The U.S. State of Florida currently has 35 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 7 combined statistical areas , 22 metropolitan statistical areas , and 6 micropolitan statistical areas in Florida.[ 1] [ 2] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA , inclusive of the southeastern region of the state centered on Miami .
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico .[ 3] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau , planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA ) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents ) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,[ 3] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".[ 3] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.[ 3]
The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.[ 3] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.
The 35 United States statistical areas and 67 counties of the State of Florida [ a]
Combined statistical area[ 1]
2023 population (est.)[ 4]
Core-based statistical area[ 1]
2023 population (est.)[ 4]
County
2023 population (est.)[ 4]
Metropolitan division[ 1]
2023 population (est.)[ 4]
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA
7,011,936
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL MSA
6,183,199
Miami-Dade County, Florida
2,686,867
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL MD
2,686,867
Broward County, Florida
1,962,531
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, FL MD
1,962,531
Palm Beach County, Florida
1,533,801
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL MD
1,533,801
Port St. Lucie, FL MSA
536,901
St. Lucie County, Florida
373,586
none
Martin County, Florida
163,315
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA
169,795
Indian River County, Florida
169,795
Key West-Key Largo, FL μSA
80,614
Monroe County, Florida
80,614
Okeechobee, FL μSA
41,427
Okeechobee County, Florida
41,427
Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL CSA
4,509,624
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA
2,817,933
Orange County, Florida
1,471,416
Seminole County, Florida
484,271
Osceola County, Florida
437,784
Lake County, Florida
424,462
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA
818,330
Polk County, Florida
818,330
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA
721,796
Volusia County, Florida
590,357
Flagler County, Florida
131,439
Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA
151,565
Sumter County, Florida
151,565
none
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA
3,342,963
Hillsborough County, Florida
1,535,564
Tampa, FL MD
2,381,367
Pasco County, Florida
632,996
Hernando County, Florida
212,807
Pinellas County, Florida
961,596
St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL MD
961,596
Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA
1,847,313 1,789,195 (FL )
Jacksonville, FL MSA
1,713,240
Duval County, Florida
1,030,822
none
St. Johns County, Florida
320,110
Clay County, Florida
232,439
Nassau County, Florida
101,501
Baker County, Florida
28,368
Palatka, FL μSA
75,955
Putnam County, Florida
75,955
Kingsland, GA μSA
58,118
Camden County, Georgia
58,118
Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL CSA
1,295,002
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA
834,573
Lee County, Florida
834,573
Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA
404,310
Collier County, Florida
404,310
Clewiston, FL μSA
56,119
Hendry County, Florida
43,333
Glades County, Florida
12,786
North Port-Bradenton, FL CSA
1,152,221
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA
910,108
Sarasota County, Florida
469,013
Manatee County, Florida
441,095
Punta Gorda, FL MSA
206,134
Charlotte County, Florida
206,134
Arcadia, FL μSA
35,979
DeSoto County, Florida
35,979
none
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA
643,979
Brevard County, Florida
643,979
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA
530,090
Escambia County, Florida
326,928
Santa Rosa County, Florida
203,162
Gainesville-Lake City, FL CSA
425,189
Gainesville, FL MSA
352,126
Alachua County, Florida
285,994
Levy County, Florida
46,545
Gilchrist County, Florida
19,587
Lake City, FL μSA
73,063
Columbia County, Florida
73,063
none
Ocala, FL MSA
409,959
Marion County, Florida
409,959
Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA
421,732 392,645 (FL)
Tallahassee, FL MSA
392,645
Leon County, Florida
296,913
Gadsden County, Florida
43,833
Wakulla County, Florida
36,449
Jefferson County, Florida
15,450
Bainbridge, GA μSA
29,087
Decatur County, Georgia
29,087
none
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL MSA
304,818
Okaloosa County, Florida
218,464
Walton County, Florida
86,354
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL MSA
216,371
Bay County, Florida
190,769
Washington County, Florida
25,602
Homosassa Springs, FL MSA
166,696
Citrus County, Florida
166,696
Sebring, FL MSA
107,614
Highlands County, Florida
107,614
none
Jackson County, Florida
48,622
Suwannee County, Florida
46,130
Bradford County, Florida
27,858
Hardee County, Florida
25,760
Taylor County, Florida
21,582
Holmes County, Florida
19,944
Madison County, Florida
18,519
Dixie County, Florida
17,465
Gulf County, Florida
15,693
Union County, Florida
15,532
Hamilton County, Florida
13,471
Calhoun County, Florida
13,470
Franklin County, Florida
12,594
Lafayette County, Florida
8,078
Liberty County, Florida
7,706
State of Florida
22,610,726
Core-based statistical areas [ edit ]
The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.
The 28 core-based statistical areas of the State of Florida
2023 rank
Primary statistical area [ 1]
Population
2023 estimate[ 4]
Change
2020 Census [ 5]
Change
2010 Census [ 6]
1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL MSA
6,183,199
+0.73 %
6,138,333
+10.31 %
5,564,635
2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA
3,342,963
+5.28 %
3,175,275
+14.09 %
2,783,243
3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA
2,817,933
+5.41 %
2,673,376
+25.25 %
2,134,411
4
Jacksonville, FL MSA
1,713,240
+6.69 %
1,605,848
+19.34 %
1,345,596
5
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA
910,108
+9.16 %
833,716
+18.72 %
702,281
6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA
834,573
+9.69 %
760,822
+22.96 %
618,754
7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA
818,330
+12.87 %
725,046
+20.42 %
602,095
8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA
721,796
+7.90 %
668,921
+13.32 %
590,289
9
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA
643,979
+6.16 %
606,612
+11.64 %
543,376
10
Port St. Lucie, FL MSA
536,901
+10.10 %
487,657
+14.98 %
424,107
11
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA
530,090
+3.96 %
509,905
+13.57 %
448,991
12
Ocala, FL MSA
409,959
+9.06 %
375,908
+13.47 %
331,298
13
Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA
404,310
+7.60 %
375,752
+16.87 %
321,520
14
Tallahassee, FL MSA
392,645
+2.17 %
384,298
+4.60 %
367,413
15
Gainesville, FL MSA
352,126
+3.80 %
339,247
+11.20 %
305,076
16
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL MSA
304,818
+6.22 %
286,973
+21.67 %
235,865
17
Panama City, FL MSA
216,371
+7.90 %
200,534
+3.50 %
193,748
18
Punta Gorda, FL MSA
206,134
+10.32 %
186,847
+16.80 %
159,978
19
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA
169,795
+6.26 %
159,788
+15.76 %
138,028
20
Homosassa Springs, FL MSA
166,696
+8.35 %
153,843
+8.93 %
141,236
21
Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA
151,565
+16.81 %
129,752
+38.89 %
93,420
22
Sebring, FL MSA
107,614
+6.30 %
101,235
+2.48 %
98,786
23
Key West-Key Largo, FL μSA
80,614
−2.73 %
82,874
+13.39 %
73,090
24
Palatka, FL μSA
75,955
+3.59 %
73,321
−1.40 %
74,364
25
Lake City, FL μSA
73,063
+4.83 %
69,698
+3.21 %
67,531
26
Clewiston, FL μSA
56,119
+8.45 %
51,745
−0.54 %
52,024
27
Okeechobee, FL μSA
41,427
+4.50 %
39,644
−0.88 %
39,996
28
Arcadia, FL μSA
35,979
+5.90 %
33,976
−2.54 %
34,862
Combined statistical areas [ edit ]
The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.
The seven combined statistical areas of the State of Florida[ b]
2023 rank
Primary statistical area [ 1]
Population
2023 estimate[ 4]
Change
2020 Census [ 5]
Change
2010 Census [ 6]
1
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA
7,011,936
+1.50 %
6,908,296
+10.71 %
6,239,856
2
Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL CSA
4,509,624
+7.45 %
4,197,095
+22.71 %
3,420,215
3
Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA (FL)
1,789,195
+6.55 %
1,679,169
+18.25 %
1,419,960
4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL CSA
1,295,002
+8.98 %
1,188,319
+19.75 %
992,298
5
North Port-Bradenton, FL CSA
1,152,221
+9.26 %
1,054,539
+17.55 %
897,121
6
Gainesville-Lake City, FL CSA
425,189
+3.97 %
408,945
+9.75 %
372,607
7
Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA (FL)
392,645
+2.17 %
384,298
+4.60 %
367,413
Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA
1,847,313
+6.54 %
1,733,937
+17.92 %
1,470,473
Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA
421,732
+1.95 %
413,665
+4.66 %
395,255
^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.
^ For CSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CSA as well as the CSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.
^ a b c d e f Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF) . Office of Management and Budget . Retrieved October 23, 2023 . {{cite web }}
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^ "OMB Bulletin" (PDF) .
^ a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas" . Office of Management and Budget . July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021 .
^ a b c d e f "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023" . United States Census Bureau , Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .
^ a b "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS" . U.S. Census Bureau . 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .
^ a b "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019" . U.S. Census Bureau . 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .
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