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Largest by population, Florida counties · 2000

The most populous Florida counties as of the 2000 population estimates. This list covers the 67 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 1990

01Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,253,362–

02Broward County, FLFL1,623,018+29%

03Palm Beach County, FLFL1,131,184+31%

04Hillsborough County, FLFL998,948+20%

05Pinellas County, FLFL921,482+8%

06Orange County, FLFL896,344+32%

07Duval County, FLFL778,879+16%

08Polk County, FLFL483,924+19%

09Brevard County, FLFL476,230+19%

10Volusia County, FLFL443,343+20%

11Lee County, FLFL440,888+32%

12Seminole County, FLFL365,196+27%

13Pasco County, FLFL344,765+23%

14Sarasota County, FLFL325,957+17%

15Escambia County, FLFL294,410+12%

16Manatee County, FLFL264,002+25%

17Marion County, FLFL258,916+33%

18Collier County, FLFL251,377+65%

19Leon County, FLFL239,452+24%

20Alachua County, FLFL217,955+20%

21Lake County, FLFL210,528+38%

22St. Lucie County, FLFL192,695+28%

23Osceola County, FLFL172,493+60%

24Okaloosa County, FLFL170,498+19%

25Bay County, FLFL148,217+17%

26Charlotte County, FLFL141,627+28%

27Clay County, FLFL140,814+33%

28Hernando County, FLFL130,802+29%

29Martin County, FLFL126,731+26%

30St. Johns County, FLFL123,135+47%

31Citrus County, FLFL118,085+26%

32Santa Rosa County, FLFL117,743+44%

33Indian River County, FLFL112,947+25%

34Highlands County, FLFL87,366+28%

35Monroe County, FLFL79,589+2%

36Putnam County, FLFL70,423+8%

37Nassau County, FLFL57,663+31%

38Columbia County, FLFL56,513+33%

39Sumter County, FLFL53,345+69%

40Flagler County, FLFL49,832+74%

41Jackson County, FLFL46,755+13%

42Gadsden County, FLFL45,087+10%

43Walton County, FLFL40,601+46%

44Hendry County, FLFL36,210+40%

45Okeechobee County, FLFL35,910+21%

46Suwannee County, FLFL34,844+30%

47Levy County, FLFL34,450+33%

48DeSoto County, FLFL32,209+35%

49Hardee County, FLFL26,938+38%

50Bradford County, FLFL26,088+16%

51Wakulla County, FLFL22,863+61%

52Baker County, FLFL22,259+20%

53Washington County, FLFL20,973+24%

54Taylor County, FLFL19,256+13%

55Madison County, FLFL18,733+13%

56Holmes County, FLFL18,564+18%

57Gilchrist County, FLFL14,437+49%

58Dixie County, FLFL13,827+31%

59Union County, FLFL13,442+31%

60Gulf County, FLFL13,332+16%

61Hamilton County, FLFL13,327+22%

62Calhoun County, FLFL13,017+18%

63Jefferson County, FLFL12,902+14%

64Franklin County, FLFL11,057+23%

65Glades County, FLFL10,576+39%

66Lafayette County, FLFL7,022+26%

67Liberty County, FLFL7,021+26%

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