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Alachua2,2822,5248,23217,32816,46222,93432,24534,30531,68934,36538,60757,02674,074104,764151,348181,596217,955
Baker


1,3252,3033,3334,5164,8055,6226,2736,5106,3137,3639,24215,28918,48622,259
Bay







11,40712,09120,68642,68967,13175,28397,740126,994148,217
Bradford
(New River)


3,8203,6716,1127,51610,29514,09012,5039,4058,71711,45712,44614,62520,02322,51526,088
Brevard
(St. Lucia)

1392461,2161,4783,4015,1584,7178,50513,28316,14223,653111,435230,006272,959398,978476,230
Broward







5,13520,09439,79483,933333,946620,1001,018,2001,255,4881,623,018
Calhoun1,1421,3771,4469981,5801,6815,1327,4658,7757,2988,2187,9227,4227,6249,29411,01113,017
Charlotte








4,0133,6634,28612,59427,55958,460110,975141,627
Citrus




2,3945,3916,7315,2205,5165,8466,1119,26819,19654,70393,515118,085
Clay

1,9142,0982,8385,1545,6356,1165,6216,8596,46814,32319,53532,05967,052105,986140,814
Collier








2,8835,1026,48815,75338,04085,971152,099251,377
Columbia2,1024,8084,6467,3359,58912,87717,09417,68914,29014,63816,85918,21620,07725,25035,39942,61356,513
Desoto




4,9448,04714,20025,4347,7457,7929,24211,68313,06019,03923,86532,209
Dixie








6,4197,0183,9284,4795,4807,75110,58513,827
Duval4,1564,5395,07411,92119,43126,80039,73375,163113,540155,503210,143304,029455,411528,865571,003672,971778,879
Escambia3,9934,3515,7687,81712,15620,18828,31338,02949,38653,59474,667112,706173,829205,334233,794262,798294,410
Flagler







2,4422,4663,0083,3674,5664,45410,91328,70149,832
Franklin1,0301,5611,9041,2561,7913,3084,8905,2015,3186,2835,9915,8146,5767,0657,6618,96711,057
Gadsden5,9928,7849,3969,80212,16911,89415,29422,19823,53929,89031,45036,45741,98939,18441,56541,10545,087
Gilchrist








4,1374,2503,4992,8683,5515,7679,66714,437
Glades








2,7622,7452,1992,9503,6695,9927,59110,576
Gulf








3,1826,9517,4609,93710,09610,65811,50413,332
Hamilton1,4642,5114,1545,7496,7908,50711,88111,8259,8739,4549,7788,9817,7057,7878,76110,93013,327
Hardee








10,34810,15810,07312,37014,88919,37919,49926,938
Hendry








3,4925,2376,0518,11911,85918,59925,77336,210
Hernando
(Benton)

9261,2002,9384,2482,4763,6384,9974,5484,9485,6416,69311,20517,00444,469101,115130,802
Highlands








9,1929,24613,63621,33829,50747,52668,43287,366
Hillsborough4522,3772,9813,2165,81414,94136,01378,37488,257153,519180,148249,894397,788490,265646,960834,054998,948
Holmes
1,2051,3861,5722,1704,3367,76211,55712,85012,92415,44713,98810,84410,72014,72315,77818,564
Indian River








6,7248,95711,87225,30935,99259,89690,208112,947
Jackson4,6816,63910,2099,52814,37217,54423,37729,82131,22431,96934,42834,64536,20834,43439,15441,37546,755
Jefferson5,7137,7189,87613,39816,06515,75716,19517,21014,50213,40812,03210,4139,5438,77810,70311,29612,902
Lafayette

2,0681,7832,4413,6864,9876,7106,2424,3614,4053,4402,8892,8924,0355,5787,022
Lake




8,0347,4679,50912,74423,16127,25536,34057,38369,305104,870152,104210,528
Lee




1,4143,0716,2949,54014,99017,48823,40454,539105,216205,266335,113440,888
Leon10,71311,44212,34315,23619,66217,75219,88719,42718,05923,47631,64651,59074,225103,047148,655192,493239,452
Levy
4651,7812,0185,7676,5868,60310,3619,92112,45612,55010,63710,36412,75619,87025,92334,450
Liberty

1,4571,0501,3621,4522,9564,7005,0064,0673,7523,1823,1383,3794,2605,5697,021
Madison2,6445,4907,77911,12114,79814,31615,44616,91916,51615,61416,19014,19714,15413,48114,89416,56918,733
Manatee

8541,9313,5442,8954,6639,55018,71222,50226,09834,70469,16897,115148,442211,707264,002
Marion
3,3388,60910,80413,04620,79624,40326,94123,96829,57831,24338,18751,61669,030122,488194,833258,916
Martin








5,1116,2957,80716,93228,03564,014100,900126,731
Miami-Dade
(Dade)
44615983852578614,95511,93342,753142,955267,739495,084935,0471,267,7921,625,7811,937,0942,253,362
Monroe6882,6452,9135,65710,94018,78618,00621,56319,55013,62414,07829,95747,92152,58663,18878,02479,589
Nassau1,8922,1643,6444,2476,6358,2949,65410,52511,3409,37510,82612,81117,18920,62632,89443,94157,663
Okaloosa







9,3609,89712,90027,53361,17588,187109,920143,776170,498
Okeechobee







2,1324,1293,0003,4546,42411,23320,26429,62735,910
Orange
(Mosquito)
734669872,1956,61812,58411,37419,10719,89049,73770,074114,950263,540344,311471,016677,491896,344
Osceola




3,1333,4445,5077,19510,69910,11911,40619,02925,26749,287107,728172,493
Palm Beach






5,57718,65451,78179,989114,688228,106348,753576,863863,5181,131,184
Pasco




4,2496,0547,5028,80210,57413,98120,52936,78575,955193,643281,131344,765
Pinellas







28,26562,14991,852159,249374,665522,329728,531851,659921,482
Polk


3,1693,1817,90512,47224,14838,66172,29186,665123,997195,139227,222321,652405,382483,924
Putnam
6872,7123,8216,26111,18611,64113,09614,56818,09618,69823,61532,21236,29050,54965,07070,423
St. Johns2,6942,5253,0382,6184,5358,7129,16513,20813,06118,67620,01224,99830,03430,72751,30383,829123,135
St. Lucie






4,0757,8867,05711,87120,18039,29450,83687,182150,171192,695
Santa Rosa
2,8835,4803,3126,6457,96110,29314,89713,67014,08316,08518,55429,54737,74155,98881,608117,743
Sarasota








12,44016,10628,82776,895120,413202,251277,776325,957
Seminole







10,98618,73522,30426,88354,94783,692179,752287,529365,196
Sumter

1,5492,9524,6865,3636,1876,6967,85110,64411,04111,33011,86914,83924,27231,57753,345
Suwannee

2,3033,5567,16110,52414,55418,60319,78915,73117,07316,98614,96115,55922,28726,78034,844
Taylor

1,3841,4532,2792,1223,9997,10311,21913,13611,56510,41613,16813,64116,53217,11119,256
Union








7,4287,0948,9066,0438,11210,16610,25213,442
Volusia

1,1581,7233,2948,46710,00316,51023,37442,75753,71074,229125,319169,487258,762370,712443,343
Wakulla
1,9552,8392,5062,7233,1175,1494,8025,1295,4685,4635,2585,2576,30810,88714,20222,863
Walton1,4611,8173,0373,0414,2014,8169,34616,46012,11914,57614,24614,72515,57616,08721,30027,76040,601
Washington8591,9502,1542,3024,0896,42610,15416,40311,82812,18012,30211,88811,24911,45314,50916,91920,973
Florida 54,477 87,445 140,424 187,748 269,493 391,422 528,542 752,619 968,470 1,468,211 1,897,414 2,771,305 4,951,560 6,789,443 9,746,324 12,937,926 15,982,378

Notes:

When tracking the growth of counties from 1850 through 1930, keep in mind that many of the older counties became significantly smaller as new counties were created.

  1. Santa Rosa County was established on February 18, 1842, from a segment of Escambia County.
  2. Hernando County was established on February 24, 1843, from segments of Hillsborough County, Mosquito County, and Alachua County.
  3. Wakulla County was established on March 11, 1843, from a segment of Leon County.
  4. Brevard County was established on March 14, 1844, from a segment of Mosquito County (Orange County).
  5. Marion County was established on March 14, 1844, from segments of Alachua County and Mosquito County (Orange County).
  6. Levy County was established on March 10, 1845, from a segment of Alachua County.
  7. Holmes County was established on January 8, 1848, from segments of Walton County and Jackson County.
  8. Putnam County was established on January 13, 1849, from segments of St. Johns County and Alachua County.
  9. Sumter County was established on January 8, 1853, from a segment of Orange County.
  10. Volusia County was established on December 29, 1854, from a segment of Orange County.
  11. Manatee County was established on January 9, 1855, from segments of Hillsborough County and Orange County.
  12. Liberty County was established on December 15, 1855, from a segment of Gadsden County.
  13. Lafayette County was established on December 23, 1856, from a segment of Madison County.
  14. Taylor County was established on December 23, 1856, from a segment of Madison County.
  15. Bradford County was established on December 21, 1858, from segments of Columbia County and Alachua County.
  16. Suwannee County was established on December 21, 1858, from a segment of Columbia County.
  17. Clay County was established on December 31, 1858, from a segment of Duval County.
  18. Baker County was established on February 8, 1861, from a segment of New River County (Bradford County).
  19. Polk County was established on February 8, 1861, from segments of Brevard County and Hillsborough County.
  20. Osceola County was established on May 12, 1887, from segments of Orange County and Brevard County.
  21. Lee County was established on May 13, 1887, from a segment of Monroe County.
  22. DeSoto County was established on May 19, 1887, from a segment of Manatee County.
  23. Lake County was established on May 27, 1887, from segments of Sumter County and Orange County.
  24. Citrus County was established on June 2, 1887, from a segment of Hernando County.
  25. Pasco County was established on June 2, 1887, from a segment of Hernando County.
  26. St. Lucie County was established on May 24, 1905, from a segment of Brevard County.
  27. Palm Beach County was established on April 30, 1909, from a segment of Dade County.
  28. Pinellas County was established on May 23, 1911, from a segment of Hillsborough County.
  29. Bay County was established on April 24, 1913, from a segment of Washington County.
  30. Seminole County was established on April 25, 1913, from a segment of Orange County.
  31. Broward County was established on April 30, 1915, from a segment of Dade County (Miami-Dade).
  32. Okaloosa County was established on June 13, 1915, from segments of Santa Rosa County and Walton County.
  33. Flagler County was established on April 28, 1917, from segments of St. Johns County and Volusia County.
  34. Okeechobee County was established on May 8, 1917, from segments of Osceola County and Brevard County.
  35. Charlotte County was established on April 23, 1921, from a segment of DeSoto County.
  36. Glades County was established on April 23, 1921, from a segment of Desoto County.
  37. Hardee County was established on April 23, 1921, from a segment of Desoto County.
  38. Highlands County was established on April 23, 1921, from a segment of Desoto County.
  39. Dixie County was established on April 25, 1921, from a segment of Lafayette County.
  40. Sarasota County was established on May 14, 1921, from a segment of Manatee County.
  41. Union County was established on May 20, 1921, from a segment of Bradford County.
  42. Collier County was established on May 8, 1923, from a segment of Lee County.
  43. Hendry County was established on May 11, 1923, from a segment of Lee County.
  44. Indian River County was established on May 30, 1925, from a segment of St. Lucie County.
  45. Martin County was established on May 30, 1925, from segments of Palm Beach County and St. Lucie County.
  46. Gulf County was established on June 6, 1925, from a segment of Calhoun County.
  47. Gilchrist County was established on December 4, 1925, from a segment of Alachua County.


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