Is St. Lucie County, FL's population growing or shrinking?
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It grew by 10,900 between 2024 and 2025, the 29th-most among all counties in the US. Changes in population reflect birth and death rates, immigration patterns, regional shifts, and even the overall health of the economy. St. Lucie County, FL’s 2.8% annual increase was primarily driven by people moving from other states.
In the decade between 2015 and 2025, St. Lucie County, FL’s population grew by 35.3%.
+10.9K
population change (2024 to 2025)
+2.8%
percent change in population (2024 to 2025)
Since 2000, St. Lucie County, FL’s population increased 25 out of 25 years. The largest increase occurred between 2022 and 2023, when St. Lucie County, FL gained 17,100 residents. Its smallest increase occurred between 2008 and 2009 when there were 353 more residents.
St. Lucie County, FL gained 10,900 residents between 2024 and 2025.
Annual population change, 2001–2025
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What contributes to population change in St. Lucie County, FL?
A county’s population is influenced by three factors:
- Natural population change: If births outnumber deaths in a given year, natural population growth is positive. If deaths exceed births, it is negative. Between 2024 and 2025 natural population change was negative in St. Lucie County, FL, with deaths exceeding births by 280.
- Immigration: international migration directly into or out of a county: If more people move in than move out, population change from immigration is positive. If more people move out than move in, it’s negative. Between 2024 to 2025, St. Lucie County, FL’s population change from immigration was positive with about 1,400 more people coming from another country directly to St. Lucie County, FL than leaving.
- Domestic migration, moving between counties: Between 2024 to 2025, St. Lucie County, FL’s population change from domestic migration was positive with about 9,900 more people coming from any other county in the US.
Between 2024 and 2025, domestic migration was the primary driver of population growth in St. Lucie County, FL.
Components of population change from previous year, 2011–2025
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