Florida's 5th House of Representatives district

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.

Florida's 5th State
House of Representatives
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
2.1% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)
  Voting age
159,198
125,985

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

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