Chapter ED Intelligence · Chapter Report
ARC of Capital Area Florida
Southeast and Caribbean Division · North and Central Florida Region
FL · 9 counties · HQ Tallahassee, FL · FEMA Region IV
486,716
People
194,009
Households
49.0%
Households below the ALICE survival threshold
9
Counties · 5,955 sq mi
Nearly 49% of households across this chapter live below the ALICE survival threshold — the working families one disaster away from crisis.
In this report · Economic vulnerability · Who lives here · Home fire mission (FLARE) · mission delivery & the bespoke relationship strategy to follow
Sources: American Red Cross geography + 2023 demographics reference table; United Way ALICE + poverty (latest county year).
Geography & Footprint
The chapter's footprint.
9
Counties
5,955
Square miles
486,716
People
North and Central Florida Region
Southeast and Caribbean Division
| County | People | Sq mi | % of chapter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon | 296,817 | 702 | 61.0% |
| Jackson | 48,186 | 954 | 9.9% |
| Gadsden | 43,412 | 529 | 8.9% |
| Wakulla | 35,261 | 617 | 7.2% |
| Jefferson | 14,690 | 612 | 3.0% |
| Gulf | 14,368 | 581 | 3.0% |
| Calhoun | 13,469 | 574 | 2.8% |
| Franklin | 12,698 | 543 | 2.6% |
| Liberty | 7,815 | 843 | 1.6% |
HQ: Tallahassee, FL · FEMA Region IV. Counties sorted by population.
Who Lives Here
The people of this chapter.
36
Median age
$56,763
Median household income
15.1%
Age 65+
39.8%
Renter households
Age distribution
Race & ethnicity
Hispanic / Latino (any race): 7.5% of residents.
Source: American Red Cross 2023 demographics reference table. Chapter figures aggregate the 9 counties; median age and income are population-weighted.
Economic Vulnerability
Where the need is greatest.
| County | People | Median HH income | ALICE | Poverty | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsden | 43,412 | $42,583 | 40.0% | 23.1% | 63.1% |
| Jackson | 48,186 | $46,484 | 40.4% | 18.6% | 59.0% |
| Calhoun | 13,469 | $43,218 | 35.6% | 21.6% | 57.1% |
| Liberty | 7,815 | $42,125 | 33.8% | 20.6% | 54.3% |
| Jefferson | 14,690 | $51,829 | 32.3% | 21.9% | 54.2% |
| Gulf | 14,368 | $57,561 | 33.8% | 12.7% | 46.5% |
| Leon | 296,817 | $60,267 | 29.9% | 16.0% | 45.9% |
| Franklin | 12,698 | $59,069 | 28.4% | 16.4% | 44.8% |
| Wakulla | 35,261 | $68,095 | 36.7% | 6.5% | 43.2% |
Combined = households in poverty plus ALICE households (above poverty, below the cost of basics), as a share of all county households. Source: United Way ALICE, latest county year.
Risk & Disaster History
What this chapter is up against.
$257.5M
Expected annual loss, all hazards
Leon
Highest-risk county
76.0%
Avg social vulnerability (SVI)
13
FEMA declarations, 5 yr (top county)
| County | NRI risk | Exp. annual loss | SVI %ile | FEMA 5yr | FEMA all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon | Relatively Moderate | $142.7M | 69.5% | 11 | 36 |
| Jackson | Relatively Low | $25.3M | 80.8% | 8 | 34 |
| Gadsden | Relatively Low | $19.3M | 97.4% | 11 | 39 |
| Wakulla | Relatively Low | $18.9M | 30.6% | 13 | 45 |
| Gulf | Relatively Low | $17.3M | 70.8% | 10 | 47 |
| Franklin | Relatively Low | $11.2M | 90.2% | 11 | 46 |
| Calhoun | Relatively Low | $10.6M | 87.6% | 11 | 43 |
| Jefferson | Very Low | $7.3M | 74.4% | 13 | 39 |
| Liberty | Very Low | $4.8M | 82.7% | 11 | 41 |
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index 2025 (risk rating, expected annual loss), CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022 (social-vulnerability percentile), FEMA disaster declarations — via the Red Cross national county database.
Disaster History
A chapter shaped by disaster.
59
Federal disaster declarations
29
Hurricanes
Hurricane
Most common type
2024
Most recent
By incident type
Most recent declarations
| FY | Disaster | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hurricane Helene | Hurricane |
| 2024 | Tropical Storm Helene | Tropical Storm |
| 2024 | Hurricane Debby | Tropical Storm |
| 2024 | Tropical Storm Debby | Tropical Storm |
| 2024 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes | Severe Storm |
| 2023 | Hurricane Idalia | Hurricane |
| 2023 | Tropical Storm Idalia | Tropical Storm |
| 2023 | Hurricane Nicole | Hurricane |
| 2023 | Tropical Storm Nicole | Tropical Storm |
| 2022 | Hurricane Ian | Hurricane |
Source: FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 — county-level, deduplicated to unique disasters.
Home Fire Mission · FLARE 2024
Every home fire is a Red Cross moment.
235
Home fires (2024)
49.4%
Red Cross care rate
82
Fires with no Red Cross notification
4.8
Fires per 10,000 residents
Red Cross cared for 49% of home fires — but 82 (35%) happened with no Red Cross notification: the prevention, smoke-alarm, and response opportunity, county by county.
Source: FLARE Fire Incidents 2024 (American Red Cross, public layer). “With care” = Red Cross provided assistance; “no notification” = the Red Cross was never alerted to the fire.
Home Fire · Respond & Prevent
Red Cross shows up — and prevents.
1,899
Home-fire calls answered (RC response)
1,733
Single-family fire responses
3,830
Free smoke alarms installed
140
Multi-family fire responses
Red Cross answered 1,899 home-fire calls and installed 3,830 free smoke alarms across the chapter — response and prevention, county by county.
Sources: DRO National 800-RedCross Calls by County (RC fire responses); Smoke Alarm Installs FY15–FY24 (American Red Cross).
Disaster Response · DAT
The local face of care.
46
Trained DAT volunteers
186
Historical DAT calls answered
6
Counties with DAT volunteers
46
Responders on the map
Every dot is a trained Disaster Action Team volunteer ready to respond to a home fire — shown by position only, never by name.
Source: Florida DAT — RC Care volunteers + historical calls (American Red Cross). Individual identities withheld; counts and positions only.
Blood & BioMed
The blood mission's local footprint.
1,193
Blood units collected (FY22–26)
68
Blood drives held
13
Drives in FY2026
1
Counties with drives
Blood drives are active in 1 of the chapter's 9 counties — every county without one is an employer or civic opening: a host site, a sponsored drive, a standing partnership.
Source: BioMed Collections FY22–FY26 (American Red Cross). Drives = collection events; units = products collected.
Red Cross Facilities
The chapter's physical footprint.
1
Red Cross facilities
1
Owned
0
Leased / licensed
0
BioMed sites
By type / function
BioMed facilities
No BioMed fixed sites in this chapter.
Sources: Red Cross real-estate portfolio (reintel.jbf.com) + BioMed facilities (biomed.jbf.com).
Locations, types and functions only — no cost, square footage, or lease terms are disclosed.
Red Cross Spending · Bridge Program
Disaster financial assistance by county.
Bridge financial assistance delivered to residents — DRO 220-25 (FY25).
$46,200
Bridge financial assistance
4
Counties funded
$18,900
Top: Jefferson
$2,100
Per case
| County | Bridge financial assistance |
|---|---|
| Jefferson | $18,900 |
| Wakulla | $14,700 |
| Leon | $10,500 |
| Gadsden | $2,100 |
Source: ARC Bridge Service Summary (PowerBI), DRO 220-25 (FY25). Financial assistance to clients;
counties with no Bridge cases this operation are omitted.
Red Cross Philanthropy · Major Donors
Who gives here.
Major-donor giving across the chapter — three fiscal years. Internal planning data.
$876,012
Total giving, 3-year
37
Major donors
$121,178
Current FY · ▼ 67% vs prior FY
$839,430
Top: Leon
| County | Major donors | Total giving, 3-year |
|---|---|---|
| Leon | 35 | $839,430 |
| Gadsden | 1 | $19,000 |
| Franklin | 1 | $17,583 |
Source: Red Cross major-donor giving by county, three fiscal years.
Internal / executive-director planning use — not donor-facing.
County Deep Dive
Leon County
296,817
People
$60,267
Median HH income
45.9%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Moderate
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age32.4
ALICE households37,350
Poverty households19,980
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$142.7M
Social vulnerability (SVI)69.5%
FEMA declarations (all time)36
Home fires, CY2024123
Fires, no RC notification54
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25$10,500
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$839,430
Leon County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Jackson County
48,186
People
$46,484
Median HH income
59.0%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age41.9
ALICE households6,883
Poverty households3,174
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$25.3M
Social vulnerability (SVI)80.8%
FEMA declarations (all time)34
Home fires, CY202433
Fires, no RC notification12
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Jackson County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Gadsden County
43,412
People
$42,583
Median HH income
63.1%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age40.7
ALICE households6,598
Poverty households3,810
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$19.3M
Social vulnerability (SVI)97.4%
FEMA declarations (all time)39
Home fires, CY202431
Fires, no RC notification7
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25$2,100
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$19,000
Gadsden County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Wakulla County
35,261
People
$68,095
Median HH income
43.2%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age40.2
ALICE households4,471
Poverty households789
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$18.9M
Social vulnerability (SVI)30.6%
FEMA declarations (all time)45
Home fires, CY202415
Fires, no RC notification8
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25$14,700
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Wakulla County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Jefferson County
14,690
People
$51,829
Median HH income
54.2%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age46
ALICE households1,835
Poverty households1,241
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$7.3M
Social vulnerability (SVI)74.4%
FEMA declarations (all time)39
Home fires, CY20247
Fires, no RC notification0
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25$18,900
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Jefferson County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Gulf County
14,368
People
$57,561
Median HH income
46.5%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age47.8
ALICE households1,960
Poverty households736
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$17.3M
Social vulnerability (SVI)70.8%
FEMA declarations (all time)47
Home fires, CY20246
Fires, no RC notification1
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Gulf County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Calhoun County
13,469
People
$43,218
Median HH income
57.1%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age40.8
ALICE households1,645
Poverty households997
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$10.6M
Social vulnerability (SVI)87.6%
FEMA declarations (all time)43
Home fires, CY20248
Fires, no RC notification0
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Calhoun County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Franklin County
12,698
People
$59,069
Median HH income
44.8%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age48.1
ALICE households1,395
Poverty households809
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$11.2M
Social vulnerability (SVI)90.2%
FEMA declarations (all time)46
Home fires, CY20246
Fires, no RC notification0
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$17,583
Franklin County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Liberty County
7,815
People
$42,125
Median HH income
54.3%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age38
ALICE households862
Poverty households525
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$4.8M
Social vulnerability (SVI)82.7%
FEMA declarations (all time)41
Home fires, CY20246
Fires, no RC notification0
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Liberty County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
Your Live Tools
The chapter's Experience Builder apps & federal tools.
Red Cross Intelligence Briefing
Chapter risk, hardship, hazards & county drilldowns
experience.arcgis.com
Disaster Response Intelligence
Spatial disaster-response intelligence
Experience Builder app
Red Cross Real Estate
Facilities & market intelligence
experience.arcgis.com
Service Area Planning
Service-area geography & planning
Experience Builder app
Community Mobilization V
Local resource & mobilization map
experience.arcgis.com
Biomed
Blood & BioMed footprint
experience.arcgis.com
FEMA RAPT
Resilience analysis & planning
www.fema.gov
Census Community Resilience
People & resilience context
www.census.gov
Red Cross Experience Builder apps give the live, drill-down companion to this report; federal tools add official context.
Sources & Methodology
Every number, traceable.
Tools produce facts; humans own decisions. Each figure in this report traces to a named source and vintage.
| Metric | Source | Vintage |
|---|---|---|
| geography + 2023 demographics | ALICE master / Red Cross reference table | 2023 |
| ALICE + poverty households | MASTER counties ALICE+demographics | 2023 |
| flare | flare_fire_incidents (public AGOL, CY24) | CY2024 |
| smoke_alarms | GIS_MAP_FY15_to_FY24 (AGOL item b09f21d9…) | FY15–24 |
| lives_saved | Lives_Saved_Map_30_Apr_2026 (AGOL item ff313330…) | 2026 |
| blood | Biomed Collections 22-26 by chapter/county | FY22–26 |
| risk + disaster history | FEMA NRI 2025 · CDC SVI 2022 · FEMA declarations (red-cross-data county master) | FEMA NRI 2025 · SVI 2022 |
| fema disaster history | FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 | 2026 |
| DAT volunteers + calls | Florida DAT — RC Care volunteers + historical calls (org AGOL; names withheld) | 2026 |
| facilities / real estate (no costs) | Red Cross facilities portfolio — reintel.jbf.com (locations, types & ownership only; no cost/lease terms) | FY25 |
| home-fire RC responses (SFF/MFF) | DRO National 800-RedCross Calls by County (org AGOL) | FY24–26 |
Geography: American Red Cross chapter↔county reference. The full machine-readable source ledger ships with the data bundle.
Appendix · County Data
Full county table.
| County | Pop | Households | Hardship | NRI risk | Exp. annual loss | Fires '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon | 296,817 | 123,604 | 45.9% | Relatively Moderate | $142.7M | 123 |
| Jackson | 48,186 | 17,118 | 59.0% | Relatively Low | $25.3M | 33 |
| Gadsden | 43,412 | 16,831 | 63.1% | Relatively Low | $19.3M | 31 |
| Wakulla | 35,261 | 12,576 | 43.2% | Relatively Low | $18.9M | 15 |
| Jefferson | 14,690 | 5,928 | 54.2% | Very Low | $7.3M | 7 |
| Gulf | 14,368 | 5,689 | 46.5% | Relatively Low | $17.3M | 6 |
| Calhoun | 13,469 | 4,744 | 57.1% | Relatively Low | $10.6M | 8 |
| Franklin | 12,698 | 5,074 | 44.8% | Relatively Low | $11.2M | 6 |
| Liberty | 7,815 | 2,445 | 54.3% | Very Low | $4.8M | 6 |
One row per county. Combined hardship = poverty + ALICE households. Fires = FLARE CY2024.