List of Counties in Florida - Counties

Counties

County
FIPS code
County seat
Established
Formed from
Etymology
Population
Area
Map
Alachua County 001 Gainesville 1824 St. Johns County Derived from the native name of a chasm located northwest of Gainesville 7005249365000000000249,365 7002874000000000000874 sq mi
(70032264000000000002,264 km2)
Baker County 003 Macclenny 1861 Bradford County James McNair Baker (1821–1892), a Confederate senator and later a judge in the fourth judicial district 700427154000000000027,154 7002585000000000000585 sq mi
(70031515000000000001,515 km2)
Bay County 005 Panama City 1913 Washington County St. Andrew's Bay, the central geographic feature of the county 7005169856000000000169,856 7002764000000000000764 sq mi
(70031979000000000001,979 km2)
Bradford County 007 Starke 1858 Columbia and Alachua counties Richard Bradford, the first officer from Florida to die in the Civil War; he was killed during the Battle of Santa Rosa Island 700428255000000000028,255 7002293000000000000293 sq mi
(7002759000000000000759 km2)
Brevard County 009 Titusville 1855 Orange County Thomas Washington Brevard, early settler and later state comptroller from 1853 to 1861 7005543566000000000543,566 70031018000000000001,018 sq mi
(70032637000000000002,637 km2)
Broward County 011 Fort Lauderdale 1915 Miami-Dade County Napoleon Bonaparte Broward (1857–1910), 19th Governor of Florida from 1905 to 1909 70061780172000000001,780,172 70031209000000000001,209 sq mi
(70033131000000000003,131 km2)
Calhoun County 013 Blountstown 1838 Escambia County John C. Calhoun (1782–1850) leading Southern politician from South Carolina 700414750000000000014,750 7002567000000000000567 sq mi
(70031469000000000001,469 km2)
Charlotte County 015 Punta Gorda 1921 DeSoto County Probably a corruption of the name of the Calusa, a group of Native Americans from the area 7005160511000000000160,511 7002694000000000000694 sq mi
(70031797000000000001,797 km2)
Citrus County 017 Inverness 1887 Hernando County The county's citrus trees 7005140031000000000140,031 7002584000000000000584 sq mi
(70031513000000000001,513 km2)
Clay County 019 Green Cove Springs 1858 Duval County Henry Clay (1777–1852), Secretary of State from 1825 to 1829 under John Quincy Adams 7005192370000000000192,370 7002601000000000000601 sq mi
(70031557000000000001,557 km2)
Collier County 021 Naples 1923 Lee County Barron Collier (1873–1939), an advertising entrepreneur who developed much of the land in southern Florida 7005328134000000000328,134 70032026000000000002,026 sq mi
(70035247000000000005,247 km2)
Columbia County 023 Lake City 1832 St. Johns County Christopher Columbus (c. 1451–1506), explorer of the Americas 700467485000000000067,485 7002797000000000000797 sq mi
(70032064000000000002,064 km2)
DeSoto County 027 Arcadia 1887 Manatee County Hernando de Soto (c. 1496/1497–1542), a Spanish explorer and conquistador 700434894000000000034,894 7002637000000000000637 sq mi
(70031650000000000001,650 km2)
Dixie County 029 Cross City 1921 Lafayette County Dixie, the common nickname for the Southern United States 700416486000000000016,486 7002704000000000000704 sq mi
(70031823000000000001,823 km2)
Duval County 031 Jacksonville 1822 St. Johns County William Pope Duval (1784–1854), the first governor of the Florida Territory 7005870709000000000870,709 7002774000000000000774 sq mi
(70032005000000000002,005 km2)
Escambia County 033 Pensacola 1821 One of the two original counties of Florida Disputed origin; possibly from the Native American word Shambia, meaning "clear water" 7005299114000000000299,114 7002664000000000000664 sq mi
(70031720000000000001,720 km2)
Flagler County 035 Bunnell 1917 St. Johns and Volusia counties Henry Morrison Flagler (1830–1913), founder of the Florida East Coast Railway 700497376000000000097,376 7002485000000000000485 sq mi
(70031256000000000001,256 km2)
Franklin County 037 Apalachicola 1832 Escambia County Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America 700411596000000000011,596 7002534000000000000534 sq mi
(70031383000000000001,383 km2)
Gadsden County 039 Quincy 1823 Jackson County James Gadsden (1788–1858), American diplomat and namesake of the Gadsden Purchase 700446151000000000046,151 7002516000000000000516 sq mi
(70031336000000000001,336 km2)
Gilchrist County 041 Trenton 1925 Alachua County Albert W. Gilchrist (1858–1926), the 20th Governor of Florida 700417004000000000017,004 7002349000000000000349 sq mi
(7002904000000000000904 km2)
Glades County 043 Moore Haven 1921 DeSoto County The Florida Everglades 700412635000000000012,635 7002774000000000000774 sq mi
(70032005000000000002,005 km2)
Gulf County 045 Port St. Joe 1925 Calhoun County The Gulf of Mexico 700415844000000000015,844 7002565000000000000565 sq mi
(70031463000000000001,463 km2)
Hamilton County 047 Jasper 1827 Escambia County Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804), the first United States Secretary of the Treasury and a Founding Father 700414671000000000014,671 7002515000000000000515 sq mi
(70031334000000000001,334 km2)
Hardee County 049 Wauchula 1921 DeSoto County Cary A. Hardee (1876–1957), governor of Florida at the time of creation of Hardee County 700427887000000000027,887 7002637000000000000637 sq mi
(70031650000000000001,650 km2)
Hendry County 051 La Belle 1923 Lee County Francis A. Hendry (1833–1917), early Floridian pioneer and politician 700439089000000000039,089 70031153000000000001,153 sq mi
(70032986000000000002,986 km2)
Hernando County 053 Brooksville 1843 Hillsborough, Mosquito, and Alachua counties Hernando de Soto (c.1496/1497–1542), a Spanish explorer and conquistador 7005173094000000000173,094 7002478000000000000478 sq mi
(70031238000000000001,238 km2)
Highlands County 055 Sebring 1921 DeSoto County Named for the county's hilly terrain 700498630000000000098,630 70031028000000000001,028 sq mi
(70032663000000000002,663 km2)
Hillsborough County 057 Tampa 1834 St. Johns County Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (1718–1793), former Secretary of State of the American Colonies 70061267775000000001,267,775 70031051000000000001,051 sq mi
(70032722000000000002,722 km2)
Holmes County 059 Bonifay 1848 Jackson and Walton counties Holmes Creek, which forms the eastern boundary of the county 700419873000000000019,873 7002482000000000000482 sq mi
(70031248000000000001,248 km2)
Indian River County 061 Vero Beach 1925 St. Lucie County The Indian River Lagoon, which flows through the county 7005138894000000000138,894 7002503000000000000503 sq mi
(70031303000000000001,303 km2)
Jackson County 063 Marianna 1822 Escambia County Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), the seventh President of the United States 700449292000000000049,292 7002916000000000000916 sq mi
(70032372000000000002,372 km2)
Jefferson County 065 Monticello 1827 Escambia County Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), the third President of the United States and principal author of the Declaration of Independence 700414658000000000014,658 7002598000000000000598 sq mi
(70031549000000000001,549 km2)
Lafayette County 067 Mayo 1856 Madison County Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), French aristocrat and general in the American Revolutionary War 70038942000000000008,942 7002543000000000000543 sq mi
(70031406000000000001,406 km2)
Lake County 069 Tavares 1887 Orange and Sumter counties Named for the many lakes in the region 7005301019000000000301,019 7002953000000000000953 sq mi
(70032468000000000002,468 km2)
Lee County 071 Fort Myers 1887 Monroe County Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War 7005631330000000000631,330 7002804000000000000804 sq mi
(70032082000000000002,082 km2)
Leon County 073 Tallahassee 1824 Escambia County Juan Ponce de León (1474–1521), Spanish explorer who named Florida 7005277971000000000277,971 7002667000000000000667 sq mi
(70031728000000000001,728 km2)
Levy County 075 Bronson 1845 Alachua County David Levy Yulee (1810–1886), one of the state's original United States Senators 700440156000000000040,156 70031118000000000001,118 sq mi
(70032896000000000002,896 km2)
Liberty County 077 Bristol 1855 Gadsden County The patriotic ideal of liberty 70038314000000000008,314 7002836000000000000836 sq mi
(70032165000000000002,165 km2)
Madison County 079 Madison 1827 Jefferson County James Madison (1751–1836), fourth President of the United States 700419115000000000019,115 7002692000000000000692 sq mi
(70031792000000000001,792 km2)
Manatee County 081 Bradenton 1855 Hillsborough and Orange counties The Manatee, or sea cow, is native to Floridian waters 7005327142000000000327,142 7002741000000000000741 sq mi
(70031919000000000001,919 km2)
Marion County 083 Ocala 1844 Alachua and Orange counties Francis Marion (c. 1732–1795), military officer during the American Revolution 7005332529000000000332,529 70031579000000000001,579 sq mi
(70034090000000000004,090 km2)
Martin County 085 Stuart 1925 Saint Lucie and Palm Beach counties John W. Martin (1884–1958), governor of Florida at time of creation of the county 7005147495000000000147,495 7002556000000000000556 sq mi
(70031440000000000001,440 km2)
Miami-Dade County 086 Miami 1836 St. Johns County City of Miami and Francis L. Dade (c. 1793–1835), Major in the United States Army during the Second Seminole War 70062554766000000002,554,766 70031945000000000001,945 sq mi
(70035038000000000005,038 km2)
Monroe County 087 Key West 1823 St. Johns County James Monroe (1758–1831), fifth President of the United States 700473873000000000073,873 7002997000000000000997 sq mi
(70032582000000000002,582 km2)
Nassau County 089 Fernandina Beach 1824 St. Johns County Duchy of Nassau in Germany 700474195000000000074,195 7002652000000000000652 sq mi
(70031689000000000001,689 km2)
Okaloosa County 091 Crestview 1915 Santa Rosa and Walton counties A native word meaning "a pleasant place," "black water", or "beautiful place" 7005183482000000000183,482 7002936000000000000936 sq mi
(70032424000000000002,424 km2)
Okeechobee County 093 Okeechobee 1917 Osceola and Brevard counties Lake Okeechobee, which was in turn is from the Hitchiti words for "big water" 700440140000000000040,140 7002774000000000000774 sq mi
(70032005000000000002,005 km2)
Orange County 095 Orlando 1824 St. Johns County The fruit that was the county's main product 70061169107000000001,169,107 7002908000000000000908 sq mi
(70032352000000000002,352 km2)
Osceola County 097 Kissimmee 1887 Brevard and Orange counties Osceola (1804–1838), a leader of the Seminole during the Second Seminole War 7005276163000000000276,163 70031322000000000001,322 sq mi
(70033424000000000003,424 km2)
Palm Beach County 099 West Palm Beach 1909 Miami-Dade County The county's large amounts of palm trees 70061335187000000001,335,187 70032034000000000002,034 sq mi
(70035268000000000005,268 km2)
Pasco County 101 Dade City 1887 Hernando County Samuel Pasco (1834–1917), United States Senator at the time of creation of the county 7005466457000000000466,457 7002745000000000000745 sq mi
(70031930000000000001,930 km2)
Pinellas County 103 Clearwater 1911 Hillsborough County From the Spanish Punta Piñal, or "Point of Pines" 7005917398000000000917,398 7002280000000000000280 sq mi
(7002725000000000000725 km2)
Polk County 105 Bartow 1861 Brevard and Hillsborough counties James K. Polk (1795–1849), the 11th President of the United States 7005609492000000000609,492 70031875000000000001,875 sq mi
(70034856000000000004,856 km2)
Putnam County 107 Palatka 1849 Alachua and St. Johns counties Benjamin A. Putnam (1801–1869), soldier during the Second Seminole War and Floridian legislator 700474041000000000074,041 7002722000000000000722 sq mi
(70031870000000000001,870 km2)
Saint Johns County 109 Saint Augustine 1821 One of the two original counties Name derived from the St. Johns River, which in turn derives its name from San Juan del Puerto 7005195823000000000195,823 7002609000000000000609 sq mi
(70031577000000000001,577 km2)
Saint Lucie County 111 Fort Pierce 1905 Brevard County Saint Lucy (283–304), the Christian martyr 7005280379000000000280,379 7002572000000000000572 sq mi
(70031481000000000001,481 km2)
Santa Rosa County 113 Milton 1842 Escambia County Santa Rosa Island, which is in turn named for Saint Rosa de Viterbo (1235–1252), a saint born in Viterbo, Italy 7005154104000000000154,104 70031016000000000001,016 sq mi
(70032631000000000002,631 km2)
Sarasota County 115 Sarasota 1921 Manatee County Native American word, of uncertain meaning, for the area 7005382213000000000382,213 7002572000000000000572 sq mi
(70031481000000000001,481 km2)
Seminole County 117 Sanford 1913 Orange County The Seminole Native American tribe 7005425071000000000425,071 7002308000000000000308 sq mi
(7002798000000000000798 km2)
Sumter County 119 Bushnell 1853 Orange County Thomas Sumter (1734–1832), general in the American Revolution 700497756000000000097,756 7002546000000000000546 sq mi
(70031414000000000001,414 km2)
Suwannee County 121 Live Oak 1858 Columbia County The Suwannee River, a 266-mile long river in northern Florida 700441972000000000041,972 7002688000000000000688 sq mi
(70031782000000000001,782 km2)
Taylor County 123 Perry 1856 Madison County Zachary Taylor (1784–1850), 12th President of the United States 700422691000000000022,691 70031042000000000001,042 sq mi
(70032699000000000002,699 km2)
Union County 125 Lake Butler 1921 Bradford County Named for the area's residents united desire to split into a separate county 700415388000000000015,388 7002240000000000000240 sq mi
(7002622000000000000622 km2)
Volusia County 127 DeLand 1854 Orange County The port of Volusia, whose etymology is uncertain; possibly derived from the Native American word for "Land of the Euchees," the term for the area's native inhabitants 7005494804000000000494,804 70031106000000000001,106 sq mi
(70032865000000000002,865 km2)
Wakulla County 129 Crawfordville 1843 Leon County The Wakulla River, itself named for a Spanish corruption of a Timucuan word used to describe the body of water, but that is of uncertain meaning 700430978000000000030,978 7002607000000000000607 sq mi
(70031572000000000001,572 km2)
Walton County 131 DeFuniak Springs 1824 Escambia County George Walton, first Secretary of Florida Territory 700455793000000000055,793 70031058000000000001,058 sq mi
(70032740000000000002,740 km2)
Washington County 133 Chipley 1825 Jackson and Walton counties George Washington (1732–1799), first President of the United States 700424935000000000024,935 7002580000000000000580 sq mi
(70031502000000000001,502 km2)

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