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Most sparsely populated, Florida counties · 2020

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%

02Glades County, FLFL13,27015+15%

03Lafayette County, FLFL8,79215+17%

04Taylor County, FLFL21,21021+13%

05Franklin County, FLFL13,02923+13%

06Dixie County, FLFL18,03824+21%

07Calhoun County, FLFL13,28924+5%

08Jefferson County, FLFL16,00724+12%

09Gulf County, FLFL15,94326+6%

10Madison County, FLFL18,75926−4%

11Hamilton County, FLFL14,18027+5%

12Hendry County, FLFL48,27634+9%

13Levy County, FLFL48,52038+25%

14Hardee County, FLFL25,93240−6%

15Holmes County, FLFL20,11941+6%

16Washington County, FLFL26,69543+21%

17Baker County, FLFL29,73748+27%

18Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48851+24%

19Jackson County, FLFL49,62952+1%

20Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60852+10%

21DeSoto County, FLFL37,07853+5%

22Wakulla County, FLFL38,08956+48%

23Suwannee County, FLFL48,14963+25%

24Union County, FLFL16,25066+20%

25Walton County, FLFL93,28873+85%

26Monroe County, FLFL80,40684+4%

27Gadsden County, FLFL44,29885−3%

28Columbia County, FLFL74,09487+23%

29Bradford County, FLFL28,30796+8%

30Highlands County, FLFL111,12299+16%

31Putnam County, FLFL77,734101+4%

32Nassau County, FLFL106,879139+57%

33Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115186+60%

34Collier County, FLFL417,131188+49%

35Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810228+24%

36Bay County, FLFL204,479231+18%

37Sumter County, FLFL157,772233+143%

38Marion County, FLFL442,660237+45%

39Flagler County, FLFL140,360237+132%

40Citrus County, FLFL171,666264+30%

41Charlotte County, FLFL217,212274+32%

42Martin County, FLFL166,272291+25%

43Osceola County, FLFL481,718293+125%

44Indian River County, FLFL172,799318+41%

45Alachua County, FLFL290,028318+28%

46Clay County, FLFL239,593361+55%

47Polk County, FLFL874,790403+50%

48Lake County, FLFL456,068403+82%

49Hernando County, FLFL221,701411+49%

50Leon County, FLFL299,048437+22%

51St. Johns County, FLFL346,328455+122%

52Escambia County, FLFL333,834490+9%

53Volusia County, FLFL606,573503+25%

54Manatee County, FLFL468,200538+51%

55St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449576+71%

56Brevard County, FLFL663,982598+27%

57Pasco County, FLFL674,516753+63%

58Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726760+32%

59Sarasota County, FLFL479,958781+33%

60Lee County, FLFL875,607974+73%

61Duval County, FLFL1,062,9631,305+28%

62Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0291,422+20%

63Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1151,428+46%

64Seminole County, FLFL491,8841,522+29%

65Orange County, FLFL1,528,0021,584+60%

66Broward County, FLFL2,013,3171,616+20%

67Pinellas County, FLFL948,5633,503+4%

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