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Most sparsely populated, Florida counties · 2010

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+19%

02Glades County, FLFL13,27016+22%

03Lafayette County, FLFL8,79216+26%

04Franklin County, FLFL13,02921+4%

05Taylor County, FLFL21,21022+17%

06Dixie County, FLFL18,03823+19%

07Jefferson County, FLFL16,00725+14%

08Calhoun County, FLFL13,28926+12%

09Madison County, FLFL18,75928+3%

10Gulf County, FLFL15,94329+19%

11Hamilton County, FLFL14,18029+11%

12Hendry County, FLFL48,27634+8%

13Levy County, FLFL48,52036+18%

14Holmes County, FLFL20,11942+7%

15Washington County, FLFL26,69543+19%

16Hardee County, FLFL25,93243+3%

17Baker County, FLFL29,73746+22%

18Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48848+17%

19Wakulla County, FLFL38,08951+35%

20Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60852+11%

21Walton County, FLFL93,28853+36%

22Jackson County, FLFL49,62954+6%

23DeSoto County, FLFL37,07855+8%

24Suwannee County, FLFL48,14960+19%

25Union County, FLFL16,25064+16%

26Monroe County, FLFL80,40674−8%

27Columbia County, FLFL74,09485+19%

28Gadsden County, FLFL44,29890+3%

29Bradford County, FLFL28,30797+9%

30Highlands County, FLFL111,12297+13%

31Putnam County, FLFL77,734102+6%

32Nassau County, FLFL106,879113+27%

33Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115150+29%

34Collier County, FLFL417,131161+28%

35Sumter County, FLFL157,772168+75%

36Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810194+6%

37Flagler County, FLFL140,360197+92%

38Osceola County, FLFL481,718202+56%

39Marion County, FLFL442,660209+28%

40Bay County, FLFL204,479223+14%

41Charlotte County, FLFL217,212235+13%

42Citrus County, FLFL171,666243+20%

43Martin County, FLFL166,272269+15%

44Indian River County, FLFL172,799275+22%

45Alachua County, FLFL290,028282+13%

46Lake County, FLFL456,068312+41%

47Clay County, FLFL239,593316+36%

48St. Johns County, FLFL346,328316+54%

49Polk County, FLFL874,790335+24%

50Hernando County, FLFL221,701365+32%

51Leon County, FLFL299,048412+15%

52Manatee County, FLFL468,200435+22%

53Volusia County, FLFL606,573449+12%

54Escambia County, FLFL333,834453+1%

55St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449486+44%

56Brevard County, FLFL663,982535+14%

57Pasco County, FLFL674,516622+35%

58Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726672+17%

59Sarasota County, FLFL479,958682+16%

60Lee County, FLFL875,607792+40%

61Duval County, FLFL1,062,9631,133+11%

62Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1151,202+23%

63Orange County, FLFL1,528,0021,269+28%

64Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0291,314+11%

65Seminole County, FLFL491,8841,366+16%

66Broward County, FLFL2,013,3171,453+8%

67Pinellas County, FLFL948,5633,348−1%

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