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What are the fastest-growing counties in Florida?

St. Johns County (+25.0%), Osceola County (+23.2%) and Walton County (+22.9%) grew fastest in Florida between 2020 and 2025.

Florida as a whole grew 8.7% between 2020 and 2025, to 23,462,518 residents.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 67 Florida counties ranked

Florida counties by population growth
RankCountyResidents 2025Change 2020–25Net migration per 1,000, 2025New homes per 1,000, 2025
1St. Johns County346,328+25.0%36.213.7
2Osceola County481,718+23.2%15.115.3
3Walton County93,288+22.9%32.125.7
4Hendry County48,276+21.5%17.89.7
5St. Lucie County402,449+21.4%24.510.0
6Sumter County157,772+21.1%35.722.3
7Flagler County140,360+21.0%34.618.4
8Polk County874,790+19.8%21.49.4
9Pasco County674,516+19.1%26.811.7
10Lake County456,068+18.1%26.811.7
11Nassau County106,879+17.4%24.19.9
12Marion County442,660+17.3%36.113.5
13Bay County204,479+17.1%14.710.1
14Manatee County468,200+16.6%18.023.5
15Charlotte County217,212+15.5%34.113.9
16Gilchrist County20,488+14.5%15.24.6
17Lee County875,607+14.4%9.815.5
18Hernando County221,701+13.3%23.58.9
19Levy County48,520+12.7%22.45.0
20Wakulla County38,089+12.3%26.013.6
21Gulf County15,943+11.7%8.518.9
22Santa Rosa County211,115+11.7%15.99.1
23Jefferson County16,007+11.1%7.63.4
24Citrus County171,666+11.1%22.212.2
25Suwannee County48,149+10.6%11.02.8
26Collier County417,131+10.5%−5.66.6
27Sarasota County479,958+10.0%12.613.8
28Glades County13,270+9.9%9.88.1
29Highlands County111,122+9.7%15.56.9
30Clay County239,593+9.4%8.36.4
31Volusia County606,573+9.1%11.64.7
32Brevard County663,982+9.1%14.27.0
33DeSoto County37,078+8.8%3.04.3
34Dixie County18,038+8.0%18.27.0
35Indian River County172,799+7.7%12.81.5
36Okeechobee County42,608+7.4%3.82.1
37Hillsborough County1,574,115+7.4%−9.95.5
38Lafayette County8,792+6.8%3.34.7
39Orange County1,528,002+6.7%−13.38.6
40Duval County1,062,963+6.5%0.15.7
41Columbia County74,094+6.2%6.82.5
42Putnam County77,734+5.9%10.51.6
43Baker County29,737+5.8%5.24.1
44Palm Beach County1,575,726+5.5%−7.62.7
45Washington County26,695+5.4%10.88.4
46Jackson County49,629+5.4%−2.72.0
47Union County16,250+5.2%36.62.8
48Madison County18,759+5.0%12.02.1
49Martin County166,272+4.8%10.05.1
50Okaloosa County221,810+4.6%0.84.8
51Franklin County13,029+4.5%11.08.6
52Seminole County491,884+4.3%−2.14.1
53Miami-Dade County2,802,029+4.0%−25.85.9
54Alachua County290,028+3.7%−4.211.5
55Broward County2,013,317+3.6%−14.71.3
56Escambia County333,834+3.5%3.14.2
57Hamilton County14,180+3.3%1.72.4
58Liberty County8,035+2.8%7.13.1
59Holmes County20,119+2.7%4.80.6
60Hardee County25,932+2.4%−11.44.0
61Gadsden County44,298+2.0%−0.22.8
62Leon County299,048+1.7%−4.36.8
63Bradford County28,307+0.3%4.92.3
64Pinellas County948,563−1.2%−9.74.4
65Taylor County21,210−2.5%−20.82.7
66Monroe County80,406−3.0%−24.03.5
67Calhoun County13,289−3.0%12.40.3

Ranked by the change in Census Bureau population estimates, 2020–2025.

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Questions

Is Florida growing?

Florida as a whole grew 8.7% between 2020 and 2025, to 23,462,518 residents. Statewide figures add up its counties.

What is the fastest-growing county in Florida?

St. Johns County, which grew 25.0% between 2020 and 2025 to 346,328 residents (Census Bureau population estimates). Osceola County (+23.2%) and Walton County (+22.9%) came next.

Which Florida counties are losing population?

4 of the 67 ranked counties had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2020. The steepest declines: Calhoun County (−3.0%), Monroe County (−3.0%), Taylor County (−2.5%).

Where are people moving in Florida?

For their size, Union County (36.6 per 1,000 residents), St. Johns County (36.2 per 1,000 residents) and Marion County (36.1 per 1,000 residents) drew the most net domestic migration (people moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out) in 2025.

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.