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Most sparsely populated, Florida counties · 1990

Florida counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 66 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Liberty County, FLFL8,0357−21%

02Glades County, FLFL13,2709−28%

03Lafayette County, FLFL8,79210−21%

04Dixie County, FLFL18,03815−23%

05Taylor County, FLFL21,21016−11%

06Franklin County, FLFL13,02916−19%

07Jefferson County, FLFL16,00719−12%

08Calhoun County, FLFL13,28919−15%

09Gulf County, FLFL15,94321−14%

10Hamilton County, FLFL14,18021−18%

11Hendry County, FLFL48,27622−29%

12Levy County, FLFL48,52023−25%

13Wakulla County, FLFL38,08923−38%

14Madison County, FLFL18,75924−12%

15Walton County, FLFL93,28827−32%

16Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48828−33%

17Washington County, FLFL26,69529−19%

18Hardee County, FLFL25,93231−28%

19Baker County, FLFL29,73732−17%

20Holmes County, FLFL20,11933−15%

21DeSoto County, FLFL37,07837−26%

22Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60839−17%

23Suwannee County, FLFL48,14939−23%

24Union County, FLFL16,25042−24%

25Jackson County, FLFL49,62945−12%

26Columbia County, FLFL74,09453−25%

27Sumter County, FLFL157,77257−41%

28Flagler County, FLFL140,36059−42%

29Highlands County, FLFL111,12267−22%

30Nassau County, FLFL106,87968−24%

31Collier County, FLFL417,13176−39%

32Bradford County, FLFL28,30777−14%

33Monroe County, FLFL80,40679−2%

34Gadsden County, FLFL44,29880−9%

35Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11581−31%

36Osceola County, FLFL481,71881−38%

37Putnam County, FLFL77,73489−8%

38Marion County, FLFL442,660123−25%

39St. Johns County, FLFL346,328140−32%

40Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810155−16%

41Lake County, FLFL456,068160−28%

42Citrus County, FLFL171,666161−21%

43Charlotte County, FLFL217,212163−22%

44Bay County, FLFL204,479167−14%

45Clay County, FLFL239,593175−25%

46Indian River County, FLFL172,799180−20%

47Martin County, FLFL166,272186−20%

48Alachua County, FLFL290,028207−17%

49Hernando County, FLFL221,701214−23%

50Polk County, FLFL874,790225−16%

51St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449263−22%

52Manatee County, FLFL468,200285−20%

53Leon County, FLFL299,048288−20%

54Volusia County, FLFL606,573337−16%

55Pasco County, FLFL674,516377−18%

56Brevard County, FLFL663,982393−16%

57Escambia County, FLFL333,834400−11%

58Lee County, FLFL875,607429−24%

59Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726440−24%

60Sarasota County, FLFL479,958500−15%

61Orange County, FLFL1,528,002750−24%

62Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115816−17%

63Duval County, FLFL1,062,963882−14%

64Seminole County, FLFL491,884929−21%

65Broward County, FLFL2,013,3171,044−23%

66Pinellas County, FLFL948,5633,111−8%

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