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In 2025, there were 23.5 million people living in Florida. That makes Florida the third-most populous state, home to 6.9% of people living in the US.

23.5M

population of Florida (2025)

6.9%

Florida share of the US population (2025)
The population of Florida was about 44.3 times higher than it was in 1900. Between 2024 and 2025, the population of Florida grew by about 196,700 people.

About 23.5 million people lived in Florida in 2025. That's about 44.3 times more than in 1900.

Annual population estimates

What are Florida's age demographics?

About 5.09 million Florida residents were aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 21.8% of the state’s population compared with 18% in the US overall.
Another 4.5 million Florida residents, or 19.3% of the state’s population, were aged under 18. For comparison, children account for 21.6% of the US population.

A higher share of Florida's population is is 65 and older than the US overall.

Population share by age group (2024)

What are Florida's racial and ethnic demographics?

A state’s population may have racial and ethnic differences compared with the US overall. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census Bureau reporting standards.
Non-Hispanic Black or African American residents make up 15.3% of Florida’s population, higher than the national share of 12.6%. Florida also has a larger share of people identifying as Hispanic (28.8%) than the US overall (20%).
In contrast, Florida’s non-Hispanic Asian population accounted for 3.3%, below the 6.5% share nationwide. The non-Hispanic white population makes up 50.8% of the state, compared with 57.5% nationally.

A higher share of Florida's population is is Hispanic than the US overall.

Population share by race and ethnicity (2024)

What are Florida's most populous counties?

In 2024, eight out of 67 counties accounted for over half of Florida's population:
  • Miami-Dade County, 2.84 million (12.2% of the population)
  • Broward County, 2.04 million (8.8%)
  • Palm Beach County, 1.58 million (6.8%)
  • Hillsborough County, 1.58 million (6.8%)
  • Orange County, 1.53 million (6.6%)
  • Duval County, 1.06 million (4.5%)
  • Pinellas County, 965,900 (4.2%)
  • Lee County, 861,000 (3.7%)

In 2024, Miami-Dade County was the most populous county in Florida.

Population estimates

What are Florida's most populous cities?

The largest city in Florida is Jacksonville with about 1.01 million residents in 2024.

Cities and counties in Florida ranked by population

Cities and counties in Florida ranked by population
1.

Jacksonville 

1,009,833
2.

Miami 

487,014
3.

Tampa 

414,547
4.

Orlando 

334,854
5.

St. Petersburg

267,102
6.

Port St. Lucie

258,575
7.

Hialeah 

235,388
8.

Cape Coral

233,025
9.

Tallahassee 

205,089
10.

Fort Lauderdale

190,641

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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