Counties in Florida by population

Miami-Dade County had the highest population of 67 counties in 2024, at 2.81 million. Liberty County had the lowest, at 7,977. The median was 154,261 and the figure for Florida was 23.27 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,812,144Miami-Dade County
Lowest7,977Liberty County
Median154,26167 counties
Florida23,265,838History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County: 2,812,144 persons2,812,144Broward CountyBroward County: 2,013,689 persons2,013,689Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 1,574,148 persons1,574,148Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 1,571,198 persons1,571,198Orange CountyOrange County: 1,520,988 persons1,520,988Duval CountyDuval County: 1,054,732 persons1,054,732Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 960,397 persons960,397Lee CountyLee County: 861,667 persons861,667Polk CountyPolk County: 851,434 persons851,434Brevard CountyBrevard County: 656,254 persons656,254Pasco CountyPasco County: 656,190 persons656,190Volusia CountyVolusia County: 601,107 persons601,107Seminole CountySeminole County: 489,664 persons489,664Sarasota CountySarasota County: 475,989 persons475,989Osceola CountyOsceola County: 465,876 persons465,876Manatee CountyManatee County: 458,956 persons458,956Lake CountyLake County: 443,454 persons443,454Marion CountyMarion County: 427,995 persons427,995Collier CountyCollier County: 416,722 persons416,722St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 391,592 persons391,592St. Johns CountySt. Johns County: 333,334 persons333,334Escambia CountyEscambia County: 332,372 persons332,372Leon CountyLeon County: 298,712 persons298,712Alachua CountyAlachua County: 289,446 persons289,446Clay CountyClay County: 237,278 persons237,278Okaloosa CountyOkaloosa County: 220,105 persons220,105Hernando CountyHernando County: 217,572 persons217,572Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 211,456 persons211,456Santa Rosa CountySanta Rosa County: 207,471 persons207,471Bay CountyBay County: 200,142 persons200,142Indian River CountyIndian River County: 171,560 persons171,560Citrus CountyCitrus County: 169,821 persons169,821Martin CountyMartin County: 165,202 persons165,202Sumter CountySumter County: 154,261 persons154,261Flagler CountyFlagler County: 136,284 persons136,284Highlands CountyHighlands County: 109,892 persons109,892Nassau CountyNassau County: 104,492 persons104,492Walton CountyWalton County: 90,096 persons90,096Monroe CountyMonroe County: 82,015 persons82,015Putnam CountyPutnam County: 77,173 persons77,173
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
persons
Change on 2023
1Miami-Dade County2,812,144+0.7%
2Broward County2,013,689+0.7%
3Palm Beach County1,574,148+0.9%
4Hillsborough County1,571,198+0.9%
5Orange County1,520,988+1.3%
6Duval County1,054,732+1.2%
7Pinellas County960,397-0.6%
8Lee County861,667+1.8%
9Polk County851,434+3.2%
10Brevard County656,254+1.6%
11Pasco County656,190+3.3%
12Volusia County601,107+1.5%
13Seminole County489,664+0.4%
14Sarasota County475,989+0.8%
15Osceola County465,876+4%
16Manatee County458,956+3.1%
17Lake County443,454+4%
18Marion County427,995+3.8%
19Collier County416,722+1.3%
20St. Lucie County391,592+3.6%
21St. Johns County333,334+3.9%
22Escambia County332,372+1%
23Leon County298,712+0.1%
24Alachua County289,446+0.5%
25Clay County237,278+1.7%
26Okaloosa County220,105+0.2%
27Hernando County217,572+2.1%
28Charlotte County211,456+2.2%
29Santa Rosa County207,471+2%
30Bay County200,142+3.7%
31Indian River County171,560+0.7%
32Citrus County169,821+1.9%
33Martin County165,202+0.7%
34Sumter County154,261+1.6%
35Flagler County136,284+3.4%
36Highlands County109,892+1.6%
37Nassau County104,492+2.8%
38Walton County90,096+4%
39Monroe County82,015-0.8%
40Putnam County77,173+1.3%
41Columbia County73,721+0.5%
42Jackson County49,937+2.5%
43Suwannee County47,803+3.2%
44Levy County47,644+2.1%
45Hendry County46,641+4.8%
46Gadsden County44,269+0.2%
47Okeechobee County42,341+1.8%
48Wakulla County37,122+1.7%
49DeSoto County36,889+1.7%
50Baker County29,511+2.8%
51Bradford County28,154+1.3%
52Washington County26,458+3.7%
53Hardee County26,107+0.7%
54Taylor County21,689-0%
55Gilchrist County20,131+2.1%
56Holmes County20,124+0.9%
57Madison County18,644+0.5%
58Dixie County17,870+2.1%
59Jefferson County15,945+2.5%
60Gulf County15,896+0.8%
61Union County15,765-1.4%
62Hamilton County14,237+4%
63Calhoun County13,220-1.8%
64Glades County13,186+2.5%
65Franklin County12,954+2.7%
66Lafayette County8,723+6.4%
67Liberty County7,977+2.2%

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 2.81 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population?

Liberty County, with 7,977 in 2024.

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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