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Most densely populated, Florida counties · 2020

Florida counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 67 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Pinellas County, FLFL948,5633,503+4%

02Broward County, FLFL2,013,3171,616+20%

03Orange County, FLFL1,528,0021,584+60%

04Seminole County, FLFL491,8841,522+29%

05Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1151,428+46%

06Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0291,422+20%

07Duval County, FLFL1,062,9631,305+28%

08Lee County, FLFL875,607974+73%

09Sarasota County, FLFL479,958781+33%

10Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726760+32%

11Pasco County, FLFL674,516753+63%

12Brevard County, FLFL663,982598+27%

13St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449576+71%

14Manatee County, FLFL468,200538+51%

15Volusia County, FLFL606,573503+25%

16Escambia County, FLFL333,834490+9%

17St. Johns County, FLFL346,328455+122%

18Leon County, FLFL299,048437+22%

19Hernando County, FLFL221,701411+49%

20Lake County, FLFL456,068403+82%

21Polk County, FLFL874,790403+50%

22Clay County, FLFL239,593361+55%

23Alachua County, FLFL290,028318+28%

24Indian River County, FLFL172,799318+41%

25Osceola County, FLFL481,718293+125%

26Martin County, FLFL166,272291+25%

27Charlotte County, FLFL217,212274+32%

28Citrus County, FLFL171,666264+30%

29Flagler County, FLFL140,360237+132%

30Marion County, FLFL442,660237+45%

31Sumter County, FLFL157,772233+143%

32Bay County, FLFL204,479231+18%

33Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810228+24%

34Collier County, FLFL417,131188+49%

35Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115186+60%

36Nassau County, FLFL106,879139+57%

37Putnam County, FLFL77,734101+4%

38Highlands County, FLFL111,12299+16%

39Bradford County, FLFL28,30796+8%

40Columbia County, FLFL74,09487+23%

41Gadsden County, FLFL44,29885−3%

42Monroe County, FLFL80,40684+4%

43Walton County, FLFL93,28873+85%

44Union County, FLFL16,25066+20%

45Suwannee County, FLFL48,14963+25%

46Wakulla County, FLFL38,08956+48%

47DeSoto County, FLFL37,07853+5%

48Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60852+10%

49Jackson County, FLFL49,62952+1%

50Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48851+24%

51Baker County, FLFL29,73748+27%

52Washington County, FLFL26,69543+21%

53Holmes County, FLFL20,11941+6%

54Hardee County, FLFL25,93240−6%

55Levy County, FLFL48,52038+25%

56Hendry County, FLFL48,27634+9%

57Hamilton County, FLFL14,18027+5%

58Madison County, FLFL18,75926−4%

59Gulf County, FLFL15,94326+6%

60Jefferson County, FLFL16,00724+12%

61Calhoun County, FLFL13,28924+5%

62Dixie County, FLFL18,03824+21%

63Franklin County, FLFL13,02923+13%

64Taylor County, FLFL21,21021+13%

65Lafayette County, FLFL8,79215+17%

66Glades County, FLFL13,27015+15%

67Liberty County, FLFL8,03510+14%

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