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Most population lost, Florida counties · 2000

Florida counties that lost the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 66 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is +21,223.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Lafayette County, FLFL8,792+1,444–

02Liberty County, FLFL8,035+1,452–

03Monroe County, FLFL80,406+1,565–

04Jefferson County, FLFL16,007+1,606–

05Gulf County, FLFL15,943+1,828–

06Calhoun County, FLFL13,289+2,006–

07Franklin County, FLFL13,029+2,090–

08Taylor County, FLFL21,210+2,145–

09Madison County, FLFL18,759+2,164–

10Hamilton County, FLFL14,180+2,397–

11Holmes County, FLFL20,119+2,786–

12Glades County, FLFL13,270+2,985–

13Union County, FLFL16,250+3,190–

14Dixie County, FLFL18,038+3,242–

15Bradford County, FLFL28,307+3,573–

16Baker County, FLFL29,737+3,773–

17Gadsden County, FLFL44,298+3,982–

18Washington County, FLFL26,695+4,054–

19Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488+4,770–

20Putnam County, FLFL77,734+5,353–

21Jackson County, FLFL49,629+5,380–

22Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608+6,283–

23Hardee County, FLFL25,932+7,439–

24Suwannee County, FLFL48,149+8,064–

25DeSoto County, FLFL37,078+8,344–

26Levy County, FLFL48,520+8,527–

27Wakulla County, FLFL38,089+8,661–

28Hendry County, FLFL48,276+10,437–

29Walton County, FLFL93,288+12,841–

30Nassau County, FLFL106,879+13,722–

31Columbia County, FLFL74,094+13,900–

32Highlands County, FLFL111,122+18,934–

33Flagler County, FLFL140,360+21,131–

34Bay County, FLFL204,479+21,223–

35Sumter County, FLFL157,772+21,768–

36Indian River County, FLFL172,799+22,739–

37Citrus County, FLFL171,666+24,570–

38Martin County, FLFL166,272+25,831–

39Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810+26,722–

40Hernando County, FLFL221,701+29,687–

41Charlotte County, FLFL217,212+30,652–

42Escambia County, FLFL333,834+31,612–

43Clay County, FLFL239,593+34,828–

44Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115+36,135–

45Alachua County, FLFL290,028+36,359–

46St. Johns County, FLFL346,328+39,306–

47St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449+42,524–

48Leon County, FLFL299,048+46,959–

49Sarasota County, FLFL479,958+48,181–

50Manatee County, FLFL468,200+52,295–

51Lake County, FLFL456,068+58,424–

52Pasco County, FLFL674,516+63,634–

53Marion County, FLFL442,660+64,083–

54Osceola County, FLFL481,718+64,765–

55Pinellas County, FLFL948,563+69,823–

56Volusia County, FLFL606,573+72,631–

57Brevard County, FLFL663,982+77,252–

58Seminole County, FLFL491,884+77,667–

59Polk County, FLFL874,790+78,542–

60Collier County, FLFL417,131+99,278–

61Lee County, FLFL875,607+105,775–

62Duval County, FLFL1,062,963+105,908–

63Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115+164,894–

64Orange County, FLFL1,528,002+218,853–

65Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726+267,666–

66Broward County, FLFL2,013,317+367,530–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS