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County | 2024 Pop. | Change (2020) | Area (mi²) | Density (/mi²) | Location |
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Miami-Dade County | 2,700,678 | 0.19% | 733 | 1,421 | |
Broward County | 1,978,173 | 1.79% | 464 | 1,644 | |
Hillsborough County | 1,557,655 | 6.23% | 395 | 1,523 | |
Palm Beach County | 1,547,735 | 3.58% | 758 | 788 | |
Orange County | 1,491,071 | 4.15% | 349 | 1,651 | |
Duval County | 1,044,633 | 4.7% | 295 | 1,369 | |
Pinellas County | 961,400 | 0.17% | 106 | 3,509 | |
Polk County | 848,278 | 16.18% | 694 | 472 | |
Lee County | 846,755 | 10.61% | 301 | 1,084 | |
Brevard County | 657,251 | 7.96% | 392 | 648 | |
Pasco County | 656,851 | 16.02% | 288 | 879 | |
Volusia County | 601,049 | 8.15% | 425 | 546 | |
Seminole County | 489,919 | 3.92% | 119 | 1,585 | |
Sarasota County | 475,474 | 8.99% | 215 | 855 | |
Osceola County | 453,025 | 15.82% | 513 | 341 | |
Manatee County | 453,021 | 12.8% | 287 | 610 | |
Lake County | 438,834 | 13.62% | 367 | 461 | |
Marion County | 423,481 | 12.19% | 613 | 267 | |
Collier County | 411,104 | 8.96% | 771 | 206 | |
St. Lucie County | 388,286 | 17.15% | 221 | 679 | |
St. Johns County | 333,148 | 20.23% | 232 | 554 | |
Escambia County | 329,996 | 2.3% | 254 | 502 | |
Leon County | 296,544 | 0.88% | 258 | 444 | |
Alachua County | 287,947 | 2.93% | 338 | 329 | |
Clay County | 238,244 | 8.81% | 234 | 394 | |
Okaloosa County | 220,464 | 3.95% | 359 | 237 | |
Hernando County | 218,679 | 11.79% | 183 | 462 | |
Charlotte County | 209,686 | 11.54% | 263 | 308 | |
Santa Rosa County | 208,125 | 10.11% | 391 | 206 | |
Bay County | 196,328 | 12.49% | 293 | 259 | |
Indian River County | 172,323 | 7.4% | 194 | 343 | |
Citrus County | 170,884 | 10.56% | 225 | 294 | |
Martin County | 164,643 | 3.76% | 210 | 303 | |
Sumter County | 158,363 | 21.55% | 215 | 284 | |
Flagler County | 136,120 | 17.32% | 188 | 280 | |
Highlands County | 109,579 | 8.12% | 393 | 108 | |
Nassau County | 105,176 | 15.54% | 251 | 162 | |
Walton County | 89,304 | 17.6% | 401 | 86 | |
Monroe County | 79,610 | -3.91% | 379 | 81 | |
Putnam County | 77,174 | 5.18% | 281 | 106 | |
Columbia County | 74,256 | 6.48% | 308 | 93 | |
Jackson County | 48,989 | 4.02% | 354 | 53 | |
Levy County | 47,837 | 11.1% | 432 | 43 | |
Suwannee County | 46,855 | 7.65% | 266 | 68 | |
Hendry County | 45,275 | 13.98% | 446 | 39 | |
Gadsden County | 44,273 | 1.99% | 199 | 86 | |
Okeechobee County | 42,481 | 7.13% | 297 | 55 | |
Wakulla County | 37,729 | 11.32% | 234 | 62 | |
DeSoto County | 36,638 | 7.49% | 246 | 58 | |
Baker County | 28,950 | 2.97% | 226 | 49 | |
Bradford County | 28,420 | 0.7% | 113 | 97 | |
Hardee County | 25,869 | 2.09% | 246 | 41 | |
Washington County | 25,799 | 1.89% | 226 | 44 | |
Taylor County | 21,851 | 0.5% | 403 | 21 | |
Holmes County | 20,235 | 3.36% | 185 | 42 | |
Gilchrist County | 20,172 | 12.81% | 135 | 58 | |
Madison County | 18,808 | 5.25% | 269 | 27 | |
Dixie County | 17,810 | 6.73% | 272 | 25 | |
Gulf County | 16,087 | 12.82% | 213 | 29 | |
Jefferson County | 15,831 | 9.95% | 231 | 26 | |
Union County | 15,550 | 0.81% | 94 | 64 | |
Hamilton County | 13,748 | 0.14% | 198 | 27 | |
Calhoun County | 13,475 | -1.69% | 219 | 24 | |
Glades County | 13,109 | 8.54% | 312 | 16 | |
Franklin County | 12,696 | 1.83% | 210 | 23 | |
Lafayette County | 8,379 | 1.96% | 210 | 15 | |
Liberty County | 7,799 | -0.06% | 323 | 9 |
There are 67 counties in Florida. As of 2018, Florida's Miami-Dade County is the most populous county in the Sunshine State, with 2,751,796 residents, representing a population growth of 10.2% since the last census. Miami-Dade is followed by Broward County (1,935,878), Palm Beach County (1,471,150), Hillsborough County (1,381,627), and Orange County (1,323,598) as the only other counties in the state with populations in excess of one million. Of these, Orange County has seen the highest population growth at an impressive 17.7%.
The least populous Floridian counties are Liberty County, with 8,242 residents, closely followed by Lafayette County, with its population of 8,451. Both of these counties have seen their populations decline in recent years, with reductions of 1.5% and 4.7%, respectively. However, other counties with small populations, such as Franklin County (11,727) and Glades County (13,754), have had population increases (1.5% for Franklin County and 6.8% for Glades County).
Sumter County boasts the highest growth rate in the state, with a substantial increase of 34% according to statistics for 2018, taking its total population to 125,165. Osceola County and St. Johns County also show impressive population growth, with increases of 31.1% and 28.3%, respectively. Bradford County, with its 2010 population of 28,520, has the biggest reduction in numbers – its population has reduced to 26,728, representing a negative growth of -5.2% in the last few years.
State | Counties |
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Texas | 254 |
Georgia | 159 |
Virginia | 133 |
Kentucky | 120 |
Missouri | 115 |
Kansas | 105 |
Illinois | 102 |
North Carolina | 100 |
Iowa | 99 |
Tennessee | 95 |
Nebraska | 93 |
Indiana | 92 |
Ohio | 88 |
Minnesota | 87 |
Michigan | 83 |
Mississippi | 82 |
Puerto Rico | 78 |
Oklahoma | 77 |
Arkansas | 75 |
Wisconsin | 72 |
Alabama | 67 |
Florida | 67 |
Pennsylvania | 67 |
South Dakota | 66 |
Colorado | 64 |
Louisiana | 64 |
New York | 62 |
California | 58 |
Montana | 56 |
West Virginia | 55 |
North Dakota | 53 |
South Carolina | 46 |
Idaho | 44 |
Washington | 39 |
Oregon | 36 |
New Mexico | 33 |
Alaska | 30 |
Utah | 29 |
Maryland | 24 |
Wyoming | 23 |
New Jersey | 21 |
Nevada | 17 |
Maine | 16 |
Arizona | 15 |
Massachusetts | 14 |
Vermont | 14 |
New Hampshire | 10 |
Connecticut | 9 |
Hawaii | 5 |
Rhode Island | 5 |
Delaware | 3 |
District of Columbia | 1 |