US Census Data

Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in Florida

Florida counties and cities ranked by population change.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Florida by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Glades County leads at -8.8%.

Among cities & places, Lake Harbor leads at -100.0%.

Counties

#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Glades County-8.8%
2Liberty County-8.3%
3Lafayette County-7.0%
4Hamilton County-6.1%
5Hardee County-6.0%
6DeSoto County-5.9%
7Calhoun County-5.4%
8Gulf County-5.2%
9Gadsden County-5.0%
10Okeechobee County-2.2%
11Taylor County-2.0%
12Madison County-1.9%
13Jackson County-0.6%
14Miami-Dade County-0.5%
15Bay County-0.4%
16Pinellas County-0.4%
17Baker County-0.1%
18Hendry County+0.2%
19Highlands County+0.4%
20Martin County+0.9%
21Suwannee County+1.0%
22Holmes County+1.0%
23Broward County+1.0%
24Columbia County+1.1%
25Putnam County+1.3%
26Union County+1.6%
27Leon County+1.9%
28Washington County+2.0%
29Bradford County+2.1%
30Dixie County+2.2%
31Palm Beach County+2.9%
32Seminole County+2.9%
33Gilchrist County+3.0%
34Escambia County+3.1%
35Jefferson County+3.9%
36Collier County+4.4%
37Hillsborough County+4.7%
38Franklin County+5.1%
39Okaloosa County+5.1%
40Clay County+5.7%
41Volusia County+5.9%
42Brevard County+6.0%
43Alachua County+6.1%
44Indian River County+6.4%
45Orange County+6.7%
46Sarasota County+7.0%
47Wakulla County+7.1%
48Lee County+7.5%
49Duval County+7.6%
50Charlotte County+7.7%
51Monroe County+8.0%
52Hernando County+8.2%
53Manatee County+8.3%
54Citrus County+9.3%
55Levy County+9.6%
56Marion County+9.7%
57Sumter County+10.0%
58St. Lucie County+10.6%
59Flagler County+10.8%
60Santa Rosa County+10.9%
61Polk County+10.9%
62Pasco County+12.2%
63Nassau County+13.9%
64Lake County+15.3%
65Osceola County+15.6%
66Walton County+17.0%
67St. Johns County+19.4%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Lake Harbor-100.0%
2Lamont-100.0%
3Ona-94.8%
4Tyndall AFB-86.4%
5Charleston Park-85.4%
6Tildenville-76.7%
7Goodland-73.6%
8Lisbon-72.2%
9Sumatra-71.0%
10Waverly-69.7%
11Bay Lake-68.9%
12Harold-68.8%
13Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores-66.0%
14North Sarasota-65.5%
15Altoona-61.2%
16Schall Circle-61.0%
17Venice Gardens-60.3%
18Hastings-58.5%
19Limestone-57.1%
20Horseshoe Beach-56.8%
21Canal Point-56.7%
22Gifford-55.5%
23Dixonville-54.3%
24Royal Palm Estates-53.0%
25Istachatta-52.8%
26Dickerson City-51.6%
27Fort Green-51.3%
28Spring Lake-50.5%
29Lazy Lake-50.0%
30Alford-48.9%
31Paisley-48.5%
32Laurel Hill-47.2%
33Desoto Lakes-46.0%
34Buckhead Ridge-45.8%
35Fidelis-45.1%
36La Crosse-44.4%
37Harlem Heights-43.5%
38Plantation Mobile Home Park-43.4%
39Sorrento-42.3%
40Gotha-42.2%
41Pittman-41.9%
42Vamo-37.7%
43Lake Belvedere Estates-37.4%
44Berrydale-36.9%
45Briny Breezes-34.3%
46Worthington Springs-34.2%
47Cabana Colony-33.8%
48Brooker-31.8%
49Archer-29.9%
50Tangelo Park-29.3%
51Holmes Beach-28.3%
52Greenbriar-27.5%
53Belleair Shore-27.5%
54Gulf Stream-27.3%
55Pretty Bayou-27.0%
56Wacissa-26.6%
57Captiva-26.3%
58Mexico Beach-25.5%
59Combee Settlement-25.2%
60Charlotte Park-24.9%
61Acacia Villas-24.1%
62Esto-24.1%
63South Highpoint-24.0%
64Wiscon-23.6%
65Sea Ranch Lakes-23.3%
66Pine Island Center-23.3%
67Southgate-22.6%
68Punta Rassa-22.4%
69Heritage Pines-21.9%
70North DeLand-21.7%
71Zellwood-21.5%
72Pine Manor-21.3%
73Fort Myers Beach-21.3%
74Baldwin-21.1%
75Bowling Green-21.1%
76Fort Denaud-21.1%
77Cobbtown-20.8%
78Sarasota Springs-20.1%
79Lake Sarasota-19.9%
80Waukeenah-19.6%
81Seminole Manor-19.6%
82Pomona Park-19.4%
83Crescent Beach-19.2%
84Kensington Park-19.2%
85Naples Manor-19.1%
86Crystal Lake-19.1%
87Chiefland-19.0%
88Roeville-19.0%
89Cocoa West-17.9%
90West DeLand-17.4%
91Chuluota-17.1%
92Five Points-16.7%
93Bay Pines-16.6%
94Glencoe-16.6%
95Lemon Grove-16.6%
96Moore Haven-16.5%
97Osprey-16.5%
98Lake Kathryn-16.5%
99Paxton-16.4%
100Hutchinson Island South-16.4%

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