STATE · ADMITTED 1845 · 2020 ACS
Florida
21,538,187 residents · 67 counties · 956 cities · 53,625 sq mi · 5,160 census tracts
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With 21,538,187 people, Florida is a state. 5,555,809 more people live here than in 2000. The median age is 43.0, about 4 years above the US median. 21% of residents were born outside the United States. The median household earns $57,703, about 13% below the national median. The typical home is worth $232,000, having more than doubled since 2000.
Section 01
Population & growth
Land area
53,625 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
202422.4M
Age distribution, 2020
Under 54.8%(1,030,284)
5 to 95.3%(1,151,858)
10 to 145.9%(1,262,516)
15 to 196%(1,289,224)
20 to 246%(1,285,788)
25 to 3412.3%(2,639,606)
35 to 4412%(2,589,465)
45 to 5412.6%(2,703,438)
55 to 6414%(3,017,982)
65 to 7412%(2,588,006)
75 to 846.7%(1,443,832)
85 and over2.5%(536,188)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$57,703
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,819 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
38.2%
+9.7 ptssince 2009
from 28.6% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information12.5%
Wholesale trade7.9%
Other services7.7%
Finance & insurance5.8%
Retail trade5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical5%
Public administration4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
Construction0.8%
Education & health services0.8%
Manufacturing0.1%
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Section 03
Housing
$232,000
+66%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $93,200 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
4.0
−10%since 2009
from 4.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic51.5%(11,100,503)
Black14.5%(3,127,052)
Hispanic / Latino26.5%(5,697,240)
Asian2.9%(629,626)
Other2.9%(615,472)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Hispanic origin
Cuban7.2%(1,532,516)
Puerto Rican5.4%(1,155,423)
South American4.7%(1,000,196)
Mexican3.3%(709,870)
Central American2.7%(568,257)
Colombian1.9%(404,952)
Dominican1.2%(246,209)
Venezuelan1.1%(242,869)
Nicaraguan0.7%(153,486)
Honduran0.7%(150,689)
Peruvian0.6%(128,819)
Guatemalan0.6%(126,443)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.4%(78,676)
Salvadoran0.4%(76,313)
Argentine0.3%(73,979)
Spaniard0.3%(69,074)
Panamanian0.2%(35,907)
Chilean0.1%(30,584)
Costa Rican0.1%(23,452)
Uruguayan0.1%(18,361)
Bolivian0.1%(15,170)
Paraguayan0%(3,933)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(173,493)
Filipino0.5%(105,869)
Chinese0.5%(102,300)
Vietnamese0.4%(83,136)
Korean0.1%(27,484)
Pakistani0.1%(16,065)
Japanese0.1%(14,510)
Thai0.1%(13,384)
Bangladeshi0%(6,518)
Laotian0%(6,213)
Cambodian0%(6,084)
Burmese0%(5,278)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(4,012)
Indonesian0%(2,155)
Nepalese0%(1,518)
Hmong0%(1,478)
Sri Lankan0%(1,469)
Malaysian0%(685)
Mongolian0%(465)
Okinawan0%(51)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0%(9,863)
Chamorro0%(4,845)
Samoan0%(3,336)
Tongan0%(925)
Marshallese0%(663)
Fijian0%(459)
Ancestry
German9.2%(1,943,171)
Irish8.4%(1,776,586)
American8%(1,706,158)
English7%(1,477,490)
Italian5.8%(1,222,217)
West Indian4.4%(935,637)
Haitian2.3%(489,540)
Polish2.3%(488,198)
French2%(424,928)
Jamaican1.5%(311,589)
Scottish1.5%(307,942)
Russian0.9%(198,052)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.8%(170,831)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(161,840)
Subsaharan African0.7%(156,110)
Swedish0.7%(143,896)
British0.6%(134,570)
Norwegian0.6%(122,908)
French Canadian0.5%(115,036)
Welsh0.5%(100,533)
Brazilian0.5%(99,174)
Hungarian0.5%(97,342)
Greek0.4%(89,658)
Portuguese0.4%(89,144)
Canadian0.3%(65,593)
Ukrainian0.3%(58,419)
Czech0.2%(50,329)
Austrian0.2%(46,315)
Danish0.2%(40,832)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(39,491)
Lebanese0.2%(38,492)
Lithuanian0.2%(38,191)
Swiss0.2%(35,338)
Romanian0.2%(34,892)
Slovak0.1%(31,272)
Guyanese0.1%(29,199)
Finnish0.1%(26,720)
Turkish0.1%(18,413)
Israeli0.1%(16,933)
Croatian0.1%(16,458)
Belgian0.1%(16,155)
Egyptian0.1%(15,576)
Nigerian0.1%(14,938)
Iranian0.1%(14,588)
Syrian0.1%(14,553)
Arab0.1%(14,189)
Armenian0.1%(13,955)
Serbian0.1%(12,111)
Moroccan0.1%(12,069)
Palestinian0%(9,490)
Bulgarian0%(8,402)
Slovene0%(7,766)
Barbadian0%(7,621)
Australian0%(6,538)
Latvian0%(4,937)
Jordanian0%(4,908)
Ethiopian0%(4,850)
Iraqi0%(4,145)
Cape Verdean0%(2,545)
Macedonian0%(2,380)
Ghanaian0%(2,333)
Kenyan0%(1,384)
Somali0%(450)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
88.5%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 79.9% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.3%
US average: 73.3%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
93.1%
US average: 91.9%
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
Direct-purchase
17.4%
US average: 13.7%
VA health care
3.0%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
62.9%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
36.9%
US average: 35.2%
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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.8%(266,716)
Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(306,591)
Vietnam era35.8%(507,334)
Korean War9%(127,629)
World War II3.4%(48,220)
Share of the 1,416,472 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 21,538,187 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Florida?
The typical household in Florida earns about $57,703 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Florida expensive?
In Florida, the median home is worth about $232,000, and the typical rent is about $1,218 a month.
How educated are people in Florida?
About 30.5% of adults age 25 and over in Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Florida?
About 13.3% of people in Florida live below the federal poverty line.
Has Florida grown since 1990?
Yes, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 8,600,261 residents, a change of about 66 percent over that period.
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