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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%−43%

02Osceola County, FLFL481,718+23.9%−60%

03Walton County, FLFL93,288+23.9%−48%

04St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449+22.2%−21%

05Hendry County, FLFL48,276+21.9%−46%

06Flagler County, FLFL140,360+21.7%−71%

07Sumter County, FLFL157,772+21.6%−69%

08Polk County, FLFL874,790+20.7%+7%

09Pasco County, FLFL674,516+20.0%−11%

10Lake County, FLFL456,068+18.8%−51%

11Nassau County, FLFL106,879+18.3%−41%

12Marion County, FLFL442,660+17.8%−46%

13Manatee County, FLFL468,200+17.1%−31%

14Bay County, FLFL204,479+16.7%−0%

15Charlotte County, FLFL217,212+16.3%−41%

16Lee County, FLFL875,607+15.1%−52%

17Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488+14.7%−70%

18Hernando County, FLFL221,701+14.0%−52%

19Levy County, FLFL48,520+13.1%−60%

20Wakulla County, FLFL38,089+12.8%−79%

21Gulf County, FLFL15,943+12.3%−22%

22Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115+12.3%−72%

23Citrus County, FLFL171,666+11.6%−56%

24Collier County, FLFL417,131+11.0%−83%

25Suwannee County, FLFL48,149+10.8%−64%

26Sarasota County, FLFL479,958+10.6%−39%

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

28Clay County, FLFL239,593+9.8%−70%

29Highlands County, FLFL111,122+9.8%−65%

30Volusia County, FLFL606,573+9.6%−51%

31Brevard County, FLFL663,982+9.5%−51%

32Glades County, FLFL13,270+9.4%−76%

33DeSoto County, FLFL37,078+9.1%−74%

34Indian River County, FLFL172,799+8.1%−68%

35Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115+7.8%−60%

36Dixie County, FLFL18,038+7.6%−75%

37Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608+7.5%−65%

38Lafayette County, FLFL8,792+6.9%−73%

39Orange County, FLFL1,528,002+6.9%−79%

40Duval County, FLFL1,062,963+6.8%−57%

41Columbia County, FLFL74,094+6.3%−81%

42Putnam County, FLFL77,734+6.0%−27%

43Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726+5.6%−82%

44Washington County, FLFL26,695+5.4%−77%

45Baker County, FLFL29,737+5.2%−74%

46Martin County, FLFL166,272+4.9%−81%

47Jackson County, FLFL49,629+4.9%−62%

48Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810+4.8%−74%

49Franklin County, FLFL13,029+4.6%−80%

50Seminole County, FLFL491,884+4.5%−83%

51Madison County, FLFL18,759+4.4%−66%

52Alachua County, FLFL290,028+4.2%−79%

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

54Escambia County, FLFL333,834+3.7%−69%

55Broward County, FLFL2,013,317+3.5%−88%

56Hardee County, FLFL25,932+2.4%−94%

57Holmes County, FLFL20,119+2.4%−87%

58Leon County, FLFL299,048+2.3%−90%

59Hamilton County, FLFL14,180+1.3%−94%

60Gadsden County, FLFL44,298+1.1%−89%

61Liberty County, FLFL8,035+0.8%−97%

62Union County, FLFL16,250+0.6%−98%

63Bradford County, FLFL28,307+0.0%−100%

64Pinellas County, FLFL948,563-1.1%−113%

65Calhoun County, FLFL13,289-2.6%−114%

66Taylor County, FLFL21,210-2.7%−121%

67Monroe County, FLFL80,406-3.0%−248%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES