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Fastest shrinking, Florida counties

Florida counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 67 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Gulf County, FLFL15,943-10.5%−166%

02Hardee County, FLFL25,932-8.7%−123%

03Lafayette County, FLFL8,792-7.3%−128%

04Calhoun County, FLFL13,289-6.7%−137%

05Madison County, FLFL18,759-6.5%−150%

06Glades County, FLFL13,270-5.9%−115%

07Gadsden County, FLFL44,298-5.5%−157%

08Hamilton County, FLFL14,180-5.4%−124%

09Jackson County, FLFL49,629-4.9%−138%

10Liberty County, FLFL8,035-4.7%−118%

11Taylor County, FLFL21,210-3.4%−127%

12DeSoto County, FLFL37,078-2.5%−107%

13Jefferson County, FLFL16,007-1.7%−112%

14Putnam County, FLFL77,734-1.4%−117%

15Holmes County, FLFL20,119-1.4%−108%

16Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608-0.9%−104%

17Bradford County, FLFL28,307-0.8%−105%

18Hendry County, FLFL48,276+1.2%−97%

19Washington County, FLFL26,695+1.7%−93%

20Dixie County, FLFL18,038+2.1%−93%

21Highlands County, FLFL111,122+2.5%−91%

22Columbia County, FLFL74,094+3.2%−90%

23Bay County, FLFL204,479+3.8%−77%

24Union County, FLFL16,250+3.9%−87%

25Baker County, FLFL29,737+4.2%−79%

26Suwannee County, FLFL48,149+4.6%−85%

27Pinellas County, FLFL948,563+4.6%−43%

28Levy County, FLFL48,520+5.2%−84%

29Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488+5.5%−89%

30Leon County, FLFL299,048+6.1%−75%

31Franklin County, FLFL13,029+7.8%−66%

32Escambia County, FLFL333,834+8.2%−32%

33Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029+8.2%–

34Martin County, FLFL166,272+8.3%−68%

35Citrus County, FLFL171,666+8.9%−66%

36Wakulla County, FLFL38,089+9.7%−84%

37Broward County, FLFL2,013,317+11.2%−62%

38Seminole County, FLFL491,884+11.4%−58%

39Brevard County, FLFL663,982+11.6%−40%

40Volusia County, FLFL606,573+11.9%−39%

41Hernando County, FLFL221,701+12.6%−57%

42Alachua County, FLFL290,028+12.6%−37%

43Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726+13.0%−58%

44Monroe County, FLFL80,406+13.4%+567%

45Marion County, FLFL442,660+13.5%−59%

46Clay County, FLFL239,593+14.3%−56%

47Sarasota County, FLFL479,958+14.4%−17%

48Duval County, FLFL1,062,963+15.2%−3%

49Indian River County, FLFL172,799+15.8%−37%

50Charlotte County, FLFL217,212+16.8%−39%

51Collier County, FLFL417,131+16.9%−74%

52Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810+17.1%−8%

53St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449+18.5%−35%

54Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115+18.8%−5%

55Polk County, FLFL874,790+20.4%+5%

56Flagler County, FLFL140,360+20.6%−72%

57Pasco County, FLFL674,516+20.9%−8%

58Lee County, FLFL875,607+23.0%−27%

59Nassau County, FLFL106,879+23.2%−26%

60Manatee County, FLFL468,200+23.8%−4%

61Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115+24.2%−45%

62Orange County, FLFL1,528,002+24.8%−23%

63Lake County, FLFL456,068+29.3%−24%

64Walton County, FLFL93,288+36.8%−20%

65Sumter County, FLFL157,772+38.9%−44%

66St. Johns County, FLFL346,328+43.9%−6%

67Osceola County, FLFL481,718+44.7%−26%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES