How many people live in Florida?
About 23.4 million. The Florida Legislature, using the University of Florida's estimates, counted 23,379,261 people on April 1, 2025, up from 21,538,187 in the 2020 Census.
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How fast is Florida's population growing?
Florida had an estimated 23,462,518 people on July 1, 2025, up 8.9 percent since April 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Census Bureau is the federal agency that counts the population every 10 years and estimates it every year in between, using births, deaths and migration. Its call center is 1-800-923-8282. Its 2025 estimates start from a base of 21,538,207 people in Florida on April 1, 2020. That is a gain of 1,924,311 people in five years and three months.
Over the same period, the whole United States grew 3.1 percent, to an estimated 341,784,857 people. Florida grew at nearly three times the national rate.
On housing, the Census Bureau estimates Florida had 10,789,047 housing units on July 1, 2025. In 2025, building permits in Florida authorized 178,297 new privately owned housing units. The Bureau notes that the permit count does not include all new construction.
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How many people move to Florida, and what do they find here?
More people move to Florida than leave it, and new residents find no state personal income tax and a property tax break for homeowners.
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By the Census Bureau's latest five-year figures, six Florida counties have more than a million residents: Miami-Dade, the largest by far with more than 2.7 million, then Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, Orange and Duval.
Read the answer →How diverse is Florida's population?
Florida has a larger share of Hispanic, Black and foreign-born residents than the country as a whole, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Read the answer →Where this comes from.
- QuickFacts: Florida, U.S. Census Bureau ↗ Read October 28, 2026
- QuickFacts: Florida and United States, U.S. Census Bureau ↗ Read October 28, 2026
- QuickFacts download: Florida, U.S. Census Bureau ↗ Read October 28, 2026
- QuickFacts note: Building permits, U.S. Census Bureau ↗ Read October 28, 2026
- About the Population Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau ↗ Read October 28, 2026
- Contact Us help page, U.S. Census Bureau ↗ Read October 28, 2026
More questions like this.
How diverse is Florida's population?
Florida has a larger share of Hispanic, Black and foreign-born residents than the country as a whole, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
How do I get a public library card in Florida?
You get a Florida library card from the public library system that serves where you live, and each system sets its own rules on who qualifies.
How do I find a church after moving to Florida?
Start with your denomination's Florida office: the Florida Baptist Convention has a church search by ZIP code, and Florida has seven Catholic dioceses.
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