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.
List of counties
| 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 | St. 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 | East 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 (formerly called Dade County) | City of Miami, which was named for the local Mayaimi tribe; and Francis L. Dade | 2,387,789 | 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 | 1,137,900 | 908 sq mi (2,352 km2) |
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| Osceola County | 097 | Kissimmee | 1887 | Formed from Brevard and Orange Counties | Seminole fighter 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 | 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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Former Counties of Florida
- Benton (1721-1850) — 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.
References
Atlas of Florida, revised edition. Edward A. Fernald & Elizabeth D. Purdum, editors (University Press of Florida, 1996). "Evolution of Counties," pp. 98-99
- ^ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA.gov. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/fl.html. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ a b c d National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=FL. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ a b "Florida QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/florida_map.html. Retrieved 2008-04-23. (2000 Census)
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