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Most sparsely populated, Florida counties

Florida counties with the fewest 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

01Liberty County, FLFL8,03510+14%

02Lafayette County, FLFL8,79216+25%

03Glades County, FLFL13,27016+25%

04Taylor County, FLFL21,21020+10%

05Calhoun County, FLFL13,28923+2%

06Franklin County, FLFL13,02924+18%

07Dixie County, FLFL18,03826+30%

08Jefferson County, FLFL16,00727+24%

09Madison County, FLFL18,75927+0%

10Hamilton County, FLFL14,18028+6%

11Gulf County, FLFL15,94329+20%

12Hardee County, FLFL25,93241−4%

13Hendry County, FLFL48,27642+33%

14Holmes County, FLFL20,11942+8%

15Levy County, FLFL48,52043+41%

16Washington County, FLFL26,69546+27%

17Baker County, FLFL29,73751+34%

18Jackson County, FLFL49,62954+6%

19Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60855+19%

20DeSoto County, FLFL37,07858+15%

21Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48859+42%

22Wakulla County, FLFL38,08963+67%

23Union County, FLFL16,25067+21%

24Suwannee County, FLFL48,14970+38%

25Monroe County, FLFL80,40682+1%

26Gadsden County, FLFL44,29886−2%

27Walton County, FLFL93,28890+130%

28Columbia County, FLFL74,09493+31%

29Bradford County, FLFL28,30796+9%

30Putnam County, FLFL77,734107+10%

31Highlands County, FLFL111,122109+27%

32Nassau County, FLFL106,879165+85%

33Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115209+79%

34Collier County, FLFL417,131209+66%

35Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810239+30%

36Bay County, FLFL204,479270+38%

37Marion County, FLFL442,660279+71%

38Sumter County, FLFL157,772283+196%

39Flagler County, FLFL140,360289+182%

40Citrus County, FLFL171,666295+45%

41Martin County, FLFL166,272306+31%

42Charlotte County, FLFL217,212319+53%

43Alachua County, FLFL290,028331+33%

44Indian River County, FLFL172,799344+53%

45Osceola County, FLFL481,718363+179%

46Clay County, FLFL239,593396+70%

47Leon County, FLFL299,048447+25%

48Hernando County, FLFL221,701469+69%

49Lake County, FLFL456,068479+117%

50Polk County, FLFL874,790487+81%

51Escambia County, FLFL333,834508+13%

52Volusia County, FLFL606,573551+37%

53St. Johns County, FLFL346,328577+181%

54Manatee County, FLFL468,200630+77%

55Brevard County, FLFL663,982654+39%

56St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449704+109%

57Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726802+39%

58Sarasota County, FLFL479,958863+47%

59Pasco County, FLFL674,516903+96%

60Lee County, FLFL875,6071,121+99%

61Duval County, FLFL1,062,9631,394+36%

62Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0291,475+24%

63Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1151,539+58%

64Seminole County, FLFL491,8841,590+35%

65Broward County, FLFL2,013,3171,674+24%

66Orange County, FLFL1,528,0021,692+70%

67Pinellas County, FLFL948,5633,465+3%

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