Map of Florida Urbanized Areas according the 2010 census
Miami-Fort Lauderdale
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Orlando
Jacksonville
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice
Cape Coral
Palm Bay-Melbourne
Port St. Lucie
Bonita Springs-Estero
Kissimmee-St.Cloud

The United States Census Bureau defines an Urbanized Area to be "one or more places ('central place') and the adjacent densely settled surrounding territory ('urban fringe') that together have a minimum of 50,000 persons." There are a number of rules specifying what is included in the urban fringe, but it "generally consists of contiguous territory having a density of at least 1,000 persons per square mile".[1] Urbanized Areas often form the cores of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and as they comprise census tracts rather than local political subdivisions (counties, in Florida), they are generally smaller than the corresponding Metropolitan Statistical Area. A Metropolitan Statistical Area may have more than one Urbanized Area within its boundaries, and an Urbanized Area may extend into more than one Metropolitan Statistical Area. [2] As of 2020, the US Census Bureau has defined thirty-three Urbanized Areas in Florida.[3]

List

The United States Census Bureau defines an Urbanized Area to be "one or more places ('central place') and the adjacent densely settled surrounding territory ('urban fringe') that together have a minimum of 50,000 persons." There are a number of rules specifying what is included in the urban fringe, but it "generally consists of contiguous territory having a density of at least 1,000 persons per square mile".[1] Urbanized Areas often form the cores of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and, as they comprise census tracts rather than local political subdivisions (counties, in Florida), they are generally smaller than the corresponding Metropolitan Statistical Area. A Metropolitan Statistical Area may have more than one Urbanized Area within its boundaries, and an Urbanized Area may extend into more than one Metropolitan Statistical Area. [2] As of 2020, the US Census Bureau has defined thirty-three Urbanized Areas in Florida.[3]

Rank Name Population
in 2020[3] 		Metro Areas Recent former name(s)
1 Miami-Fort Lauderdale 6,077,522 Miami-Ft. Lauderdale- Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area Miami
2 Tampa-St. Petersburg 2,783,045 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
3 Orlando 1,853,896 Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area
4 Jacksonville 1,247,374 Jacksonville Metropolitan Statistical Area
5 Bradenton - Sarasota - Venice 779,075 North Port–Sarasota–Bradenton metropolitan statistical area and Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area Sarasota - Bradenton
6 Cape Coral 599,242 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
7 Palm Bay-Melbourne 510,675 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
8 Port St. Lucie 437,745 Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
9 Bonita Springs - Estero 425,675 Naples-Marco Island, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area Bonita Springs
10 Kissimmee - St. Cloud 418,404 Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area Kissimmee
11 Daytona Beach - Palm Coast - Port Orange 402,126 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area Palm Coast - Daytona Beach - Port Orange and Daytona Beach - Port Orange
12 Pensacola 390,172 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area
13 Lakeland 277,915 Lakeland, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
14 Winter Haven 253,251 Lakeland, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
15 Tallahassee 252,934 Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
16 Navarre - Miramar Beach - Destin 226,213 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area Fort Walton Beach - Navarre - Wright and

Fort Walton Beach

17 Gainesville 213,748 Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
18 Deltona 210,712 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
19 Port Charlotte - North Port 199,998 Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area North Port - Port Charlotte
20 Ocala 182,647 Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
21 Vero Beach - Sebastian 174,292 Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area Sebastian - Vero Beach South - Florida Ridge
22 Spring Hill 169,050 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area Brooksville
23 Panama City - Panama City Beach 162,060 Panama City-Lynn Haven, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area Panama City
24 The Villages - Lady Lake 161,736 Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area, Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and Sumter County Lady Lake - The Villages and Lady Lake
25 Leesburg-Eustis-Tavares 151,523 Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area Leesburg - Eustis
26 Beverly Hills - Homosassa Springs - Pine Ridge 96,729 Homosassa Springs, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area Homosassa Springs - Beverly Hills - Citrus Springs
27 Four Corners 92,396 Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area and Lakeland, Florida metropolitan area
28 St. Augustine 91,786 Jacksonville Metropolitan Statistical Area
29 Sebring-Avon Park 63,297 Sebring, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
30 Titusville 62,459 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
31 Zephyrhills 55,133 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
32 Poinciana 53,267 Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area and Lakeland, Florida metropolitan area
33 Fernandina Beach - Yulee 50,805 Jacksonville Metropolitan Statistical Area

References

  1. ^ a b US Census Bureau Urban and Rural definitions - URL retrieved August 22, 2006
  2. ^ a b State-sorted corrected list of Urbanized Areas as of 2002 - URL retrieved August 22, 2006
  3. ^ a b c "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
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