Population Dashboard

The Population Dashboard provides an analysis of population trends for more than 45 years. Maps, graphs, and charts depict population growth since 1970 by age, race, ethnicity, and sex. All files can be downloaded to excel and are available in .pdf format for convenient printing.

Data by race are shown for white, black and other races. Other races include Asian, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Two or More Races. Data by ethnicity are shown for Hispanic and non-Hispanic starting in 2004.

Data shown in this Dashboard originated from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research. All data are population estimates as of July 1st for each year.

     

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Florida's seven most populous counties are Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough, Palm Beach, Orange, Duval, and Pinellas. These counties include the seven large cities; Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Tampa, Orlando, Saint Petersburg, and Jacksonville. In 1970, 61% of Florida's population resided in these seven counties. By 2000 this percentage had decreased to 54% with 46% of the population living in other counties. By 2020 this percentage had decreased again to 52% with 48% of the population living in other counties. In 2024, an estimated 49.8% of the population resided in the largest seven counties, with 50.2% of the population living in the other 60 counties.