Florida Counties by Population
All 67 Florida counties ranked from most to least populous based on the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 decennial count. Miami-Dade alone accounts for roughly one in eight Floridians; the ten smallest counties together hold under 200,000 residents.
| Rank | County | County seat | Population | Share of Florida |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami-Dade County | Miami | 2,701,767 | |
| 2 | Broward County | Fort Lauderdale | 1,944,375 | |
| 3 | Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach | 1,492,191 | |
| 4 | Hillsborough County | Tampa | 1,459,762 | |
| 5 | Orange County | Orlando | 1,429,908 | |
| 6 | Duval County | Jacksonville | 995,567 | |
| 7 | Pinellas County | Clearwater | 959,107 | |
| 8 | Lee County | Fort Myers | 760,822 | |
| 9 | Polk County | Bartow | 725,046 | |
| 10 | Brevard County | Titusville | 606,612 | |
| 11 | Pasco County | Dade City | 561,691 | |
| 12 | Volusia County | DeLand | 553,543 | |
| 13 | Seminole County | Sanford | 470,856 | |
| 14 | Sarasota County | Sarasota | 434,006 | |
| 15 | Manatee County | Bradenton | 399,710 | |
| 16 | Osceola County | Kissimmee | 388,656 | |
| 17 | Lake County | Tavares | 383,956 | |
| 18 | Marion County | Ocala | 375,908 | |
| 19 | Collier County | Naples | 375,752 | |
| 20 | St. Lucie County | Fort Pierce | 329,226 | |
| 21 | Escambia County | Pensacola | 321,905 | |
| 22 | Leon County | Tallahassee | 292,198 | |
| 23 | Alachua County | Gainesville | 278,468 | |
| 24 | St. Johns County | St. Augustine | 273,425 | |
| 25 | Clay County | Green Cove Springs | 218,245 | |
| 26 | Okaloosa County | Crestview | 211,668 | |
| 27 | Hernando County | Brooksville | 194,515 | |
| 28 | Santa Rosa County | Milton | 188,000 | |
| 29 | Charlotte County | Punta Gorda | 186,847 | |
| 30 | Bay County | Panama City | 175,216 | |
| 31 | Indian River County | Vero Beach | 159,788 | |
| 32 | Martin County | Stuart | 158,431 | |
| 33 | Citrus County | Inverness | 153,843 | |
| 34 | Sumter County | Bushnell | 129,752 | |
| 35 | Flagler County | Bunnell | 115,378 | |
| 36 | Highlands County | Sebring | 101,235 | |
| 37 | Nassau County | Fernandina Beach | 90,352 | |
| 38 | Monroe County | Key West | 82,874 | |
| 39 | Walton County | DeFuniak Springs | 75,305 | |
| 40 | Putnam County | Palatka | 73,321 | |
| 41 | Columbia County | Lake City | 69,698 | |
| 42 | Jackson County | Marianna | 47,409 | |
| 43 | Gadsden County | Quincy | 43,826 | |
| 44 | Suwannee County | Live Oak | 43,770 | |
| 45 | Levy County | Bronson | 42,915 | |
| 46 | Okeechobee County | Okeechobee | 39,644 | |
| 47 | Hendry County | LaBelle | 39,619 | |
| 48 | DeSoto County | Arcadia | 33,976 | |
| 49 | Wakulla County | Crawfordville | 33,764 | |
| 50 | Bradford County | Starke | 28,303 | |
| 51 | Baker County | Macclenny | 28,259 | |
| 52 | Washington County | Chipley | 25,473 | |
| 53 | Hardee County | Wauchula | 25,327 | |
| 54 | Taylor County | Perry | 21,569 | |
| 55 | Holmes County | Bonifay | 19,653 | |
| 56 | Madison County | Madison | 18,493 | |
| 57 | Gilchrist County | Trenton | 17,864 | |
| 58 | Dixie County | Cross City | 16,826 | |
| 59 | Union County | Lake Butler | 15,237 | |
| 60 | Jefferson County | Monticello | 14,510 | |
| 61 | Gulf County | Port St. Joe | 14,192 | |
| 62 | Hamilton County | Jasper | 14,004 | |
| 63 | Calhoun County | Blountstown | 13,648 | |
| 64 | Franklin County | Apalachicola | 12,451 | |
| 65 | Glades County | Moore Haven | 12,126 | |
| 66 | Lafayette County | Mayo | 8,226 | |
| 67 | Liberty County | Bristol | 7,974 |