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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.
Pinellas, Lee, Polk and Brevard complete the ten largest. Most of those people live in three metro areas. South Florida runs almost without a break from Miami through Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach, across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. Tampa Bay takes in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco. Orlando spreads from Orange into Seminole, Osceola and Lake. Jacksonville is different: the city and Duval County have been one government since 1968, which is why Jacksonville counts as the largest city in Florida by population even though its metro area is smaller than the other three.
Population 2,738,356. Typical home sale price $576,224 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $396,250 in May 2026. Median household income $71,753; 16.9% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 1,977,129. Typical home sale price $477,652 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $225,000 in May 2026. Median household income $77,633; 17.9% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 1,533,806. Typical home sale price $548,453 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $279,000 in May 2026. Median household income $83,581; 24.8% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 1,522,748. Typical home sale price $418,818 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $200,000 in May 2026. Median household income $79,540; 15% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 1,471,937. Typical home sale price $448,734 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $184,500 in May 2026. Median household income $79,719; 13% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 1,023,153. Typical home sale price $327,072 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $180,000 in May 2026. Median household income $71,277; 15.3% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 963,481. Typical home sale price $413,832 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $226,000 in May 2026. Median household income $72,646; 26.4% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Nine of Florida's 67 counties have fewer than 16,000 residents, and all but one are in North Florida, the Panhandle and the Big Bend; the exception is Glades, on the west side of Lake Okeechobee.
Read the answer →Every Florida county, grouped into regions, with its population, typical home sale price, median household income and share of residents 65 and older, each linked to its full county guide.
Open the page →Nine of Florida's 67 counties have fewer than 16,000 residents, and all but one are in North Florida, the Panhandle and the Big Bend; the exception is Glades, on the west side of Lake Okeechobee.
The savings are in taxes; the costs are in housing and insurance.
Only for medical use, with a Florida card. Recreational marijuana is not legal.
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