Counties in Florida by population

Miami-Dade County had the highest population of 67 counties in 2022, at 2.73 million. Liberty County had the lowest, at 7,602. The median was 144,829 and the figure for Florida was 22.41 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,733,972Miami-Dade County
Lowest7,602Liberty County
Median144,82967 counties
Florida22,413,989History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County: 2,733,972 persons2,733,972Broward CountyBroward County: 1,966,353 persons1,966,353Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 1,533,130 persons1,533,130Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 1,525,239 persons1,525,239Orange CountyOrange County: 1,467,069 persons1,467,069Duval CountyDuval County: 1,022,751 persons1,022,751Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 964,496 persons964,496Lee CountyLee County: 828,059 persons828,059Polk CountyPolk County: 790,796 persons790,796Brevard CountyBrevard County: 631,833 persons631,833Pasco CountyPasco County: 610,396 persons610,396Volusia CountyVolusia County: 580,529 persons580,529Seminole CountySeminole County: 480,635 persons480,635Sarasota CountySarasota County: 464,297 persons464,297Manatee CountyManatee County: 431,190 persons431,190Osceola CountyOsceola County: 427,887 persons427,887Lake CountyLake County: 410,943 persons410,943Collier CountyCollier County: 401,486 persons401,486Marion CountyMarion County: 397,075 persons397,075St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 360,720 persons360,720Escambia CountyEscambia County: 325,075 persons325,075St. Johns CountySt. Johns County: 307,645 persons307,645Leon CountyLeon County: 297,935 persons297,935Alachua CountyAlachua County: 284,908 persons284,908Clay CountyClay County: 226,986 persons226,986Okaloosa CountyOkaloosa County: 217,215 persons217,215Hernando CountyHernando County: 207,033 persons207,033Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 203,116 persons203,116Santa Rosa CountySanta Rosa County: 198,429 persons198,429Bay CountyBay County: 186,079 persons186,079Indian River CountyIndian River County: 167,650 persons167,650Citrus CountyCitrus County: 162,495 persons162,495Martin CountyMartin County: 162,358 persons162,358Sumter CountySumter County: 144,829 persons144,829Flagler CountyFlagler County: 126,994 persons126,994Highlands CountyHighlands County: 105,981 persons105,981Nassau CountyNassau County: 97,898 persons97,898Walton CountyWalton County: 83,240 persons83,240Monroe CountyMonroe County: 82,696 persons82,696Putnam CountyPutnam County: 74,795 persons74,795
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
persons
Change on 2021
1Miami-Dade County2,733,972+2.4%
2Broward County1,966,353+1.6%
3Palm Beach County1,533,130+1.9%
4Hillsborough County1,525,239+2.7%
5Orange County1,467,069+2.7%
6Duval County1,022,751+2%
7Pinellas County964,496+0.5%
8Lee County828,059+4.7%
9Polk County790,796+4.6%
10Brevard County631,833+2.2%
11Pasco County610,396+4.3%
12Volusia County580,529+2.5%
13Seminole County480,635+2%
14Sarasota County464,297+3.4%
15Manatee County431,190+4.2%
16Osceola County427,887+5.9%
17Lake County410,943+3.7%
18Collier County401,486+3.6%
19Marion County397,075+3.1%
20St. Lucie County360,720+4.7%
21Escambia County325,075+0.4%
22St. Johns County307,645+4.9%
23Leon County297,935+0.6%
24Alachua County284,908+1.1%
25Clay County226,986+1.9%
26Okaloosa County217,215+1.7%
27Hernando County207,033+3.2%
28Charlotte County203,116+4.1%
29Santa Rosa County198,429+2.4%
30Bay County186,079+3.6%
31Indian River County167,650+2.3%
32Citrus County162,495+2.7%
33Martin County162,358+1.3%
34Sumter County144,829+7.4%
35Flagler County126,994+5%
36Highlands County105,981+2.6%
37Nassau County97,898+3.7%
38Walton County83,240+4.3%
39Monroe County82,696+0.5%
40Putnam County74,795+0.9%
41Columbia County71,976+2.9%
42Jackson County48,305+2.5%
43Suwannee County45,441+3%
44Levy County45,278+2.5%
45Gadsden County43,396-0.5%
46Hendry County41,919+4.3%
47Okeechobee County40,403+0.9%
48DeSoto County35,442+3.2%
49Wakulla County35,174+2.6%
50Baker County27,840-2.9%
51Bradford County27,279-2.8%
52Hardee County25,658+1.3%
53Washington County25,412+2.2%
54Taylor County21,317+2.2%
55Holmes County19,632+1.7%
56Gilchrist County19,024+3.8%
57Madison County18,208+0.7%
58Dixie County17,134+1.1%
59Union County15,490-2.4%
60Gulf County15,297+5.9%
61Jefferson County15,113+4.2%
62Calhoun County13,427-0.6%
63Hamilton County13,231+1.2%
64Glades County12,519+2%
65Franklin County12,471+2.4%
66Lafayette County7,788-2%
67Liberty County7,602+4.2%

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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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Questions

Which county has the highest population?

Miami-Dade County, with 2.73 million in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population?

Liberty County, with 7,602 in 2022.

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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