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Fastest growing, Florida counties

Florida counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 67 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01St. Johns County, FLFL346,328+26.7%−20.2 pts

02Osceola County, FLFL481,718+23.9%−36.2 pts

03Walton County, FLFL93,288+23.9%−22.4 pts

04St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449+22.2%−6.1 pts

05Hendry County, FLFL48,276+21.9%−18.6 pts

06Flagler County, FLFL140,360+21.7%−52.0 pts

07Sumter County, FLFL157,772+21.6%−47.3 pts

08Polk County, FLFL874,790+20.7%+1.3 pts

09Pasco County, FLFL674,516+20.0%−2.6 pts

10Lake County, FLFL456,068+18.8%−19.6 pts

11Nassau County, FLFL106,879+18.3%−12.9 pts

12Marion County, FLFL442,660+17.8%−15.1 pts

13Manatee County, FLFL468,200+17.1%−7.6 pts

14Bay County, FLFL204,479+16.7%−0.0 pts

15Charlotte County, FLFL217,212+16.3%−11.4 pts

16Lee County, FLFL875,607+15.1%−16.5 pts

17Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488+14.7%−34.7 pts

18Hernando County, FLFL221,701+14.0%−15.4 pts

19Levy County, FLFL48,520+13.1%−19.8 pts

20Wakulla County, FLFL38,089+12.8%−48.2 pts

21Gulf County, FLFL15,943+12.3%−3.6 pts

22Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115+12.3%−32.0 pts

23Citrus County, FLFL171,666+11.6%−14.7 pts

24Collier County, FLFL417,131+11.0%−54.3 pts

25Suwannee County, FLFL48,149+10.8%−19.4 pts

26Sarasota County, FLFL479,958+10.6%−6.8 pts

27Jefferson County, FLFL16,007+10.3%−3.9 pts

28Clay County, FLFL239,593+9.8%−23.1 pts

29Highlands County, FLFL111,122+9.8%−17.9 pts

30Volusia County, FLFL606,573+9.6%−10.0 pts

31Brevard County, FLFL663,982+9.5%−9.9 pts

32Glades County, FLFL13,270+9.4%−29.9 pts

33DeSoto County, FLFL37,078+9.1%−25.8 pts

34Indian River County, FLFL172,799+8.1%−17.1 pts

35Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115+7.8%−11.9 pts

36Dixie County, FLFL18,038+7.6%−23.0 pts

37Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608+7.5%−13.7 pts

38Lafayette County, FLFL8,792+6.9%−19.0 pts

39Orange County, FLFL1,528,002+6.9%−25.4 pts

40Duval County, FLFL1,062,963+6.8%−9.0 pts

41Columbia County, FLFL74,094+6.3%−26.3 pts

42Putnam County, FLFL77,734+6.0%−2.2 pts

43Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726+5.6%−25.4 pts

44Washington County, FLFL26,695+5.4%−18.5 pts

45Baker County, FLFL29,737+5.2%−15.2 pts

46Martin County, FLFL166,272+4.9%−20.7 pts

47Jackson County, FLFL49,629+4.9%−8.1 pts

48Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810+4.8%−13.8 pts

49Franklin County, FLFL13,029+4.6%−18.7 pts

50Seminole County, FLFL491,884+4.5%−22.5 pts

51Madison County, FLFL18,759+4.4%−8.7 pts

52Alachua County, FLFL290,028+4.2%−15.9 pts

53Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029+3.7%–

54Escambia County, FLFL333,834+3.7%−8.3 pts

55Broward County, FLFL2,013,317+3.5%−25.7 pts

56Hardee County, FLFL25,932+2.4%−35.8 pts

57Holmes County, FLFL20,119+2.4%−15.3 pts

58Leon County, FLFL299,048+2.3%−22.1 pts

59Hamilton County, FLFL14,180+1.3%−20.7 pts

60Gadsden County, FLFL44,298+1.1%−8.6 pts

61Liberty County, FLFL8,035+0.8%−25.3 pts

62Union County, FLFL16,250+0.6%−30.5 pts

63Bradford County, FLFL28,307+0.0%−15.9 pts

64Pinellas County, FLFL948,563-1.1%−9.3 pts

65Calhoun County, FLFL13,289-2.6%−20.8 pts

66Taylor County, FLFL21,210-2.7%−15.2 pts

67Monroe County, FLFL80,406-3.0%−5.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES