Fastest Growing Counties in Florida (2025)

County
Rank
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2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
St. Johns County125.71%348,346277,105
Osceola County224.98%488,873391,163
Walton County322.54%92,99475,891
St. Lucie County422.23%405,154331,461
Flagler County522.03%141,596116,032
Hendry County621.21%48,14939,723
Polk County720.74%881,584730,179
Sumter County820.66%157,229130,303
Pasco County920.49%682,179566,182
Lake County1019.52%461,626386,238
Bay County1118.6%207,014174,543
Marion County1218.02%445,472377,464
Nassau County1317.73%107,17391,036
Manatee County1417.58%472,247401,644
Gilchrist County1515.91%20,73117,885
Charlotte County1615.5%217,159188,017
Lee County1714.65%877,692765,566
Hernando County1813.93%222,885195,629
Levy County1913.47%48,86543,065
Jefferson County2013.14%16,29514,402
Suwannee County2112.42%48,93843,530
Citrus County2212.26%173,512154,569
Gulf County2312.17%15,99514,259
Santa Rosa County2412.02%211,737189,022
Collier County2511.94%422,401377,331
Wakulla County2611.37%37,75833,903
Glades County2711.14%13,42512,079
Lafayette County2810.43%9,0888,230
Volusia County2910.29%612,922555,752
Sarasota County3010.29%481,129436,256
Brevard County3110.09%670,189608,792
Clay County329.97%240,786218,956
Highlands County339.93%111,405101,340
Hillsborough County349.49%1,605,5391,466,320
Orange County359.38%1,566,0271,431,720
DeSoto County369.17%37,21434,089
Hamilton County378.82%14,94713,736
Okeechobee County388.77%43,13539,656
Jackson County398.75%51,22947,106
Washington County408.48%27,46125,314
Indian River County418.31%173,791160,452
Dixie County427.92%18,00716,685
Miami-Dade County437.68%2,902,6722,695,729
Palm Beach County447.52%1,606,6291,494,276
Duval County457.38%1,071,485997,826
Baker County467.06%30,10828,122
Columbia County476.98%74,63069,760
Franklin County486.86%13,33012,474
Putnam County496.82%78,39173,386
Broward County506.62%2,072,1581,943,497
Seminole County516.04%499,956471,472
Martin County525.31%167,091158,669
Alachua County535.3%294,602279,765
Okaloosa County544.36%221,342212,097
Liberty County554.27%8,1397,806
Escambia County563.69%334,516322,612
Hardee County573.36%26,19225,341
Madison County583.18%18,40617,838
Leon County592.72%301,952293,961
Holmes County602.66%20,09019,569
Gadsden County611.83%44,20243,408
Taylor County620.8%21,92021,746
Pinellas County630.48%964,439959,839
Bradford County640.47%28,36228,229
Union County650.32%15,48315,433
Monroe County66-2.83%80,51082,851
Calhoun County67-4.71%13,05913,704

Florida Counties Growth Overview

Florida's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. St. Johns County leads with 25.71% annualized growth, followed by Osceola County (24.98%) and Walton County (22.54%). The largest counties are Miami-Dade County (2,902,672), Broward County (2,072,158), and Palm Beach County (1,606,629). Of the 67 counties in Florida, 65 are growing while just 2 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 10.39% annualized growth, with total population growing by 10.41% annually.

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