Counties in Florida by population

Miami-Dade County had the highest population of 67 counties in 2021, at 2.67 million. Liberty County had the lowest, at 7,299. The median was 134,878 and the figure for Florida was 21.84 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,670,141Miami-Dade County
Lowest7,299Liberty County
Median134,87867 counties
Florida21,836,698History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County: 2,670,141 persons2,670,141Broward CountyBroward County: 1,936,178 persons1,936,178Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 1,503,906 persons1,503,906Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 1,484,907 persons1,484,907Orange CountyOrange County: 1,428,101 persons1,428,101Duval CountyDuval County: 1,003,124 persons1,003,124Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 959,991 persons959,991Lee CountyLee County: 791,169 persons791,169Polk CountyPolk County: 755,803 persons755,803Brevard CountyBrevard County: 618,088 persons618,088Pasco CountyPasco County: 585,365 persons585,365Volusia CountyVolusia County: 566,620 persons566,620Seminole CountySeminole County: 471,040 persons471,040Sarasota CountySarasota County: 448,847 persons448,847Manatee CountyManatee County: 413,836 persons413,836Osceola CountyOsceola County: 404,048 persons404,048Lake CountyLake County: 396,400 persons396,400Collier CountyCollier County: 387,411 persons387,411Marion CountyMarion County: 385,203 persons385,203St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 344,403 persons344,403Escambia CountyEscambia County: 323,787 persons323,787Leon CountyLeon County: 296,045 persons296,045St. Johns CountySt. Johns County: 293,352 persons293,352Alachua CountyAlachua County: 281,889 persons281,889Clay CountyClay County: 222,715 persons222,715Okaloosa CountyOkaloosa County: 213,663 persons213,663Hernando CountyHernando County: 200,699 persons200,699Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 195,048 persons195,048Santa Rosa CountySanta Rosa County: 193,862 persons193,862Bay CountyBay County: 179,552 persons179,552Indian River CountyIndian River County: 163,928 persons163,928Martin CountyMartin County: 160,224 persons160,224Citrus CountyCitrus County: 158,202 persons158,202Sumter CountySumter County: 134,878 persons134,878Flagler CountyFlagler County: 120,990 persons120,990Highlands CountyHighlands County: 103,315 persons103,315Nassau CountyNassau County: 94,433 persons94,433Monroe CountyMonroe County: 82,261 persons82,261Walton CountyWalton County: 79,771 persons79,771Putnam CountyPutnam County: 74,137 persons74,137
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
persons
Change on 2020
1Miami-Dade County2,670,141-0.9%
2Broward County1,936,178-0.4%
3Palm Beach County1,503,906+0.6%
4Hillsborough County1,484,907+1.3%
5Orange County1,428,101-0.2%
6Duval County1,003,124+0.5%
7Pinellas County959,9910%
8Lee County791,169+3.3%
9Polk County755,803+3.5%
10Brevard County618,088+1.5%
11Pasco County585,365+3.4%
12Volusia County566,620+1.9%
13Seminole County471,040-0.1%
14Sarasota County448,847+2.9%
15Manatee County413,836+3%
16Osceola County404,048+3.3%
17Lake County396,400+2.6%
18Collier County387,411+2.7%
19Marion County385,203+2.1%
20St. Lucie County344,403+3.9%
21Escambia County323,787+0.4%
22Leon County296,045+0.7%
23St. Johns County293,352+5.9%
24Alachua County281,889+0.8%
25Clay County222,715+1.7%
26Okaloosa County213,663+0.7%
27Hernando County200,699+2.6%
28Charlotte County195,048+3.7%
29Santa Rosa County193,862+2.6%
30Bay County179,552+2.9%
31Indian River County163,928+2.2%
32Martin County160,224+1%
33Citrus County158,202+2.4%
34Sumter County134,878+3.5%
35Flagler County120,990+4.3%
36Highlands County103,315+1.9%
37Nassau County94,433+3.7%
38Monroe County82,261-0.7%
39Walton County79,771+5.1%
40Putnam County74,137+1%
41Columbia County69,976+0.3%
42Jackson County47,130+0.1%
43Levy County44,175+2.6%
44Suwannee County44,111+1.4%
45Gadsden County43,609+0.4%
46Hendry County40,207+1.2%
47Okeechobee County40,029+0.9%
48DeSoto County34,327+0.7%
49Wakulla County34,282+1.1%
50Baker County28,674+2%
51Bradford County28,065-0.6%
52Hardee County25,318-0.1%
53Washington County24,854-1.9%
54Taylor County20,851-4.2%
55Holmes County19,299-1.5%
56Gilchrist County18,334+2.5%
57Madison County18,075+1.2%
58Dixie County16,947+1.5%
59Union County15,874+2.8%
60Jefferson County14,501+0.7%
61Gulf County14,447+1.2%
62Calhoun County13,511-1.4%
63Hamilton County13,079-4.8%
64Glades County12,268+1.6%
65Franklin County12,181-2.3%
66Lafayette County7,943-3.6%
67Liberty County7,299-6.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (PadrĂ³n). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest population?

Miami-Dade County, with 2.67 million in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population?

Liberty County, with 7,299 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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