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Fastest growing, Florida counties · 2000

Florida counties ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. This list covers the 66 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS –

01Flagler County, FLFL140,360+73.6%–

02Sumter County, FLFL157,772+68.9%–

03Collier County, FLFL417,131+65.3%–

04Wakulla County, FLFL38,089+61.0%–

05Osceola County, FLFL481,718+60.1%–

06Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488+49.3%–

07St. Johns County, FLFL346,328+46.9%–

08Walton County, FLFL93,288+46.3%–

09Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115+44.3%–

10Hendry County, FLFL48,276+40.5%–

11Glades County, FLFL13,270+39.3%–

12Lake County, FLFL456,068+38.4%–

13Hardee County, FLFL25,932+38.2%–

14DeSoto County, FLFL37,078+35.0%–

15Levy County, FLFL48,520+32.9%–

16Marion County, FLFL442,660+32.9%–

17Clay County, FLFL239,593+32.9%–

18Columbia County, FLFL74,094+32.6%–

19Orange County, FLFL1,528,002+32.3%–

20Lee County, FLFL875,607+31.6%–

21Nassau County, FLFL106,879+31.2%–

22Union County, FLFL16,250+31.1%–

23Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726+31.0%–

24Dixie County, FLFL18,038+30.6%–

25Suwannee County, FLFL48,149+30.1%–

26Hernando County, FLFL221,701+29.4%–

27Broward County, FLFL2,013,317+29.3%–

28St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449+28.3%–

29Highlands County, FLFL111,122+27.7%–

30Charlotte County, FLFL217,212+27.6%–

31Seminole County, FLFL491,884+27.0%–

32Citrus County, FLFL171,666+26.3%–

33Liberty County, FLFL8,035+26.1%–

34Lafayette County, FLFL8,792+25.9%–

35Martin County, FLFL166,272+25.6%–

36Indian River County, FLFL172,799+25.2%–

37Manatee County, FLFL468,200+24.7%–

38Leon County, FLFL299,048+24.4%–

39Washington County, FLFL26,695+24.0%–

40Franklin County, FLFL13,029+23.3%–

41Pasco County, FLFL674,516+22.6%–

42Hamilton County, FLFL14,180+21.9%–

43Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608+21.2%–

44Baker County, FLFL29,737+20.4%–

45Alachua County, FLFL290,028+20.0%–

46Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115+19.8%–

47Volusia County, FLFL606,573+19.6%–

48Polk County, FLFL874,790+19.4%–

49Brevard County, FLFL663,982+19.4%–

50Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810+18.6%–

51Calhoun County, FLFL13,289+18.2%–

52Holmes County, FLFL20,119+17.7%–

53Sarasota County, FLFL479,958+17.3%–

54Bay County, FLFL204,479+16.7%–

55Gulf County, FLFL15,943+15.9%–

56Bradford County, FLFL28,307+15.9%–

57Duval County, FLFL1,062,963+15.7%–

58Jefferson County, FLFL16,007+14.2%–

59Madison County, FLFL18,759+13.1%–

60Jackson County, FLFL49,629+13.0%–

61Taylor County, FLFL21,210+12.5%–

62Escambia County, FLFL333,834+12.0%–

63Gadsden County, FLFL44,298+9.7%–

64Putnam County, FLFL77,734+8.2%–

65Pinellas County, FLFL948,563+8.2%–

66Monroe County, FLFL80,406+2.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS