Florida's 5th House of Representatives district

Florida's 5th State
House of Representatives
district

Map of the district
Representative
  Shane Abbott
RDeFuniak Springs
Demographics81.6% White
13.4% Black
4.1% Hispanic
0.6% Asian
0.9% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.3% Other
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
159,198
125,985

Florida's 5th House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Shane Abbott. This district is located in the Florida panhandle, and encompasses part of the Emerald Coast. The district covers all of Walton County, Holmes County, Washington County, Jackson County, and part of northern Bay County. The largest city in the district is Marianna. As of the 2010 census, the district's population is 159,198.[1][2]

This district contains Chipola College, located in Marianna, and the Baptist College of Florida, located in Graceville.

  1. ^ "District 5 Demographic Profile (H000H9049)" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  2. ^ Ward, Robert (2010). The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822 - 2010. Tallahassee, Florida: Florida House of Representatives. p. 88.