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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. The median across all 67 is +8.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Gulf County, FL, up 46 places to #21.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲1St. Johns County, FLFL346,328+26.7%−20.2 pts

02▼1Osceola County, FLFL481,718+23.9%−36.2 pts

03▲1Walton County, FLFL93,288+23.9%−22.4 pts

04▲11St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449+22.2%−6.1 pts

05▲45Hendry County, FLFL48,276+21.9%−18.6 pts

06▲6Flagler County, FLFL140,360+21.7%−52.0 pts

07▼4Sumter County, FLFL157,772+21.6%−47.3 pts

08▲5Polk County, FLFL874,790+20.7%+1.3 pts

09▲2Pasco County, FLFL674,516+20.0%−2.6 pts

10▼5Lake County, FLFL456,068+18.8%−19.6 pts

11▼2Nassau County, FLFL106,879+18.3%−12.9 pts

12▲11Marion County, FLFL442,660+17.8%−15.1 pts

13▼5Manatee County, FLFL468,200+17.1%−7.6 pts

14▲31Bay County, FLFL204,479+16.7%0.0 pts

15▲3Charlotte County, FLFL217,212+16.3%−11.4 pts

16▼6Lee County, FLFL875,607+15.1%−16.5 pts

17▲22Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488+14.7%−34.7 pts

18▲9Hernando County, FLFL221,701+14.0%−15.4 pts

19▲21Levy County, FLFL48,520+13.1%−19.8 pts

20▲12Wakulla County, FLFL38,089+12.8%−48.2 pts

21▲46Gulf County, FLFL15,943+12.3%−3.6 pts

22▼15Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115+12.3%−32.0 pts

23▲10Citrus County, FLFL171,666+11.6%−14.7 pts

24▼7Collier County, FLFL417,131+11.0%−54.3 pts

25▲17Suwannee County, FLFL48,149+10.8%−19.4 pts

26▼5Sarasota County, FLFL479,958+10.6%−6.8 pts

27▲28Jefferson County, FLFL16,007+10.3%−3.9 pts

28▼6Clay County, FLFL239,593+9.8%−23.1 pts

29▲18Highlands County, FLFL111,122+9.8%−17.9 pts

30▼2Volusia County, FLFL606,573+9.6%−10.0 pts

31▼2Brevard County, FLFL663,982+9.5%−9.9 pts

32▲30Glades County, FLFL13,270+9.4%−29.9 pts

33▲23DeSoto County, FLFL37,078+9.1%−25.8 pts

34▼15Indian River County, FLFL172,799+8.1%−17.1 pts

35▼21Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115+7.8%−11.9 pts

36▲12Dixie County, FLFL18,038+7.6%−23.0 pts

37▲15Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608+7.5%−13.7 pts

38▲27Lafayette County, FLFL8,792+6.9%−19.0 pts

39▼33Orange County, FLFL1,528,002+6.9%−25.4 pts

40▼20Duval County, FLFL1,062,963+6.8%−9.0 pts

41▲5Columbia County, FLFL74,094+6.3%−26.3 pts

42▲12Putnam County, FLFL77,734+6.0%−2.2 pts

43▼18Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726+5.6%−25.4 pts

44▲5Washington County, FLFL26,695+5.4%−18.5 pts

45▼2Baker County, FLFL29,737+5.2%−15.2 pts

46▼12Martin County, FLFL166,272+4.9%−20.7 pts

47▲12Jackson County, FLFL49,629+4.9%−8.1 pts

48▼32Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810+4.8%−13.8 pts

49▼12Franklin County, FLFL13,029+4.6%−18.7 pts

50▼20Seminole County, FLFL491,884+4.5%−22.5 pts

51▲12Madison County, FLFL18,759+4.4%−8.7 pts

52▼26Alachua County, FLFL290,028+4.2%−15.9 pts

53▼18Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029+3.7%–

54▼18Escambia County, FLFL333,834+3.7%−8.3 pts

55▼24Broward County, FLFL2,013,317+3.5%−25.7 pts

56▲10Hardee County, FLFL25,932+2.4%−35.8 pts

57▼4Holmes County, FLFL20,119+2.4%−15.3 pts

58▼20Leon County, FLFL299,048+2.3%−22.1 pts

59▲1Hamilton County, FLFL14,180+1.3%−20.7 pts

60▲1Gadsden County, FLFL44,298+1.1%−8.6 pts

61▼3Liberty County, FLFL8,035+0.8%−25.3 pts

62▼18Union County, FLFL16,250+0.6%−30.5 pts

63▼12Bradford County, FLFL28,307+0.0%−15.9 pts

64▼23Pinellas County, FLFL948,563-1.1%−9.3 pts

65▼1Calhoun County, FLFL13,289-2.6%−20.8 pts

66▼9Taylor County, FLFL21,210-2.7%−15.2 pts

67▼43Monroe County, FLFL80,406-3.0%−5.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES