List of counties in Florida
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In 1821, there were only two counties in Florida: Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the east. From these two counties were formed 67 today.
This is a list of 67 counties in the U.S. state of Florida. The links in the column FIPS County Code are to the Census Bureau Info page for that county.
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| County |
FIPS Code [1] |
County seat [2] |
Established [2] |
Origin |
Etymology |
Population [2][3] |
Area [2][3] |
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| Alachua County | 001 | Gainesville | 1824 | Formed from Duval and St. Johns Counties | From a native word for the watering holes in the area | 217,955 | 874 sq mi (2,264 km²) |
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| Baker County | 003 | Macclenny | 1861 | Formed from Bradford County | James McNair Baker | 22,259 | 585 sq mi (1,515 km²) |
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| Bay County | 005 | Panama City | 1913 | Formed from Calhoun and Washington Counties | Saint Andrew's Bay, the central geographic feature of the county | 148,217 | 764 sq mi (1,979 km²) |
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| Bradford County | 007 | Starke | 1858 | Formed from Columbia County (but called New River County until 1861) | Capt. Richard Bradford | 26,088 | 293 sq mi (759 km²) |
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| Brevard County | 009 | Titusville | 1844 | Formed from Orange County (but called St. Lucia County until 1855) | Thomas Washington Brevard, former state comptroller | 476,230 | 1,018 sq mi (2,637 km²) |
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| Broward County | 011 | Fort Lauderdale | 1915 | Formed from Dade and Palm Beach Counties | Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, former governor of Florida | 1,623,018 | 1,209 sq mi (3,131 km²) |
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| Calhoun County | 013 | Blountstown | 1838 | Formed from Franklin, Jackson, and Washington Counties | John C. Calhoun | 13,017 | 567 sq mi (1,469 km²) |
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| Charlotte County | 015 | Punta Gorda | 1921 | Formed from DeSoto County | Queen Charlotte Sophia, wife of King George III | 141,627 | 694 sq mi (1,797 km²) |
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| Citrus County | 017 | Inverness | 1887 | Formed from Hernando County | The county's citrus trees | 118,085 | 584 sq mi (1,513 km²) |
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| Clay County | 019 | Green Cove Springs | 1858 | Formed from Duval County | Henry Clay | 140,814 | 601 sq mi (1,557 km²) |
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| Collier County | 021 | Naples | 1923 | Formed from Lee County | Advertising mogul Barron Collier | 251,377 | 2,026 sq mi (5,247 km²) |
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| Columbia County | 023 | Lake City | 1832 | Formed from Alachua County | Christopher Columbus | 56,513 | 797 sq mi (2,064 km²) |
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| DeSoto County | 027 | Arcadia | 1887 | Formed from Manatee County | Hernando de Soto | 32,209 | 637 sq mi (1,650 km²) |
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| Dixie County | 029 | Cross City | 1921 | Formed from Lafayette County | Dixie is a common nickname for the Southern United States | 13,827 | 704 sq mi (1,823 km²) |
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| Duval County | 031 | Jacksonville | 1822 | Formed from St. Johns County | William Pope Duval, former territorial governor | 778,879 | 774 sq mi (2,005 km²) |
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| Escambia County | 033 | Pensacola | 1821 | One of the two original counties of Florida | From a Creek word meaning "clear water" | 294,410 | 664 sq mi (1,720 km²) |
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| Flagler County | 035 | Bunnell | 1917 | Formed from St. Johns and Volusia Counties | Henry Morrison Flagler, builder of the Florida East Coast Railway | 49,832 | 485 sq mi (1,256 km²) |
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| Franklin County | 037 | Apalachicola | 1832 | Formed from Gadsden and Washington Counties | Benjamin Franklin | 11,057 | 534 sq mi (1,383 km²) |
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| Gadsden County | 039 | Quincy | 1823 | Formed from Jackson County | James Gadsden, nineteenth-century politician | 45,087 | 516 sq mi (1,336 km²) |
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| Gilchrist County | 041 | Trenton | 1925 | Formed from Alachua County | Albert W. Gilchrist, former governor | 14,437 | 349 sq mi (904 km²) |
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| Glades County | 043 | Moore Haven | 1921 | Formed from DeSoto County | The Florida Everglades | 10,576 | 774 sq mi (2,005 km²) |
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| Gulf County | 045 | Port St. Joe | 1925 | Formed from Calhoun County | The Gulf of Mexico | 13,332 | 565 sq mi (1,463 km²) |
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| Hamilton County | 047 | Jasper | 1827 | Formed from Jefferson County | Alexander Hamilton | 13,327 | 515 sq mi (1,334 km²) |
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| Hardee County | 049 | Wauchula | 1921 | Formed from DeSoto County | Cary A. Hardee, governor of Florida at the time of incorporation | 26,938 | 637 sq mi (1,650 km²) |
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| Hendry County | 051 | La Belle | 1923 | Formed from Lee County | Francis A. Hendry, early Floridian pioneer and politician | 36,210 | 1,153 sq mi (2,986 km²) |
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| Hernando County | 053 | Brooksville | 1843 | Formed from Alachua and Hillsborough Counties (but called Benton County 1844-1850) | Hernando de Soto | 130,802 | 478 sq mi (1,238 km²) |
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| Highlands County | 055 | Sebring | 1923 | Formed from DeSoto County | Named for the county's hilly terrain | 87,366 | 1,028 sq mi (2,663 km²) |
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| Hillsborough County | 057 | Tampa | 1834 | Formed from Alachua County | Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, former Secretary of State of the American Colonies | 1,345,567 | 1,051 sq mi (2,722 km²) |
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| Holmes County | 059 | Bonifay | 1848 | Formed from Jackson and Walton Counties | Thomas J. Holmes, early settler | 18,564 | 482 sq mi (1,248 km²) |
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| Indian River County | 061 | Vero Beach | 1925 | Formed from St. Lucie County | The Indian River Lagoon, which flows through the county | 112,947 | 503 sq mi (1,303 km²) |
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| Jackson County | 063 | Marianna | 1822 | Formed from Escambia County | Andrew Jackson | 46,755 | 916 sq mi (2,372 km²) |
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| Jefferson County | 065 | Monticello | 1827 | Formed from Leon County | Thomas Jefferson | 12,902 | 598 sq mi (1,549 km²) |
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| Lafayette County | 067 | Mayo | 1856 | Formed from Madison County | Marquis de Lafayette | 7,022 | 543 sq mi (1,406 km²) |
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| Lake County | 069 | Tavares | 1887 | Formed from Orange and Sumter Counties | Named for the many lakes in the region | 210,528 | 953 sq mi (2,468 km²) |
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| Lee County | 071 | Fort Myers | 1887 | Formed from Monroe County | Robert E. Lee | 440,888 | 804 sq mi (2,082 km²) |
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| Leon County | 073 | Tallahassee | 1824 | Formed from Duval and Gadsden Counties | Juan Ponce de León | 239,452 | 667 sq mi (1,728 km²) |
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| Levy County | 075 | Bronson | 1845 | Formed from Alachua County | David Levy Yulee, one of the state's original United States Senators | 34,450 | 1,118 sq mi (2,896 km²) |
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| Liberty County | 077 | Bristol | 1855 | Formed from Gadsden County | The patriotic ideal of Liberty | 7,021 | 836 sq mi (2,165 km²) |
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| Madison County | 079 | Madison | 1827 | Formed from Jefferson County | James Madison | 18,733 | 692 sq mi (1,792 km²) |
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| Manatee County | 081 | Bradenton | 1855 | Formed from Hillsborough County | The Manatee, or sea cow, is native to Floridian waters | 264,002 | 741 sq mi (1,919 km²) |
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| Marion County | 083 | Ocala | 1844 | Formed from Alachua and Orange Counties | Francis Marion, hero of the American Revolution | 258,916 | 1,579 sq mi (4,090 km²) |
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| Martin County | 085 | Stuart | 1925 | Formed from Saint Lucie and Palm Beach Counties | John W. Martin, governor of Florida at time of incorporation | 126,731 | 556 sq mi (1,440 km²) |
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| Miami-Dade County | 086 | Miami | 1836 | Formed from Monroe County (formally called Dade County) | City of Miami, which was named for the local Mayaimi tribe; and Francis L. Dade | 3,456,789 | 1,945 sq mi (5,038 km²) |
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| Monroe County | 087 | Key West | 1823 | Formed from St. Johns County | James Monroe | 79,589 | 997 sq mi (2,582 km²) |
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| Nassau County | 089 | Fernandina Beach | 1824 | Formed from Duval County | Duchy of Nassau in Germany | 57,663 | 652 sq mi (1,689 km²) |
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| Okaloosa County | 091 | Crestview | 1915 | Formed from Santa Rosa and Walton Counties | A native word meaning "a pleasant place," "black water", or "beautiful place" | 170,498 | 936 sq mi (2,424 km²) |
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| Okeechobee County | 093 | Okeechobee | 1917 | Formed from Osceola, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties | Lake Okeechobee, which was in turn is from the Hitchiti words for "big water" | 35,910 | 774 sq mi (2,005 km²) |
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| Orange County | 095 | Orlando | 1824 | Formed from St. Johns County (but called Mosquito County until 1845) | The fruit that is the county's main product | 1,437,900 | 908 sq mi (2,352 km²) |
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| Osceola County | 097 | Kissimmee | 1887 | Formed from Brevard and Orange Counties | Seminole Chief Osceola | 172,493 | 1,322 sq mi (3,424 km²) |
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| Palm Beach County | 099 | West Palm Beach | 1909 | Formed from Dade County | The county's two main geographic features | 1,131,184 | 2,034 sq mi (5,268 km²) |
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| Pasco County | 101 | Dade City | 1887 | Formed from Hernando County | Samuel Pasco, United States Senator at the time of incorporation | 344,765 | 745 sq mi (1,930 km²) |
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| Pinellas County | 103 | Clearwater | 1911 | Formed from Hillsborough County | From the Spanish Punta Piñal, or "Point of Pines" | 958,962 | 280 sq mi (725 km²) |
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| Polk County | 105 | Bartow | 1861 | Formed from Brevard and Hillsborough Counties | James K. Polk | 541,872 | 1,875 sq mi (4,856 km²) |
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| Putnam County | 107 | Palatka | 1849 | Formed from Alachua and St. Johns Counties | Benjamin A. Putnam, former soldier and Floridian legislator | 70,423 | 722 sq mi (1,870 km²) |
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| Saint Johns County | 109 | Saint Augustine | 1821 | One of the two original counties | Saint John the Baptist | 123,135 | 609 sq mi (1,577 km²) |
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| Saint Lucie County | 111 | Fort Pierce | 1917 | Formed from Brevard County | Saint Lucy | 192,695 | 572 sq mi (1,481 km²) |
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| Santa Rosa County | 113 | Milton | 1842 | Formed from Escambia County | Santa Rosa Island, in turn named for Saint Rose of Lima, first Catholic Saint of the Americas | 117,743 | 1,016 sq mi (2,631 km²) |
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| Sarasota County | 115 | Sarasota | 1921 | Formed from Manatee County | Unknown, either a Calusa word for "point of rocks" or "place of the dance," or possibly for Sara de Soto, daughter of Hernando de Soto | 325,957 | 572 sq mi (1,481 km²) |
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| Seminole County | 117 | Sanford | 1913 | Formed from Orange County | The Seminole tribe | 365,196 | 308 sq mi (798 km²) |
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| Sumter County | 119 | Bushnell | 1853 | Formed from Marion County | Thomas Sumter, general in the American Revolution | 53,345 | 546 sq mi (1,414 km²) |
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| Suwannee County | 121 | Live Oak | 1858 | Formed from Columbia County | The Suwannee River, which in turn is either a corruption of San Juan or a Cherokee word for "echo river" | 34,844 | 688 sq mi (1,782 km²) |
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| Taylor County | 123 | Perry | 1856 | Formed from Madison County | Zachary Taylor | 19,256 | 1,042 sq mi (2,699 km²) |
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| Union County | 125 | Lake Butler, Union County | 1921 | Formed from Bradford County | A common name for the Northern side in the American Civil War | 13,442 | 240 sq mi (622 km²) |
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| Volusia County | 127 | De Land | 1854 | Formed from Orange County | The port of Volusia, whose etymology is unknown | 443,343 | 1,106 sq mi (2,865 km²) |
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| Wakulla County | 129 | Crawfordville | 1843 | Formed from Leon County | The Wakulla River, itself named for a Spanish corruption of a Timucuan word of unknown origin | 22,863 | 607 sq mi (1,572 km²) |
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| Walton County | 131 | DeFuniak Springs | 1824 | Formed from Escambia and Jackson Counties | George Walton, first Secretary of Florida Territory | 40,601 | 1,058 sq mi (2,740 km²) |
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| Washington County | 133 | Chipley | 1825 | Formed from Jackson and Walton Counties | George Washington | 20,973 | 580 sq mi (1,502 km²) |
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[edit] Former Counties of Florida
- Benton (1844-1850) — Name changed from Hernando and then back to Hernando.
- Fayette (1832-1834) — Formed from Jackson and then merged back into Jackson.
- Mosquito (1824-1845) — Name changed to Orange.
- New River (1858-1861) — Name changed to Bradford.
- Saint Lucia (1844-1855) — Name changed to Brevard. Part of Brevard became Saint Lucie in 1917.
[edit] References
Atlas of Florida, revised edition. Edward A. Fernald & Elizabeth D. Purdum, editors (University Press of Florida, 1996). "Evolution of Counties," pp. 98-99
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