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List of counties in Florida

Florida counties (clickable map)

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]
Alachua County	001	Gainesville	1824	Formed from Duval and St. Johns Counties	From a native word for the watering holes in the area	&0000000000217955.000000217,955	&0000000000000874.000000874 sq mi (&0000000000002264.0000002,264 km²)
Baker County	003	Macclenny	1861	Formed from Bradford County	James McNair Baker	&0000000000022259.00000022,259	&0000000000000585.000000585 sq mi (&0000000000001515.0000001,515 km²)
Bay County	005	Panama City	1913	Formed from Calhoun and Washington Counties	Saint Andrew's Bay, the central geographic feature of the county	&0000000000148217.000000148,217	&0000000000000764.000000764 sq mi (&0000000000001979.0000001,979 km²)
Bradford County	007	Starke	1858	Formed from Columbia County (but called New River County until 1861)	Capt. Richard Bradford	&0000000000026088.00000026,088	&0000000000000293.000000293 sq mi (&0000000000000759.000000759 km²)
Brevard County	009	Titusville	1844	Formed from Orange County (but called St. Lucia County until 1855)	Thomas Washington Brevard, former state comptroller	&0000000000476230.000000476,230	&0000000000001018.0000001,018 sq mi (&0000000000002637.0000002,637 km²)
Broward County	011	Fort Lauderdale	1915	Formed from Dade and Palm Beach Counties	Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, former governor of Florida	&0000000001623018.0000001,623,018	&0000000000001209.0000001,209 sq mi (&0000000000003131.0000003,131 km²)
Calhoun County	013	Blountstown	1838	Formed from Franklin, Jackson, and Washington Counties	John C. Calhoun	&0000000000013017.00000013,017	&0000000000000567.000000567 sq mi (&0000000000001469.0000001,469 km²)
Charlotte County	015	Punta Gorda	1921	Formed from DeSoto County	Queen Charlotte Sophia, wife of King George III	&0000000000141627.000000141,627	&0000000000000694.000000694 sq mi (&0000000000001797.0000001,797 km²)
Citrus County	017	Inverness	1887	Formed from Hernando County	The county's citrus trees	&0000000000118085.000000118,085	&0000000000000584.000000584 sq mi (&0000000000001513.0000001,513 km²)
Clay County	019	Green Cove Springs	1858	Formed from Duval County	Henry Clay	&0000000000140814.000000140,814	&0000000000000601.000000601 sq mi (&0000000000001557.0000001,557 km²)
Collier County	021	Naples	1923	Formed from Lee County	Advertising mogul Barron Collier	&0000000000251377.000000251,377	&0000000000002026.0000002,026 sq mi (&0000000000005247.0000005,247 km²)
Columbia County	023	Lake City	1832	Formed from Alachua County	Christopher Columbus	&0000000000056513.00000056,513	&0000000000000797.000000797 sq mi (&0000000000002064.0000002,064 km²)
DeSoto County	027	Arcadia	1887	Formed from Manatee County	Hernando de Soto	&0000000000032209.00000032,209	&0000000000000637.000000637 sq mi (&0000000000001650.0000001,650 km²)
Dixie County	029	Cross City	1921	Formed from Lafayette County	Dixie is a common nickname for the Southern United States	&0000000000013827.00000013,827	&0000000000000704.000000704 sq mi (&0000000000001823.0000001,823 km²)
Duval County	031	Jacksonville	1822	Formed from St. Johns County	William Pope Duval, former territorial governor	&0000000000778879.000000778,879	&0000000000000774.000000774 sq mi (&0000000000002005.0000002,005 km²)
Escambia County	033	Pensacola	1821	One of the two original counties of Florida	From a Creek word meaning "clear water"	&0000000000294410.000000294,410	&0000000000000664.000000664 sq mi (&0000000000001720.0000001,720 km²)
Flagler County	035	Bunnell	1917	Formed from St. Johns and Volusia Counties	Henry Morrison Flagler, builder of the Florida East Coast Railway	&0000000000049832.00000049,832	&0000000000000485.000000485 sq mi (&0000000000001256.0000001,256 km²)
Franklin County	037	Apalachicola	1832	Formed from Gadsden and Washington Counties	Benjamin Franklin	&0000000000011057.00000011,057	&0000000000000534.000000534 sq mi (&0000000000001383.0000001,383 km²)
Gadsden County	039	Quincy	1823	Formed from Jackson County	James Gadsden, nineteenth-century politician	&0000000000045087.00000045,087	&0000000000000516.000000516 sq mi (&0000000000001336.0000001,336 km²)
Gilchrist County	041	Trenton	1925	Formed from Alachua County	Albert W. Gilchrist, former governor	&0000000000014437.00000014,437	&0000000000000349.000000349 sq mi (&0000000000000904.000000904 km²)
Glades County	043	Moore Haven	1921	Formed from DeSoto County	The Florida Everglades	&0000000000010576.00000010,576	&0000000000000774.000000774 sq mi (&0000000000002005.0000002,005 km²)
Gulf County	045	Port St. Joe	1925	Formed from Calhoun County	The Gulf of Mexico	&0000000000013332.00000013,332	&0000000000000565.000000565 sq mi (&0000000000001463.0000001,463 km²)
Hamilton County	047	Jasper	1827	Formed from Jefferson County	Alexander Hamilton	&0000000000013327.00000013,327	&0000000000000515.000000515 sq mi (&0000000000001334.0000001,334 km²)
Hardee County	049	Wauchula	1921	Formed from DeSoto County	Cary A. Hardee, governor of Florida at the time of incorporation	&0000000000026938.00000026,938	&0000000000000637.000000637 sq mi (&0000000000001650.0000001,650 km²)
Hendry County	051	La Belle	1923	Formed from Lee County	Francis A. Hendry, early Floridian pioneer and politician	&0000000000036210.00000036,210	&0000000000001153.0000001,153 sq mi (&0000000000002986.0000002,986 km²)
Hernando County	053	Brooksville	1843	Formed from Alachua and Hillsborough Counties (but called Benton County 1844-1850)	Hernando de Soto	&0000000000130802.000000130,802	&0000000000000478.000000478 sq mi (&0000000000001238.0000001,238 km²)
Highlands County	055	Sebring	1923	Formed from DeSoto County	Named for the county's hilly terrain	&0000000000087366.00000087,366	&0000000000001028.0000001,028 sq mi (&0000000000002663.0000002,663 km²)
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	&0000000000001051.0000001,051 sq mi (&0000000000002722.0000002,722 km²)
Holmes County	059	Bonifay	1848	Formed from Jackson and Walton Counties	Thomas J. Holmes, early settler	&0000000000018564.00000018,564	&0000000000000482.000000482 sq mi (&0000000000001248.0000001,248 km²)
Indian River County	061	Vero Beach	1925	Formed from St. Lucie County	The Indian River Lagoon, which flows through the county	&0000000000112947.000000112,947	&0000000000000503.000000503 sq mi (&0000000000001303.0000001,303 km²)
Jackson County	063	Marianna	1822	Formed from Escambia County	Andrew Jackson	&0000000000046755.00000046,755	&0000000000000916.000000916 sq mi (&0000000000002372.0000002,372 km²)
Jefferson County	065	Monticello	1827	Formed from Leon County	Thomas Jefferson	&0000000000012902.00000012,902	&0000000000000598.000000598 sq mi (&0000000000001549.0000001,549 km²)
Lafayette County	067	Mayo	1856	Formed from Madison County	Marquis de Lafayette	&0000000000007022.0000007,022	&0000000000000543.000000543 sq mi (&0000000000001406.0000001,406 km²)
Lake County	069	Tavares	1887	Formed from Orange and Sumter Counties	Named for the many lakes in the region	&0000000000210528.000000210,528	&0000000000000953.000000953 sq mi (&0000000000002468.0000002,468 km²)
Lee County	071	Fort Myers	1887	Formed from Monroe County	Robert E. Lee	&0000000000440888.000000440,888	&0000000000000804.000000804 sq mi (&0000000000002082.0000002,082 km²)
Leon County	073	Tallahassee	1824	Formed from Duval and Gadsden Counties	Juan Ponce de León	&0000000000239452.000000239,452	&0000000000000667.000000667 sq mi (&0000000000001728.0000001,728 km²)
Levy County	075	Bronson	1845	Formed from Alachua County	David Levy Yulee, one of the state's original United States Senators	&0000000000034450.00000034,450	&0000000000001118.0000001,118 sq mi (&0000000000002896.0000002,896 km²)
Liberty County	077	Bristol	1855	Formed from Gadsden County	The patriotic ideal of Liberty	&0000000000007021.0000007,021	&0000000000000836.000000836 sq mi (&0000000000002165.0000002,165 km²)
Madison County	079	Madison	1827	Formed from Jefferson County	James Madison	&0000000000018733.00000018,733	&0000000000000692.000000692 sq mi (&0000000000001792.0000001,792 km²)
Manatee County	081	Bradenton	1855	Formed from Hillsborough County	The Manatee, or sea cow, is native to Floridian waters	&0000000000264002.000000264,002	&0000000000000741.000000741 sq mi (&0000000000001919.0000001,919 km²)
Marion County	083	Ocala	1844	Formed from Alachua and Orange Counties	Francis Marion, hero of the American Revolution	&0000000000258916.000000258,916	&0000000000001579.0000001,579 sq mi (&0000000000004090.0000004,090 km²)
Martin County	085	Stuart	1925	Formed from Saint Lucie and Palm Beach Counties	John W. Martin, governor of Florida at time of incorporation	&0000000000126731.000000126,731	&0000000000000556.000000556 sq mi (&0000000000001440.0000001,440 km²)
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	&0000000000001945.0000001,945 sq mi (&0000000000005038.0000005,038 km²)
Monroe County	087	Key West	1823	Formed from St. Johns County	James Monroe	&0000000000079589.00000079,589	&0000000000000997.000000997 sq mi (&0000000000002582.0000002,582 km²)
Nassau County	089	Fernandina Beach	1824	Formed from Duval County	Duchy of Nassau in Germany	&0000000000057663.00000057,663	&0000000000000652.000000652 sq mi (&0000000000001689.0000001,689 km²)
Okaloosa County	091	Crestview	1915	Formed from Santa Rosa and Walton Counties	A native word meaning "a pleasant place," "black water", or "beautiful place"	&0000000000170498.000000170,498	&0000000000000936.000000936 sq mi (&0000000000002424.0000002,424 km²)
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"	&0000000000035910.00000035,910	&0000000000000774.000000774 sq mi (&0000000000002005.0000002,005 km²)
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	&0000000000000908.000000908 sq mi (&0000000000002352.0000002,352 km²)
Osceola County	097	Kissimmee	1887	Formed from Brevard and Orange Counties	Seminole Chief Osceola	&0000000000172493.000000172,493	&0000000000001322.0000001,322 sq mi (&0000000000003424.0000003,424 km²)
Palm Beach County	099	West Palm Beach	1909	Formed from Dade County	The county's two main geographic features	&0000000001131184.0000001,131,184	&0000000000002034.0000002,034 sq mi (&0000000000005268.0000005,268 km²)
Pasco County	101	Dade City	1887	Formed from Hernando County	Samuel Pasco, United States Senator at the time of incorporation	&0000000000344765.000000344,765	&0000000000000745.000000745 sq mi (&0000000000001930.0000001,930 km²)
Pinellas County	103	Clearwater	1911	Formed from Hillsborough County	From the Spanish Punta Piñal, or "Point of Pines"	958,962	&0000000000000280.000000280 sq mi (&0000000000000725.000000725 km²)
Polk County	105	Bartow	1861	Formed from Brevard and Hillsborough Counties	James K. Polk	541,872	&0000000000001875.0000001,875 sq mi (&0000000000004856.0000004,856 km²)
Putnam County	107	Palatka	1849	Formed from Alachua and St. Johns Counties	Benjamin A. Putnam, former soldier and Floridian legislator	&0000000000070423.00000070,423	&0000000000000722.000000722 sq mi (&0000000000001870.0000001,870 km²)
Saint Johns County	109	Saint Augustine	1821	One of the two original counties	Saint John the Baptist	&0000000000123135.000000123,135	&0000000000000609.000000609 sq mi (&0000000000001577.0000001,577 km²)
Saint Lucie County	111	Fort Pierce	1917	Formed from Brevard County	Saint Lucy	&0000000000192695.000000192,695	&0000000000000572.000000572 sq mi (&0000000000001481.0000001,481 km²)
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	&0000000000117743.000000117,743	&0000000000001016.0000001,016 sq mi (&0000000000002631.0000002,631 km²)
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	&0000000000325957.000000325,957	&0000000000000572.000000572 sq mi (&0000000000001481.0000001,481 km²)
Seminole County	117	Sanford	1913	Formed from Orange County	The Seminole tribe	&0000000000365196.000000365,196	&0000000000000308.000000308 sq mi (&0000000000000798.000000798 km²)
Sumter County	119	Bushnell	1853	Formed from Marion County	Thomas Sumter, general in the American Revolution	&0000000000053345.00000053,345	&0000000000000546.000000546 sq mi (&0000000000001414.0000001,414 km²)
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"	&0000000000034844.00000034,844	&0000000000000688.000000688 sq mi (&0000000000001782.0000001,782 km²)
Taylor County	123	Perry	1856	Formed from Madison County	Zachary Taylor	&0000000000019256.00000019,256	&0000000000001042.0000001,042 sq mi (&0000000000002699.0000002,699 km²)
Union County	125	Lake Butler	1921	Formed from Bradford County	A common name for the Northern side in the American Civil War	&0000000000013442.00000013,442	&0000000000000240.000000240 sq mi (&0000000000000622.000000622 km²)
Volusia County	127	De Land	1854	Formed from Orange County	The port of Volusia, whose etymology is unknown	&0000000000443343.000000443,343	&0000000000001106.0000001,106 sq mi (&0000000000002865.0000002,865 km²)
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	&0000000000022863.00000022,863	&0000000000000607.000000607 sq mi (&0000000000001572.0000001,572 km²)
Walton County	131	DeFuniak Springs	1824	Formed from Escambia and Jackson Counties	George Walton, first Secretary of Florida Territory	&0000000000040601.00000040,601	&0000000000001058.0000001,058 sq mi (&0000000000002740.0000002,740 km²)
Washington County	133	Chipley	1825	Formed from Jackson and Walton Counties	George Washington	&0000000000020973.00000020,973	&0000000000000580.000000580 sq mi (&0000000000001502.0000001,502 km²)

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.

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. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
^ ^a ^b "Florida QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-04-23. (2000 Census)

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