List of urbanized areas in Florida (by population)
The
Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and as they comprise census tracts
rather than local political subdivisions (counties, in Florida), they are generally smaller than the corresponding Metropolitan Statistical Area. A Metropolitan Statistical Area may have more than one Urbanized Area within its boundaries, and an Urbanized Area may extend into more than one Metropolitan Statistical Area.
[2]
As of 2020, the US Census Bureau has defined thirty-three Urbanized Areas in Florida.[3]
List
The
Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and, as they comprise census tracts
rather than local political subdivisions (counties, in Florida), they are generally smaller than the corresponding Metropolitan Statistical Area. A Metropolitan Statistical Area may have more than one Urbanized Area within its boundaries, and an Urbanized Area may extend into more than one Metropolitan Statistical Area.
[2]
As of 2020, the US Census Bureau has defined thirty-three Urbanized Areas in Florida.[3]
Rank | Name | Population in 2020[3] |
Metro Areas | Recent former name(s) |
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1 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale | 6,077,522 | Miami-Ft. Lauderdale- Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Miami |
2 | Tampa-St. Petersburg | 2,783,045 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
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3 | Orlando | 1,853,896 | Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
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4 | Jacksonville | 1,247,374 | Jacksonville Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
5 | Bradenton - Sarasota - Venice | 779,075 | Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Sarasota - Bradenton |
6 | Cape Coral | 599,242 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
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7 | Palm Bay-Melbourne | 510,675 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
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8 | Port St. Lucie | 437,745 | Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
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9 | Bonita Springs - Estero | 425,675 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Bonita Springs |
10 | Kissimmee - St. Cloud | 418,404 | Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Kissimmee |
11 | Daytona Beach - Palm Coast - Port Orange | 402,126 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Palm Coast - Daytona Beach - Port Orange and Daytona Beach - Port Orange |
12 | Pensacola | 390,172 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
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13 | Lakeland | 277,915 | Lakeland, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
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14 | Winter Haven | 253,251 | Lakeland, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
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15 | Tallahassee | 252,934 | Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
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16 | Navarre - Miramar Beach - Destin | 226,213 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Fort Walton Beach - Navarre - Wright and |
17 | Gainesville | 213,748 | Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
|
18 | Deltona | 210,712 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
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19 | Port Charlotte - North Port | 199,998 | Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
North Port - Port Charlotte |
20 | Ocala | 182,647 | Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
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21 | Vero Beach - Sebastian | 174,292 | Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Sebastian - Vero Beach South - Florida Ridge |
22 | Spring Hill | 169,050 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Brooksville |
23 | Panama City - Panama City Beach | 162,060 | Panama City-Lynn Haven, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Panama City |
24 | The Villages - Lady Lake | 161,736 | Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and Sumter County
|
Lady Lake - The Villages and Lady Lake |
25 | Leesburg-Eustis-Tavares | 151,523 | Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
Leesburg - Eustis |
26 | Beverly Hills - Homosassa Springs - Pine Ridge | 96,729 | Homosassa Springs, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area | Homosassa Springs - Beverly Hills - Citrus Springs |
27 | Four Corners | 92,396 | Lakeland, Florida metropolitan area
|
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28 | St. Augustine | 91,786 | Jacksonville Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
29 | Sebring-Avon Park | 63,297 | Sebring, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
30 | Titusville | 62,459 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
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31 | Zephyrhills | 55,133 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
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32 | Poinciana | 53,267 | Lakeland, Florida metropolitan area
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33 | Fernandina Beach - Yulee | 50,805 | Jacksonville Metropolitan Statistical Area |
References
- ^ a b US Census Bureau Urban and Rural definitions - URL retrieved August 22, 2006
- ^ a b State-sorted corrected list of Urbanized Areas as of 2002 - URL retrieved August 22, 2006
- ^ a b c "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2022.