STATE · ADMITTED 1845 · 1990 CENSUS
Florida
12,937,926 residents · 67 counties · 956 cities · 53,625 sq mi · 5,160 census tracts
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Florida is a state of 12,937,926 people. The median age is 36.5, about 4 years above the US median. The population has fallen 19% since 2000. The typical home is worth $76,500. About 18% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $27,483 at the median, near the US median.
Section 01
Population & growth
Land area
53,625 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
202422.4M
Age distribution, 1990
Under 56.5%(842,642)
5 to 96.3%(815,450)
10 to 145.8%(750,410)
15 to 196.1%(793,556)
20 to 246.6%(848,700)
25 to 3416.5%(2,133,805)
35 to 4414%(1,807,682)
45 to 5410.1%(1,308,480)
55 to 649.8%(1,268,558)
65 to 7410.6%(1,375,246)
75 to 846.1%(787,811)
85 and over1.6%(205,586)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$27,483
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $38,819 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$76,500
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $93,200 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic65.4%(10,458,509)
Black14.2%(2,264,268)
Hispanic / Latino16.8%(2,682,715)
Asian1.6%(261,693)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic83.1%(10,755,698)
Black13.6%(1,755,958)
Hispanic / Latino12%(1,555,031)
Asian1.2%(150,200)
Other2.1%(276,070)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Cuban7.3%(1,630,295)
Puerto Rican5.6%(1,245,819)
South American5.5%(1,242,356)
Mexican3.3%(749,524)
Central American3%(670,605)
Colombian2.1%(474,813)
Venezuelan1.7%(373,749)
Dominican1.3%(297,893)
Nicaraguan0.8%(174,302)
Guatemalan0.8%(171,973)
Honduran0.7%(159,801)
Peruvian0.6%(143,916)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.4%(93,699)
Salvadoran0.4%(88,245)
Spaniard0.4%(87,305)
Argentine0.3%(77,897)
Panamanian0.2%(43,146)
Chilean0.1%(33,366)
Costa Rican0.1%(30,817)
Uruguayan0.1%(20,047)
Bolivian0.1%(15,795)
Paraguayan0%(3,748)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(199,343)
Filipino0.5%(118,887)
Chinese0.5%(105,506)
Vietnamese0.4%(91,688)
Korean0.1%(25,817)
Pakistani0.1%(19,585)
Japanese0.1%(14,904)
Thai0.1%(14,540)
Bangladeshi0%(9,422)
Cambodian0%(6,755)
Laotian0%(5,786)
Burmese0%(5,744)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(4,757)
Nepalese0%(2,412)
Sri Lankan0%(2,348)
Indonesian0%(1,966)
Kazakh0%(1,847)
Uzbek0%(1,624)
Hmong0%(1,411)
Malaysian0%(774)
Singaporean0%(246)
Mongolian0%(92)
Okinawan0%(32)
Mien0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(12,373)
Samoan0%(5,307)
Chamorro0%(4,794)
Guamanian0%(1,478)
Fijian0%(549)
Marshallese0%(365)
Tongan0%(325)
Ancestry
German8.9%(1,985,305)
English8.2%(1,840,766)
Irish8.2%(1,838,284)
American7.7%(1,722,559)
Italian5.6%(1,258,527)
West Indian4.4%(981,702)
Haitian2.3%(520,017)
Polish2.1%(477,833)
French1.7%(387,391)
Scottish1.5%(326,836)
Jamaican1.5%(326,202)
Russian0.8%(184,773)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Subsaharan African0.8%(184,206)
Arab0.7%(151,491)
Dutch0.7%(149,290)
Swedish0.7%(146,039)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(136,906)
Norwegian0.5%(122,084)
Brazilian0.5%(119,518)
Portuguese0.5%(101,563)
French Canadian0.4%(99,684)
Hungarian0.4%(92,356)
Greek0.4%(91,381)
British0.4%(89,813)
Welsh0.4%(87,532)
Ukrainian0.3%(73,491)
Canadian0.3%(59,534)
Lebanese0.2%(53,016)
Czech0.2%(50,417)
Austrian0.2%(42,521)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(41,074)
Danish0.2%(40,598)
Lithuanian0.2%(38,689)
Romanian0.2%(37,490)
Swiss0.2%(34,880)
Guyanese0.1%(30,469)
Slovak0.1%(29,272)
Finnish0.1%(26,246)
Nigerian0.1%(22,392)
Egyptian0.1%(21,406)
Turkish0.1%(19,345)
Croatian0.1%(19,229)
Israeli0.1%(17,527)
Syrian0.1%(17,498)
Iranian0.1%(17,070)
Belgian0.1%(16,020)
Moroccan0.1%(14,891)
Armenian0.1%(13,556)
Palestinian0.1%(12,028)
Serbian0.1%(11,558)
Bulgarian0%(9,651)
Slovene0%(8,297)
Barbadian0%(8,276)
Australian0%(7,790)
Ethiopian0%(6,316)
Latvian0%(5,185)
Jordanian0%(4,696)
Iraqi0%(3,733)
Cape Verdean0%(3,598)
Ghanaian0%(3,463)
Macedonian0%(3,011)
Kenyan0%(2,692)
Somali0%(655)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
74.4%
−5.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 79.9% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married34.7%(3,186,627)
Married51.5%(4,725,522)
Widowed3.1%(285,010)
Divorced10.7%(982,314)
Women 15+
Never married28.9%(2,789,125)
Married47.2%(4,549,963)
Widowed9.7%(933,214)
Divorced14.2%(1,373,008)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).
Direct-purchase
18.8%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 17.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
VA health care
2.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 3.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 62.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 36.9% in 2020
US average: 36.7%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.3%(322,263)
Gulf War (1990s)25.8%(342,731)
Vietnam era34%(451,445)
Korean War5.1%(67,413)
World War II1.2%(15,940)
Share of the 1,327,071 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Section 02
Largest cities
1.Jacksonville1,017,689
2.Miami489,812
3.Tampa413,554
4.Orlando333,888
5.Port St. Lucie268,062
6.St. Petersburg264,033
7.Cape Coral236,264
8.Hialeah230,968
9.Tallahassee204,902
10.Fort Lauderdale188,677
11.Pembroke Pines176,714
12.Hollywood157,019
13.Gainesville148,671
14.Palm Bay148,092
15.Miramar142,570
16.Coral Springs138,783
17.Lehigh Acres132,353
18.West Palm Beach127,189
19.Lakeland125,520
20.Spring Hill119,983
21.Brandon119,767
22.Pompano Beach117,211
23.Clearwater114,364
24.Riverview113,697
25.Miami Gardens113,579
26.Davie110,851
27.Palm Coast109,886
28.Boca Raton101,582
29.Fort Myers101,581
30.Deltona100,267
31.Plantation99,183
32.Sunrise98,846
33.North Port96,551
34.Alafaya92,449
35.Deerfield Beach89,339
36.Daytona Beach88,471
37.Melbourne87,097
38.Homestead86,242
39.Town 'n' Country85,928
40.Kissimmee85,591
41.The Villages83,498
42.Boynton Beach82,396
43.Doral81,634
44.Miami Beach81,594
45.Largo80,690
Section 03
Metropolitan & micropolitan areas
Metropolitan areas (22)
1.Miami6,391,072
2.Tampa3,418,895
3.Orlando2,957,672
4.Jacksonville1,785,500
5.North Port948,158
6.Cape Coral875,607
7.Lakeland874,790
8.Deltona746,933
9.Palm Bay663,982
10.Port St. Lucie568,721
11.Pensacola544,949
12.Ocala442,660
13.Naples417,131
14.Tallahassee397,442
15.Gainesville359,036
16.Crestview315,098
17.Panama City231,174
18.Punta Gorda217,212
19.Sebastian172,799
20.Homosassa Springs171,666
21.The Villages157,772
22.Sebring111,122
Micropolitan areas (6)
Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.
Frequently asked
How many people live in Florida?
Florida has about 12,937,926 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Florida?
The typical household in Florida earns about $27,483 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Florida expensive?
In Florida, the median home is worth about $76,500, and the typical rent is about $481 a month.
How educated are people in Florida?
About 18.3% of adults age 25 and over in Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Florida?
About 12.7% of people in Florida live below the federal poverty line.
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