Florida has 67 Counties and at Least 953 Cities

Aug 30, 2022

Andrew Shell

Post last updated: Sep 23, 2022

In 2022 there are 67 counties in Florida, constituting a dynamic state that is home to more than 21,781,128 people.

100+ million visitors visit the state every year. As Florida has grown and changed, so has the county government’s role.
Historically, counties were entirely administrative subdivisions of the state, created to perform state-related functions. With Florida’s immense growth, the county government function has become increasingly more complex and essential.

Throughout the state, Florida’s counties perform vital public service functions such as emergency medical services, public safety, jails, fire, public record-keeping, libraries, parks, economic development, health care, roads, and comprehensive planning, just to name a few.

County	Population	Density	Area
Alachua	279,238	319.49	874 sq mi=2,264 km2
Baker	28,715	49.09	585 sq mi=1,515 km2
Bay	179,168	234.51	764 sq mi=1,979 km2
Bradford	28,540	97.41	293 sq mi=759 km2
Brevard	616,628	605.72	1,018 sq mi=2,637 km2
Broward	1,930,983	1,597.17	1,209 sq mi=3,131 km2
Calhoun	13,641	24.06	567 sq mi=1,469 km2
Charlotte	194,843	280.75	694 sq mi=1,797 km2
Citrus	158,083	270.69	584 sq mi=1,513 km2
Clay	222,361	369.99	601 sq mi=1,557 km2
Collier	385,980	190.51	2,026 sq mi=5,247 km2
Columbia	70,385	88.31	797 sq mi=2,064 km2
DeSoto	34,408	54.02	637 sq mi=1,650 km2
Dixie	17,102	24.29	704 sq mi=1,823 km2
Duval	999,935	1,291.91	774 sq mi=2,005 km2
Escambia	322,390	485.53	664 sq mi=1,720 km2
Flagler	120,932	249.34	485 sq mi=1,256 km2
Franklin	12,572	23.54	534 sq mi=1,383 km2
Gadsden	43,714	84.72	516 sq mi=1,336 km2
Gilchrist	18,360	52.61	349 sq mi=904 km2
Glades	12,234	15.81	774 sq mi=2,005 km2
Gulf	14,363	25.42	565 sq mi=1,463 km2
Hamilton	13,993	27.17	515 sq mi=1,334 km2
Hardee	25,425	39.91	637 sq mi=1,650 km2
Hernando	200,638	419,74	478 sq mi=1,238 km2
Highlands	103,296	100.48	1,028 sq mi=2,663 km2
Hillsborough	1,478,194	1,406.46	1,051 sq mi=2,722 km2
Holmes	19,784	41.05	482 sq mi=1,248 km2
Indian River	163,662	325.37	503 sq mi=1,303 km2
Jackson	47,694	52.07	916 sq mi=2,372 km2
Jefferson	14,555	24.34	598 sq mi=1,549 km2
Lafayette	8,382	15.44	543 sq mi=1,406 km2
Lake	395,804	415.32	953 sq mi=2,468 km2
Lee	787,976	980.07	804 sq mi=2,082 km2
Leon	292.817	439.01	667 sq mi=1,728 km2
Levy	44,158	39.50	1,118 sq mi=2,896 km2
Liberty	7,900	9.45	836 sq mi=2,165 km2
Madison	18,288	26.43	692 sq mi=1,792 km2
Manatee	412,703	556.95	741 sq mi=1,919 km2
Marion	385,915	244.40	1,579 sq mi=4,090 km2
Martin	159,942	287.67	556 sq mi=1,440 km2
Miami-Dade	2,662,777	1,368.33	1,946 sq mi=5,040 km2
Monroe	82,170	82.42	997 sq mi=2,582 km2
Nassau	94,189	144.46	652 sq mi=1,689 km2)
Okaloosa	213,255	227.84	936 sq mi=2,424 km2
Okeechobee	40,266	52.02	774 sq mi=2,005 km2
Orange	1,422,746	1,566.90	908 sq mi=2,352 km2
Osceola	403,282	305.05	1,322 sq mi=3,424 km2
Palm Beach	1,497,987	736.47	2,034 sq mi=5,268 km2
Pasco	584,067	783.98	745 sq mi=1,930 km2
Pinellas	956,615	3,416.48	280 sq mi=725 km2
Polk	753,520	401.88	1,875 sq mi=4,856 km2
Putnam	74,167	102.72	722 sq mi=1,870 km2
St.Johns	292,466	480.24	609 sq mi=1,577 km2
St. Lucie	343,579	600.66	572 sq mi=1,481 km2
Santa Rosa	193,998	190.94	1,016 sq mi=2,631 km2
Sarasota	447,057	781,57	572 sq mi=1,481 km2
Seminole	470,093	1,526.28	308 sq mi=798 km2
Sumter	135,638	248.42	546 sq mi=1,414 km2
Suwannee	44,485	64.66	688 sq mi=1,782 km2
Taylor	21,815	20.94	1,042 sq mi=2,699 km2
Union	16,335	68.06	240 sq mi=622 km2
Volusia	565,412	510.32	1,106 sq mi=2,865 km2
Wakulla	34,690	57.15	607 sq mi=1,572 km2
Walton	80,069	75.68	1,058 sq mi=2,740 km2
Washington	25,436	43.86	580 sq mi=1,502 km2

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area, or exceptionally unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density. It is a key geographical term. In simple terms, population density refers to the number of people living in an area per square mile or kilometer.