The following is a complete list of the 22 metropolitan areas in Florida, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget. The largest, the Miami metropolitan area, is the ninth-largest among metropolitan areas in the U.S. The second-largest metropolitan area in Florida, the Tampa Bay area, is the 17th-largest metropolitan area in the nation.
The following table lists population figures for those metropolitan areas, in rank of population. Population figures are as of the 2023 U.S. Census estimates.[1]
Florida rank |
U.S. rank |
Metropolitan area | Population (2023 est.) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach | 6,183,199 |
2 | 17 | Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater | 3,342,963 |
3 | 21 | Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford | 2,817,933 |
4 | 38 | Jacksonville | 1,713,240 |
5 | 63 | North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota | 910,108 |
6 | 72 | Cape Coral–Fort Myers | 834,573 |
7 | 75 | Lakeland–Winter Haven | 818,330 |
8 | 83 | Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach | 721,796 |
9 | 91 | Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville | 643,979 |
10 | 106 | Port St. Lucie | 536,901 |
11 | 107 | Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent | 530,090 |
12 | 134 | Ocala | 409,959 |
13 | 135 | Naples–Marco Island | 404,310 |
14 | 141 | Tallahassee | 392,645 |
15 | 157 | Gainesville | 352,126 |
16 | 170 | Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin | 304,818 |
17 | 218 | Panama City–Panama City Beach | 216,371 |
18 | 225 | Punta Gorda | 206,134 |
19 | 257 | Sebastian–Vero Beach–West Vero Corridor | 169,795 |
20 | 263 | Homosassa Springs | 166,696 |
21 | 286 | Wildwood–The Villages | 151,565 |
22 | 348 | Sebring | 107,614 |