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Most sparsely populated, Florida counties · 2000

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, FLFL8,0358+0%

02Lafayette County, FLFL8,79213+0%

03Glades County, FLFL13,27013+0%

04Taylor County, FLFL21,21018+0%

05Dixie County, FLFL18,03820+0%

06Franklin County, FLFL13,02920+0%

07Jefferson County, FLFL16,00722+0%

08Calhoun County, FLFL13,28923+0%

09Gulf County, FLFL15,94324+0%

10Hamilton County, FLFL14,18026+0%

11Madison County, FLFL18,75927+0%

12Levy County, FLFL48,52031+0%

13Hendry County, FLFL48,27631+0%

14Washington County, FLFL26,69536+0%

15Wakulla County, FLFL38,08938+0%

16Baker County, FLFL29,73738+0%

17Holmes County, FLFL20,11939+0%

18Walton County, FLFL93,28839+0%

19Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48841+0%

20Hardee County, FLFL25,93242+0%

21Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60847+0%

22DeSoto County, FLFL37,07851+0%

23Suwannee County, FLFL48,14951+0%

24Jackson County, FLFL49,62951+0%

25Union County, FLFL16,25055+0%

26Columbia County, FLFL74,09471+0%

27Monroe County, FLFL80,40681+0%

28Highlands County, FLFL111,12286+0%

29Gadsden County, FLFL44,29887+0%

30Bradford County, FLFL28,30789+0%

31Nassau County, FLFL106,87989+0%

32Sumter County, FLFL157,77296+0%

33Putnam County, FLFL77,73497+0%

34Flagler County, FLFL140,360102+0%

35Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115116+0%

36Collier County, FLFL417,131126+0%

37Osceola County, FLFL481,718130+0%

38Marion County, FLFL442,660163+0%

39Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810183+0%

40Bay County, FLFL204,479195+0%

41Citrus County, FLFL171,666203+0%

42St. Johns County, FLFL346,328205+0%

43Charlotte County, FLFL217,212208+0%

44Lake County, FLFL456,068221+0%

45Indian River County, FLFL172,799225+0%

46Clay County, FLFL239,593233+0%

47Martin County, FLFL166,272233+0%

48Alachua County, FLFL290,028249+0%

49Polk County, FLFL874,790269+0%

50Hernando County, FLFL221,701277+0%

51St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449337+0%

52Manatee County, FLFL468,200355+0%

53Leon County, FLFL299,048358+0%

54Volusia County, FLFL606,573403+0%

55Escambia County, FLFL333,834448+0%

56Pasco County, FLFL674,516462+0%

57Brevard County, FLFL663,982469+0%

58Lee County, FLFL875,607564+0%

59Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726576+0%

60Sarasota County, FLFL479,958586+0%

61Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115977+0%

62Orange County, FLFL1,528,002993+0%

63Duval County, FLFL1,062,9631,021+0%

64Seminole County, FLFL491,8841,180+0%

65Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0291,186+0%

66Broward County, FLFL2,013,3171,349+0%

67Pinellas County, FLFL948,5633,366+0%

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