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Fastest shrinking, Florida counties · 2000

Florida counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 66 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Monroe County, FLFL80,406+2.0%+0%

02Pinellas County, FLFL948,563+8.2%+0%

03Putnam County, FLFL77,734+8.2%+0%

04Gadsden County, FLFL44,298+9.7%+0%

05Escambia County, FLFL333,834+12.0%+0%

06Taylor County, FLFL21,210+12.5%+0%

07Jackson County, FLFL49,629+13.0%+0%

08Madison County, FLFL18,759+13.1%+0%

09Jefferson County, FLFL16,007+14.2%+0%

10Duval County, FLFL1,062,963+15.7%+0%

11Bradford County, FLFL28,307+15.9%+0%

12Gulf County, FLFL15,943+15.9%+0%

13Bay County, FLFL204,479+16.7%+0%

14Sarasota County, FLFL479,958+17.3%+0%

15Holmes County, FLFL20,119+17.7%+0%

16Calhoun County, FLFL13,289+18.2%+0%

17Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810+18.6%+0%

18Brevard County, FLFL663,982+19.4%+0%

19Polk County, FLFL874,790+19.4%+0%

20Volusia County, FLFL606,573+19.6%+0%

21Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115+19.8%+0%

22Alachua County, FLFL290,028+20.0%+0%

23Baker County, FLFL29,737+20.4%+0%

24Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608+21.2%+0%

25Hamilton County, FLFL14,180+21.9%+0%

26Pasco County, FLFL674,516+22.6%+0%

27Franklin County, FLFL13,029+23.3%+0%

28Washington County, FLFL26,695+24.0%+0%

29Leon County, FLFL299,048+24.4%+0%

30Manatee County, FLFL468,200+24.7%+0%

31Indian River County, FLFL172,799+25.2%+0%

32Martin County, FLFL166,272+25.6%+0%

33Lafayette County, FLFL8,792+25.9%+0%

34Liberty County, FLFL8,035+26.1%+0%

35Citrus County, FLFL171,666+26.3%+0%

36Seminole County, FLFL491,884+27.0%+0%

37Charlotte County, FLFL217,212+27.6%+0%

38Highlands County, FLFL111,122+27.7%+0%

39St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449+28.3%+0%

40Broward County, FLFL2,013,317+29.3%+0%

41Hernando County, FLFL221,701+29.4%+0%

42Suwannee County, FLFL48,149+30.1%+0%

43Dixie County, FLFL18,038+30.6%+0%

44Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726+31.0%+0%

45Union County, FLFL16,250+31.1%+0%

46Nassau County, FLFL106,879+31.2%+0%

47Lee County, FLFL875,607+31.6%+0%

48Orange County, FLFL1,528,002+32.3%+0%

49Columbia County, FLFL74,094+32.6%+0%

50Clay County, FLFL239,593+32.9%+0%

51Marion County, FLFL442,660+32.9%+0%

52Levy County, FLFL48,520+32.9%+0%

53DeSoto County, FLFL37,078+35.0%+0%

54Hardee County, FLFL25,932+38.2%+0%

55Lake County, FLFL456,068+38.4%+0%

56Glades County, FLFL13,270+39.3%+0%

57Hendry County, FLFL48,276+40.5%+0%

58Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115+44.3%+0%

59Walton County, FLFL93,288+46.3%+0%

60St. Johns County, FLFL346,328+46.9%+0%

61Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488+49.3%+0%

62Osceola County, FLFL481,718+60.1%+0%

63Wakulla County, FLFL38,089+61.0%+0%

64Collier County, FLFL417,131+65.3%+0%

65Sumter County, FLFL157,772+68.9%+0%

66Flagler County, FLFL140,360+73.6%+0%

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