County facts · Population · October 24, 2026
Florida Population by County, 2025 Census Estimates
Florida population by county: July 2025 Census estimates for all 67 counties, change since 2020, density, and a link to each official parcel map.
Looking for Florida population by county? The Census Bureau estimates that Florida had 23,462,518 residents on July 1, 2025, spread across 67 counties. Miami-Dade County is the most populous, with 2,802,029 people (12% of the state), and Liberty County is the least populous, with 8,035.
The table below lists every county with its 2025 estimate, its April 2020 starting point, the change, people per square mile, and a link to its official parcel viewer.
Florida population at a glance
- Counties: 67
- Statewide, July 1, 2025: 23,462,518 (April 1, 2020 estimates base: 21,538,207; change +1,924,311, +8.9%)
- Most populous: Miami-Dade County (2,802,029); least populous: Liberty County (8,035)
- Median county: about 157,772 residents (half of the counties are smaller)
- The 5 largest counties hold 40% of all Florida residents
- Counties with 1,000,000+ residents: 6 · 100,000+: 37 · under 10,000: 2
- Statewide density: about 437 people per square mile of land
Florida population by county, July 2025 (all 67)
Percent change runs from the April 1, 2020 estimates base to July 1, 2025. People per square mile is the July 2025 estimate divided by the county's land area in the Census Bureau's 2020 Gazetteer file, so lakes and bays are left out.
How Florida's population is spread out
Grouping the counties by size shows how concentrated the state is:
| Residents (July 2025) | Counties | Total residents | Share of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000,000 or more | 6 | 10,556,152 | 45% |
| 250,000 to 999,999 | 18 | 9,553,337 | 41% |
| 100,000 to 249,999 | 13 | 2,342,780 | 10% |
| 25,000 to 99,999 | 16 | 792,840 | 3% |
| 10,000 to 24,999 | 12 | 200,582 | 1% |
| Under 10,000 | 2 | 16,827 | 0% |
24 counties with at least 250,000 residents hold 86% of the state's population.
Most and least densely populated
The most crowded counties by people per square mile of land:
- Pinellas County: 3,466 per sq mi (948,563 people on 274 sq mi)
- Orange County: 1,694 per sq mi (1,528,002 people on 902 sq mi)
- Broward County: 1,674 per sq mi (2,013,317 people on 1,203 sq mi)
- Seminole County: 1,590 per sq mi (491,884 people on 309 sq mi)
- Hillsborough County: 1,540 per sq mi (1,574,115 people on 1,022 sq mi)
The most thinly settled:
- Liberty County: 9.6 per sq mi (8,035 people on 836 sq mi)
- Lafayette County: 16 per sq mi (8,792 people on 543 sq mi)
- Glades County: 16 per sq mi (13,270 people on 807 sq mi)
- Taylor County: 20 per sq mi (21,210 people on 1,043 sq mi)
- Calhoun County: 23 per sq mi (13,289 people on 567 sq mi)
About these numbers
- They are estimates. Between censuses the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program updates county totals each year from births, deaths and migration records. The next full count is the 2030 census.
- The base is April 1, 2020. The estimates start from an April 1, 2020 "estimates base" built from the 2020 census, which is why it is slightly different from the published census count.
- Each new release revises the past. A newer vintage can change earlier years as well, so compare numbers from the same release, as this page does.
- Statewide total. The counties add up exactly to the statewide figure of 23,462,518 in the same file.
Using population numbers in a land search
- Big counties, busy offices. In the most populous counties, parcel maps and deed records are usually online and searchable, but recording and permit offices are busier. Allow for that if you are on a deadline.
- Small counties, fewer sales. In counties with only a few thousand people, land changes hands less often, so there are fewer recent sales to compare a price with. The county assessor's sales records are the best source.
- Density hints at lot size. A low people-per-square-mile figure usually means farms, ranches and timber tracts; a high one means subdivided lots. The parcel viewer shows the actual parcel lines.
- Check the official map. Use the parcel viewer link in the table for boundaries, parcel numbers and owner names, then confirm anything important with the county's recorder or assessor.
Related guides
- Fastest growing counties in Florida
- Largest counties in Florida
- Florida county GIS websites by viewer
- Florida plat maps
- Florida landowner maps for hunting
- Most populous counties in the US
- Where people are moving in the US
More: All Florida counties on Platbookmapper
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county totals, Vintage 2025 (April 1, 2020 estimates base and July 1, 2020–2025 estimates, with components of change). Statewide totals are the sum of the counties and match the file's state row.
- U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer files, 2020 county land and water area (for people per square mile).
- Platbookmapper county GIS directory (live data file behind our county pages, pulled October 24, 2026) for each official parcel viewer.