Ju'Coby Pittman (D)
  • Raul Arias (R)
  • Randy White (R)
  • Rory Diamond (R)
  • Rahman Johnson (D)
  • Terrance Freeman (R)
  • Ron Salem (R)
  • Nicholas Howland (R)
  • Matt Carlucci (R)
  • Chris Miller (R)
Area
  Total
918.464 sq mi (2,378.81 km2)
  Land762.623 sq mi (1,975.18 km2)
  Water155.841 sq mi (403.63 km2)  17.0%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
995,567
  Estimate 
(2023)
1,030,822
  Density1,100/sq mi (420/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code904 and 324
Congressional districts4th, 5th
Websitejacksonville.gov
GDP Total $98.043 billion (2023)

Duval County (/djˈvɔːl/ dew-VAWL), officially the City of Jacksonville and Duval County, is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, its population was 995,567, making it the sixth-most populous county in Florida. Its county seat is Jacksonville, with which the Duval County government has been consolidated since 1968. Duval County was established in 1822 and is named for William Pope Duval, Governor of Florida Territory from 1822 to 1834. Duval County is the central county of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.